Green Deal: energy saving for your home – grants available

The Green Deal helps you make energy-saving improvements to your home and find the best way to pay for them. As of September 1 2020, households in England will have access to grants to support a range of green home improvements including the provision of...

CABE – Free CPD Webinars

WOBO has members who are Chartered Building Engineers and fully recognises the support that CABE provides for their members and fellow professionals to ensure the upskilling of their technical and professional skills Keeping your skills and knowledge up-to-date ensures your competence and increases your understanding...

England – Building Regulations: Circulars

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) issues circulars and guidance about new or altered Building Regulations Policy…. The latest being the; Application of building regulations where additional storeys are provided to existing buildings: circular 03/2020 Building Regulations 2010 – as amended 4....

SUNShINE builds a project pipeline of € 25M for deep renovation of multi-family buildings in Latvia

The SUNShINE project – funded under H2020 Energy Efficiency – has successfully set up the Latvian Building Energy Efficiency Facility (LABEEF) to support ambitious energy renovation projects in multi-family buildings using Energy Performance Contracting (EPC). A project pipeline of over 30 buildings has been developed by the...

Achieving near Zero and Positive Energy Settlements using Advanced Energy Technology

The ZERO-PLUS project has constructed four residential settlements using Advanced Energy Technology that will achieve near zero and positive energy. The settlements are located in Cyprus, France, Italy and the UK and consist of different typologies of residential buildings. They are now occupied and a...

European Green Deal – €1 billion research and innovation projects

Get ready for the launch of the European Green Deal call in September! What is in store for the area of energy efficiency? The Green Deal call aims to support, with €1 billion research and innovation projects, its main priorities. The call is structured in eight thematic...

Changing Places Toilets – Amendments to Approved Document M – England

Accessibility is key to all – Don’t get caught short!  Enhanced provisions will be required from 1st January 2021, design them in now….  On 1 January 2021, amendments to Approved Document M: Access to and use of buildings, Volume 2 – Buildings other than dwellings will come...

Mobility – Information is Key

WOBO recognises the mobility of its members and when solving problems it is key to have information to hand.  BSi provide an opportunity to use their facilities and operate remotely… Working remotely, it can be challenging to ensure your whole team has access to all...

The use of BIM in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Iceland

Mistakes cost money, time and resources, the sharing and communication of information is essential in the need to avoid remediation.  The following provides an opportunity to see how European countries are applying Building Information Modelling (BIM)…  The use of BIM in the United Kingdom, Denmark...

ICC – 2021 International Codes – keep up to date

2021 International Codes Now Available for Preorder  Updated codes enhance safety, increase affordability and incorporate the latest advancements in building science The 2021 editions of the I-Codes, the premier set of coordinated, modern building safety codes, are now available for preorder. The I-Codes make possible...

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