The ZERO-PLUS project has constructed four residential settlements using Advanced Energy Technology that will achieve near zero and positive energy. The settlements are located in Cyprus, France, Italy and the UK and consist of different typologies of residential buildings. They are now occupied and a...
Get ready for the launch of the European Green Deal call in September! What is in store for the area of energy efficiency? The Green Deal call aims to support, with €1 billion research and innovation projects, its main priorities. The call is structured in eight thematic...
UN Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City 25-28 August 2019. The conference was considered very successful as there were more than 4000 participants. I have attended the Opening Plenary where 3 items were concentrated on: 1. This was the first UN conference in...
The World Organisation of Building Officials, as part of the reinforcement of its links within the United Nations Habitat, was represented by Governor David Gibson, at the World Urban Forum 9 that took place in Kuala Lumpur. The event focussed on Cities 2030, Cities for...
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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