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...
Water is key to survival. Take a look at the UK Strategy, Innovations and Ambitions for 2050. The water sector’s vision is to create open collaboration opportunities across the water sector to drive transformational changes through innovation that delivers greater value for customers and the...
Research and digitalisation are key to the future of our built environment. The Kajima Global Hub. Photo: Kajima Corporation JTC Corporation (JTC) is the lead agency in Singapore to spearhead the planning, promotion and development of a dynamic industrial landscape. Since its inception in 1968,...
The use and maximum integration of natural resources into the built environment – timber – has seen research and development in respect of mass timber high rise residential buildings and commercial buildings. The Structural Timber Association provides a focus on fire safety design CLT SPECIAL...
For the 2020 election, the New Zealand Construction Industry Council (CIC) developed a list of six election platforms representing key opportunities and threats facing the New Zealand construction industry. These platforms were sent to the Building & Construction spokesperson of each of the five main...
WOBO members and fellow professionals deal with structural safety on a day to day basis. They are involved in the creation of the new and investigation of the existing buildings. The following link provides an opportunity for access to structural reports to assist them in...
Resource availability – another option. The article by Chelsea Mistretta reflects on research taking place at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management – food for thought!!!! COMING SOON: Human-Drone Teams Working On Construction Sites What if instead of humankind fearing robots taking over,...
The Australian Building Codes Board have provided an update on their Building Confidence Report in respect of commercial buildings. Members and fellow professionals should note that “proactive auditing is imperative to restore public trust. Governments need to be able to detect and regulate inadequate practices”....
Building officials are immersed in the built environment and ongoing research. Robin Whitlock’s news item provided a reminder that essential research in respect of energy is much broader and reminds us that we should reflect on those developments and their transfer of technology into the...
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