Links to professional bodies and useful contacts

Links to professional bodies and useful contacts

List of organisations which offer more information

Professional Bodies

• Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - RICS 
• Association of Building Engineers - ABE 
• The Institution of Structural Engineers - IStrucE 
• The Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers - CIBSE 
• The Chartered Institute of Building - CIOB 
• Royal Institute of British Architects - RIBA 

Other useful links

• LDSA Householders Guide for Sustainability 
• LDSA Architects Guide for Sustainability 
• FENSA (replacement window CPS operator) 
• Submit-a-plan 
• LABC website 
• Disability Discrimination Act 
• Considerate Builders Scheme 
• Choosing Traders and Service Providers 
• Robust Details Limited   
• Trust Mark 
• FMB Masterbond 
• HSE Guidance on Construction  
• Thames Water  Thames Water is responsible for maintaining public sewers, which are sometimes located within the boundaries of properties. You must get Thames Water’s agreement to carry out any building work over or within 3 metres of a public sewer to ensure that no damage is caused to it or restrictions made to the way we use and maintain the sewer. To download Thames Water Buildover forms & guidance, please visit Thames Water website. To locate any mapped combined sewers at a given address using their web-based GIS interface, please visit www.digdat.co.uk.