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Building Standards Futures Board: Verification Delivery Model – Building Standards Hub Pilot Mar 23, 2022 Scottish Government, in collaboration with…
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Representatives from the LABSS Executive, the BSD and SER recently met to discuss and reinforce the principles of certification of design as related…
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The purpose of this information paper is to highlight changes within the ‘tolerable standard’ with regards to the minimum provision of smoke and heat…
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BACKGROUND: Following the Government’s announcement on 19th January 2021 that a new regulator was to be established in respect of construction…
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A joint post by Local Authority Building Standards Scotland and Building Standards Division The workforce strategy for the building standard…
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The new LABSS site is up and running. You can access it via labss.org; labss.scot; or labss.org.uk When you do get in you will probably need to reset…
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There continues to be some confusion in respect of the retention of all supporting documentation/information submitted in support of an application…
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A query has arisen again with regard to the lack of a signature on approved STAS House Type Certificates for a major developer and one of LABSS’…
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RVI Practice As a Building Standards Surveyor with Midlothian Council, I have been asked to share my experience of the RVI process during the…