World Organisation of Building Officials—Governors meeting Ohio September 2017 The World Organisation of Building Officials, as part of their 2017 program, was pleased to be hosted by the International Codes Council at their Annual Conference in Columbus Ohio. The meeting provided the opportunity for the...
Innovation, Ingenuity and Harmonisation The World Organization of Building Officials (WOBO), as part of its promotion and development, recently met in Orlando in conjunction with the 2006 International Codes Council (ICC) Conference. The event provided significant opportunities to exchange experiences relative to technical developments and...
Bush Fires and Tropical Cyclones, 2005, Hong Kong Governor Barry Schafer provided an update, overview and reflection on both bush fires and tropical cyclones with in Australia. The two main natural disasters that Australia has to contend with are Bush Fires (USA Wild fires, Europe...
Introduction Green building, sustainable architecture, and environmentally responsible building are terms we hear when a building is designed and built to reduce energy consumption, improve indoor air quality, and limit environmental impacts. Such designs may cause anxiety for building officials due to non-conventional building techniques...
BACKGROUND: Due to the change to larger shipping now used for freight the original Melbourne docking facilities were not suitable for modification as the river access could not be dredged to a sufficient depth. New facilities were established at the mouth of the river which...
2003 Introduction When Melbourne’s architectural icon swimming pool from its 1956 Olympic Games was converted into a multi-purpose sports centre in 1981, the fire aspects of the renovation were determined from a performance-based design process, rather than from strict adherence to the then current prescriptive...
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