Shelter Projects Essentials – now live

WOBO, as part of its work with the UN-Habitat are pleased to provide the links to the work carried out by Shelter and their  Shelter Projects Essentials: Learning from Programming in Humanitarian Crises Shelter Projects Essentials provides insights drawn from more than 250 case studies that...

International Code Council: New framework to address energy efficiency needs.

The International Code Council releases a new framework to address the energy efficiency needs across the entire building industry. The International Code Council released a new framework — Leading the Way to Energy Efficiency: A Path Forward on Energy and Sustainability to Confront a Changing...

Fire Industry Association: Global support

The “Internet of Things”, [IOT] a focus on the fire industry. A clear consensus that IoT will play a key role in the future of fire The Fire Industry Association (FIA) has launched a Special interest Group (SIG) on the Internet of Things and its...

ICC: Global Membership Council – Free Webinar “Addressing Skills Shortages”

WOBO Governor David Gibson joins the ICC Global Membership Panel as a panel member “Addressing Skills Shortages”  on March 23, 2021 [5:00 – 6:30 pm Eastern].  Register free. Join the Code Council’s Global Membership Council in the first of a series of four quarterly webinars...

ICC: Training and Development

ICC provides the opportunity to “upskill” during 2021 Explore more Training Opportunities...

Virtual CPD – An opportunity to participate

ROCKWOOL CPD online ROCKWOOL are sponsoring the UK’s leading online construction event and would like to invite you to register your team to attend their virtual panel discussion at  London Build Online....

Singapore: A pledge to our children and future generations

Development is a live process.  WOBO Governor David Gibson was pleased to receive the link to activities within Singapore and their roadmap for the future. Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, speaking in Parliament on 4 March 2021, during a joint segment...

Australia: Building Manuals – A response to the Building Confidence Report: Consultation open

Information is key for the; design, construction, certification and long term maintenance of the built environment.  The Australian Building Codes Board sets out their intent and allows members and fellow professionals to contribute to the outcome. A discussion paper is now open for public comment....

Singapore: The “80-80-80 in 2030” concept

Singapore to go green “80-80-80 in 2030”? The proposals contain the three targets set out by the Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP) to lower the built environment’s carbon footprint and provide healthy, liveable and sustainable living spaces for everyone. More than 5,000 stakeholders had contributed...

Australia: Structural Safety – Verification

Code compliance and structural safety “should go hand in hand”.  The Northern Territory government has unveiled plans to avoid a repeat of a debacle that saw more than 200 unit owners notified that their buildings had potentially significant structural defects in need of urgent and...

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