Related links, professional bodies and other useful resources

Related links

• Building regulations approved documents
• Competent Person Scheme
• Are you a small builder?
• LABC
• The Partner Authority Scheme
• Report an incident to the Health and Safety Executive
• Approved Inspectors
• Citizens Advice

Professional bodies

• The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers - CIBSE 
• The Chartered Institute of Building - CIOB 
• Royal Institute of British Architects - RIBA 

Other useful links

• LDSA Householder’s Guide to Sustainable Design and Construction (pdf)  
• LDSA Architect’s Guide to Sustainable Design and Construction (pdf)  
• FENSA (replacement window, door, roof window and roof lights Competent Person Scheme) 
• NICEIC Insurance Services
• LABC Warranty 
• Considerate Constructors Scheme
• Robust Details Limited   
• Trust Mark 
• FMB Insurance 
• HSE Guidance on Construction  
• 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. Visit the Thames Water website to apply to build over a sewer. To locate any mapped combined sewers at a given address using web-based GIS interface, please visit the digdat website.