Wind Turbines Certification. Offshore wind energy is playing an increasingly important role worldwide. In regions impacted by tropical storms, wind energy converters (WECs) are exposed to extreme weather conditions. TÜV SÜD has developed a computer model to demonstrate suitability for these regions based on the international IEC...
Conformity is key to safety!! Conformity assessment is critical to safety for residents around the globe. Consumers have long been demanding safer building products, requiring that quality, safety, economy, reliability, compatibility, efficiency and effectiveness be examined through conformity assessment. Third-party conformity assessment is the best...
WOBO thanks ICC and Tara Lukasik for the link to her article. Bangladesh, a densely populated country in South Asia, is the eighth-most populous country in the world with more than 161 million people. Following a string of natural disasters and rapid urbanization, the country...
Competence and accreditation – the way forward? A new route for fire industry technicians to become accredited to the industry Level 3 standard has been launched by National Electrotechnical Training (NET). Based on the same content as the FESS Apprenticeship standard, it is designed to...
Offsite construction – a focus for the future!! The International Code Council and Modular Building Institute release the first American National Standards on Off-Site Construction planning, design, fabrication, assembly and inspection and regulatory compliance. PDFs of ICC/MBI Standards 1200 & 1205 available now. -ICC/MBI 1200-2021 Standard for Off-site Construction:...
WOBO thanks Peter Baker, Chief Inspector of Buildings for his update in respect of high rise residential buildings. The Building Safety Bill is making its way through Parliament. As it passes, we will get a clearer idea of what it might mean to the building...
Carbon reduction – a global goal!! On 22 September we’re running a short, FREE webinar to update you on the latest projects and initiatives underpinning the transition of the UK’s infrastructure to Net Zero by 2050. Specifically, this webinar will focus on: The Infrastructure Carbon Review –...
Paul Myers provides an update for September 2021 in the activities of WOBO in the global context. The goals of WOBO can be supported in the promotion, development and delivery of Building Codes, Regulations and Standards. Presidents page September 2021...
WOBO recognises that global development takes place through phased development and application of local initiatives. Biogest has received two orders to build its first biogas plants based on agricultural and food waste in Greece. The first project, located on the island of Rhodes, is...
WOBO – worklife balance ? The House of Commons Library has released a paper, which looks at what has been said about introducing “safe standing” at football grounds in the English Premier League and Championship. Current position From August 1994, under the Football Spectators Act...
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