Links:
Below is a selection of useful Links which relate to your projects and our services:
Useful Links • Planning & Building Regulations • Professional Bodies • Products • Local Links
The BBCs site dedicated to homes and home improvments.
The Channel 4s site dedicated to home improvments.
Great Buildings Online highlights some of the greatest buildings online.
The RIBA Bookshop is the home of Architectural literature.
The Architectural Press produces Architectural literature.
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is the UK's leader into sustainable development research.
Wood for Good is one of the leaders in promoting the use of wood products in the UK.
The Timber Research And Development Association (TRADA) specialise in timber research in the UK.
The Feng Shui Institute is the international research and resource centre for traditional Chinese Feng Shui.
Self Build & Renovation Website provides all the information for self build, renovations and conversions.
English Heritage protects over 400 important historic sites throughout the UK.
The National Trust works to preserve and protect the coastline, countryside and buildings of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
www.builderslocally.co.uk - Welcome to Builders Locally
Planning & Building Regulations:
Local Council Directories website provides details of all the local authorities throughout the UK.
The Planning Portal is a government site to help guide you through the planning procedures.
The planning department of the Department for Communities and Local Government
The Building Control department of the Department for Communities and Local Government
The Party Wall Act as outlined by the Department for Communities and Local Government
The new Home Information Packs (HIPS) as explained in the official government Website
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT)
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
The National House-Building Council (NHBC)
Federation of Master Builders (FMB) - With more than 13,000 member firms, the FMB is the largest trade association in the UK building industry.
Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT)
Concrete Block specialists (Forticrete)
Pre-cast Structural Elements (Bradstone)
Timber & Joiney Specialists (Jeld-Wen)
Garden Paving & Furniture (Marshalls)
Paint specialists (Designer Paints)
Please NOTE: AB Architectural Design Ltd. take no responsibility for the content of external websites.