Renewable Energy Updates

WOBO thanks Renewable Energy Magazine for a selection of articles linked to energy related developments. GreenFire Energy to Develop Closed-Loop Testing Capabilities at Well Testing Facility GreenFire Energy Inc. will provide its Advanced Geothermal System (AGS), a closed-loop technology, as an industrial affiliate in the...

ROCKWOOL: Technical Updates

WOBO thanks ROCKWOOL for the technical support it provides to Members and Fellow Professionals. Whether used as a terrace, rainwater management system, or the home of a solar array, today’s flat roofs have more complex needs than ever before. We want to make choosing the...

Australia: Code Updates and Webinar Series

WOBO thanks the Australian Building Codes Board for their latest updates. Register for the NCC 2022 Webinar Series These are important events for practitioners to learn about key changes and new provisions in NCC 2022 Volume One and Volume Two for energy efficiency, condensation management and livable housing...

Dates for your Diary “Legislation, Products and Use”

It is essential to keep up with research and developments; the following events will be of benefit. WSSET: SET2023 which will take place in the University of Nottingham on 15-17 August 2023, there are articles on: Load shifting potential of controllable crystallization of supercooled PCM storage...

“Contingency” hotel crisis tightens focus on fire risk

WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL for the link to the article by Hunter Seymour. “Contingency” hotel crisis tightens focus on fire risk Several reports of fires in hotels have made headlines in recent months, including an incident in Scotland where three people lost their lives in...

Latest solid fuel and biomass newsletter from HETAS and Woodsure

WOBO thanks Bruce Allen for the HETAS updates. This month the government published its Environment Improvement Plan (EIP) 2023 and national emissions of air pollutants statistics. The plan is the first revision of the 25 Year Environment Plan that was published in 2019 and has a...

BSI-140: There Is No Such Thing As A Free Thermodynamic Lunch

WOBO thanks the Building Science Corporation for the link to their latest article. At the most basic level a building is an environmental separator – it keeps the outside out and the inside in.  Why?  Well, sometimes the outside sucks and we want to keep...

Energy Updates

WOBO thanks Renewable Energy Magazine for their links to energy developments and application. Wienerberger Launches New Integrated Solar Tiles Wienerberger UK and Ireland has launched ‘Sandtoft in-roof Solar’, a brand-new roof tile which provides housebuilders with a seamlessly integrated solar energy source, helping them meet the...

edie: Environmental Updates

WOBO thanks edie for their updates and support for sustainability. Amazon grants €1.5m for carbon-sequestering seaweed farm located on offshore windfarm Amazon is granting €1.5m to create a first-of-its-kind seaweed farm as well as supporting scientific research into the carbon reduction qualities of these types...

Professional Development: Dates for the Dairy

Professional Development is key to your success. Webinar: 15 March – The Digitisation of the Golden Thread Are you golden thread ready? Join our webinar with PlanRadar where we’ll be discussing how the digitisation of the golden thread principle is changing how the industry is responding to fire safety strategies and processes in buildings. How...

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