Madrid: We reward the leaders in industrialized construction, sustainability and digitization in building

WOBO appreciates the opportunity for its members and their organisations to participate. Until March 31 you have the opportunity to present your proposal to the Advanced Architecture Awards 2022 , which are held within the framework of REBUILD (April 26-28 | Madrid – IFEMA). Some awards focused on...

Australia: We’re launching a refreshed campaign to raise awareness of the WaterMark Certification Scheme

WOBO thanks the Australian Building Codes Board for the update. The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is launching the ‘LOOK for the WaterMark’ campaign in response to low awareness of the WaterMark Certification Scheme, and the potential pitfalls of using uncertified products. The WaterMark Certification Scheme ensures plumbing...

Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) to be the world’s first airline to use Synhelion solar fuel

WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for their update in respect of Synhelion Solar Fuel. SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have entered a strategic collaboration with Synhelion to bring its solar aviation fuel to market, making SWISS the first airline in the world to use ‘sun-to-liquid’ fuel, a form of sustainable aviation...

UK Government kick-starts approval process for Rolls Royce’s small nuclear reactors

WOBO notes the move to small nuclear reactors as notified by “edie”. The UK Government has asked the nuclear industry regulator to begin the approval process for Rolls-Royce’s small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), which Boris Johnson first signalled support for through the Ten-Point Plan in...

United Nations: Climate Change – Environment Disaster Risk Reduction

WOBO welcomes the opportunity for its member and fellow professionals to participate. 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women 14 – 25 March 2022 Climate Change – Environment Disaster Risk Reduction The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take...

United Nations: Nuclear Disarmament and Disaster Risk Reduction: Women and Girls in the Lead

United Nations – date for your diary! This briefing will address the relationship between gender and nuclear disarmament, including the use or testing of nuclear weapons, making a case for the value of including gender in the discourse and decision-making processes on nuclear disarmament. Highlighting...

EU unveils €300m plan to fund hydrogen research

WOBO acknowledges the investment within the European Union for hydrogen research and the update from edie. The EU’s Clean Hydrogen Partnership, a public-private undertaking, has launched its first call for proposals on 41 research topics related to hydrogen. Much of the funding will go towards...

Low Carbon Transport Options – A Treatise on Alternatives to Electric Cars

Professionals must always consider the options. City-led infrastructure is a powerful tool for reducing carbon. From the roads we build to the cars we drive, the emissions we produce from day-to-day travel can, and should be, reduced in order to mitigate the effects of climate...

MENA Building Science Advisory Council launched

Building science benefits through collaboration. The International Code Council recently hosted the inaugural meeting of the MENA Building Science Advisory Council at the Code Council’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional office in Dubai. The new advisory council will promote collaboration among regional experts...

Fire Safety: Door closers as a crucial mechanism in fire door safety

Fire must be contained!!! Once again, the role of fire doors in keeping people safe from tragedy was underlined in January, as a blaze in a New York City apartment block killed 17 people. The fire, which was the deadliest in the city for over...

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