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Links to sites on interest

  • Architects Registration Board

The Architects Registration Board is the statutory regulator of the architects' profession, and was established in 1997 by an Act of Parliament, the Architects Act 1997.

www.arb.org.uk

  • Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (ACAI)

www.acai.org.uk

  • British Board of Agreement (BBA)

An organisation partnered with Government and whose Governing Board includes representation on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

www.bbacerts.co.uk

  • British Ceramic Research Ltd (CERAM Research)

www.ceram.co.uk

  • British Standards Institution (BSI)

www.bsi-global.com

  • British Urban Regeneration Association

www.bura.org.uk

  • Building Research Establishment (BRE)

www.bre.co.uk

  • Chartered institute of Building (CIOB)

The professional home for today's managers in construction with almost 40,000 members drawn from the top ranks of the construction injdustry, with a common commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards.

www.ciob.org.uk

  • Chartered Building Company Scheme

The construction industry covers a very wide range of companies and individuals. By employing a Chartered Building Company, a client is assured that:

  • The majority of those running the company are professionally qualified and that the appropriate proportion of these are Chartered Builders
  • The highest qualification and training criteria is pursued by all construction managers employed by the Chartered Building Company
  • If a problem arises on a job, where no formal contractual arrangements exist for resolving disputes, the responsibility for resolving the problem lies with the Chartered Building Company. If this fails to satisfy the client, provision is made for the appointment of an independent conciliator

www.cbcscheme.org.uk

  • Construction Industry Council (CIC)

www.cic.org.uk

  • Construction Industry Research and Information Association

www.ciria.org.uk

  • Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

www.citb.org.uk

  • Construction Resources

Britain's first ecological builders' merchant - bringing together under one roof in central London a unique range of state-of-the-art building products and systems.

www.constructionresources.com

  • Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

www.defra.gov.uk

  • Department of Trade and Industry

www.dti.gov.uk

  • Design for Homes

www.designforhomes.org or www.architectsearch.co.uk

  • Environment Agency

www.environment-agency.gov.uk

  • European Union of Developers and House Builders / Union Europeene des Promoteurs Constructeurs (UEPC)

www.uepc.org

  • European Commitee for Standardization (CEN)

www.cenorm.be

  • Federation of Master Builders (FMB)

www.fmb.org.uk

  • Financial Ombudsman Service

www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

  • Financial Services Authority

www.fsa.gov.uk

  • Flue Systems & Flue Linings

www.landyvent.co.uk

  • HempLime

The combination of hemp fibres and air lime provide a new generation of high performing and sustainable construction materials.  To be used in sustainable construction using Hemp Lime products, for walls, renders & plasters, roof insulation and screeds.

www.lhoist.co.uk/tradical/index.html

  • House Builders Federation / New Homes Marketing Board (HBF/NHMB)

www.hbf.co.uk

  • Housing Corporation

The Housing Corporation is a UK Government Agency.  Its role is to fund, regulate and facilitate the proper performance of the social housing sector in England.

www.housingcorp.gov.uk

  • Housing Forum

www.thehousingforum.org.uk

  • Institute of Clerk of Works, Great Britain

www.icwgb.org

  • INCA- Insulated Render & Cladding Association

www.inca-ltd.org.uk

  • InfraRed Thermographic Specialists

IRT Surveys is an independent consultancy specialising in infrared thermography to provide impartial advice and market leading high technology services for the non-destructive testing of buildings and flat roofs.

www.irtsurveys.co.uk

  • Law Society of England and Wales (Law Society)

www.lawsoc.org.uk

  • National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC)

The industry's voluntry regulatory body for safe matters.  A charity set up in 1956 to protect consumers against unsafe and unsound electrical installations.

www.niceic.org.uk

  • New-homes .co.uk

An on-line database of new homes.

www.new-homes.co.uk

  • Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

www.odpm.gov.uk

  • Robust Details Limited (RDL)

Was formed in response to the house-building industry's need for an alternative to pre-completion sound testing (PCT) as a means of satisfying Part E of the Building Regulations (England and Wales).  RDL is the only organisation that can approve the use of Part E robust details.

PO Box 7289, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK14 6ZQ

Tel: 0870 240 8203

www.robustdetails.com

  • Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

www.rics.org.uk

  • Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)

www.sfha.co.uk

  • Traditional Housing Bureau

The Traditional Housing Bureau promotes the benefits of masonry-based house construction.

www.housebuilder.org.uk

  • UK Timber Frame Association gives guidance on timber frame construction.

www.timber-frame.org

  • TRITON USERS GUARANTEE COMPANY LIMITED (T.U.G)

T.U.G is an independent company that offers insurance backed back-up guarantees to approved contractors of the Triton Chemical Manufacturering Company Limited.  The back-up guarantees are issued for a maximum of up to 30 years.

Unit 5, Lyndean Industrial Estate, Felixstow Road, Abbey Wood, London SE22 9SG

Tel: 020 8312 4848

  • Your New Home Magazine

www.yournewhome.co.uk

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