Some facts about the LBP scheme
Benefits of being Licenced
- formally recognises competency and experience (such as plumbers, architects etc already have via their registratiion systems)
- able to use the LBP status as a mark of quality in your work
- listing on the public register (so interetsed parties can see your licence status)
- supported by an active advertising and promotional programme
What Constitutes Restricted Building Work?
- design and construction of a house or small-medium sized apartment’s primary structure (eg, foundations and framing) – to ensure the building can withstand vertical and horizontal loads
- design and construction of a house or small-medium sized apartment’s external envelope (eg, roofing and cladding) – to ensure the building is weathertight
- design of fire safety systems (eg, sprinklers, fire alarms) for small-medium sized apartments – to ensure people are adequately protected from the dangers of smoke and fire
What are the Licence Classes?
- Design
- Site
- Bricklaying and Blocklaying
- Carpentry
- External plastering
- Foundations
- Roofing
Building Categories
The LBP scheme uses three categories of building to determine how licence applicants should be assessed, as follows:
| Building category |
Description |
| Category 1 bulidings | Single household dwellings with low or medium risk envelope design |
| Category 2 bulidings | Single household dwellings with high-risk envelope design, or any other buildings with a building height* less than 10 m |
| Category 3 bulidings | All buildings 10 m or greater in building height*, except single househoild dwellings |
* Building height is the vertical distance between the floors of the building's lowest and highest storeys