Structural incidents/accidents are all around us and are sometimes caused by a lack of professional understanding, inadequate risk assessment and poor communication. 979 Outdoor video screens – This report is to raise concerns about certain video screen systems being used out of doors for public...
WOBO Governor Harbi Arafat provides a short review for Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia as a country started to be affected by the virus some three months later than China. In the early stages of the pandemic, whilst trying to avoid wide spread infection, a traffic...
WOBO has received notification in respect of a reminder that the the city’s annual energy efficiency letter grade sign program, which was instituted by 2018’s Local Law 33, officially went into effect on October 1. It is essential that members and fellow professionals note the...
WOBO Governor David Gibson has a focussed interest on the built environment and peoples behaviour. This article was significant in terms of people, peoples actions and movement in the event of fire and the use of lifts for evacuation. Positive reading… The paper accessed through...
WOBO Governor David Gibson was pleased to receive notice from the RICS and the provision of a new Professional Indemnity Insurance, without a cladding exclusion, for members and fellow professionals operating as Australian Building Certifiers. This addresses the PII issues relating to aluminium composite panels...
The UK government, as set out in “The Engineer” is committed to renewable energy as reflected in the Prime Ministers statement in respect of off-shore wind capacity. Offshore wind will produce enough electricity for every home in the country by 2030 with floating offshore wind...
Energy is an integrated part of the built environment. A significant emphasis has been placed on the existing built environment and the need to consider the retrofit of commercial buildings PAS 2035 the domestic retrofit specification was published by BSI, including direct from input from...
WOBO recognises that the IGBC Green Logistics Parks and Warehouses rating system addresses the three pillars of sustainability i.e. Social, Environmental and Economical; thereby, the logistics park and warehouse projects going green can have multi-fold tangible and intangible benefits. The tangible benefits include reduction in...
The current focus on mass timber structures has provided significant interest in material performance. Paul Grimwood provides a reminder of “some firefighting concerns” Engineered Timber CLT and GLULAM – Some Firefighting Concerns. The timber industry has been enjoying significant growth in the last decade, primarily...
WOBO Governor David Gibson received a link from Robin that provided an interesting update highlighting research and development proposals that will reduce the embedded energy within the built environment in terms of the creation and delivery of products. Robin Whitlock Europe has a clear and...
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