What is LPS construction, and what should LPS building owners know? LPS was a construction method used in the 1960s and 70s, where pre-cast concrete buildings were manufactured and assembled with large panels using walls rather than columns as …

Jan 19, 2025 · Some residents in LPS buildings are unhappy about how they have been treated. More than 100 tower blocks across the capital have been built with prefabricated concrete panels known as a Large...

Nov 5, 2020 · Large Panel System is a method of construction that was popular in the 60s but has since been found to be potentially unsafe. If you think your building may be LPS, here's what to do.

A large panel system block which is going to be demolished should be given to the BRE to inspect as an open site. This will enable structural engineers to ascertain the impact of age on these buildings and the level of risk they now carry.

It emerged from efforts to develop serial and industrialized housing construction, evolving through techniques such as block construction, large-block construction, concrete strip construction, and cast-in-place concrete panels from the early 20th century onward.

Jan 17, 2025 · LPS stands for Large Panel System. LPS buildings typically comprise precast reinforced concrete floor and roof components spanning onto storey high structural precast concrete wall panels, which are generally of plain concrete or lightly reinforced concrete.

Jan 23, 2024 · LPS was a common construction method for high-rise housing blocks built in the 1950s and 1960s, and an unknown number remain unremediated. But Construction News has learnt that the Building...

Mar 22, 2019 · In February, hundreds of residents in two blocks of high rise flats in Portsmouth, built using the LPS, were told they had to move out after a survey found weaknesses in the buildings’ concrete...

Jan 21, 2025 · An investigation has revealed safety concerns in over 100 Large Panel System (LPS) tower blocks across London. Decades-old structural weaknesses and fire safety risks are now in the spotlight, raising questions about remediation efforts and resident safety.

LPS was used for tower blocks on a massive scale between the 1950s and the 1970s, and many of these buildings are still occupied today. Here are five questions to help landlords to meet their obligations. As of 1 October 2023, every LPS tower should be registered with the regulator as a higher-risk building.