ICC: Updated IBC Handbook and Accessibility PocketBook, plus new Study Pack

An opportunity to update your library.  Updated IBC Handbook and Accessibility PocketBook, plus new Study Pack Updated support references designed to help you learn, interpret and apply the latest building safety requirements Order your helpful IBC references today!...

UK’s post-Brexit environmental watchdog officially formed

Environment Bill -action announced! After the Environment Bill received Royal Assent last week, the UK Government has confirmed the legal formation of its post-Brexit environmental watchdog. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) was originally meant to be fully operational by the end of January 2021....

UK facing green industry supply chain pressures, urged to boost recycling and productivity

Energy – Green Alliance Report. The UK is facing a supply chain crunch on critical components needed for green industries like electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, with a new Green Alliance report calling for the UK to build up domestic recycling of these valuable materials as...

IEA: Rate of energy efficiency improvements needs to double to put world on track for net-zero

Energy – an International update! Globally, energy efficiency has improved in 2021 after a rocky 2020, according to a new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA). But the rate of progress will need to at least double to put the world on track for...

Enviva and J-Power Join Efforts to Decarbonize Power Generation in Japan

Decarbonisation – a global goal! Enviva Partners, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Tokyo-based utility Electric Power Development Co., have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the long-term, large-scale supply of sustainable wood biomass from Enviva’s manufacturing facilities in the...

bsi: Your chance to learn what’s happening now in the built environment

Built Envirnment review – December 2021 – prepare for 2022. It’s sometimes tough to find a single, trustworthy and current version of the truth, but that’s what you’ll get on 7 December at 09:30 – 16:30 UK time when you attend the latest of our annual Global...

Civil Society Access to the United Nations Headquarters in New York

WOBO thanks Governor Omkar Nath Channan for the update linked to the United Nations. After careful review, the temporary restrictions limiting civil society access to the United Nations Headquarters Complex (UNHQ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic are being gradually lifted. Effective immediately, civil society representatives...

FIREX to welcome world leading thinkers on high rise safety at Tall Building Fire Safety Conference 2022

Fire – a date for your 2022 diary!  SHP brings you the latest news and updates on what the seventh International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference has to offer as it prepares to join FIREX International 2022 at the ExCeL exhibition centre, London from 17-19...

High rise residential buildings: Preliminary serious incident scenarios and potential control measures

Safety; Risk and Control – a hand in hand process. Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety concluded that the UK building safety system is inadequate. The Government accepted the review’s recommendation for a new regulatory framework. A...

ICC: MBI release new standards for off-site construction

Quality and the link to offsite construction. As the building industry continues to face multiple challenges — including workforce availability, housing affordability, job site safety, building quality and sustainability — the expanded use of off-site construction, often called modular or prefabrication, is one approach that...

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