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WOBO President Paul Myers and the WOBO Governors are currently working on a meeting that will take place during the Long Beach Conference.  Further details will be provided in due course and you are encouraged to support International Building Safety Day – May 22, 2024...

WOBO is pleased to provide links to a range of publications and reports that will support the continuing professional development (CPD) of both its members and fellow professionals. The Business Guide to the Net-Zero Heating With heating across the domestic, commercial and public sector buildings accounting for nearly...

WOBO has included these activities taking place within the UK and provided by the Health and Safety Executive as they provide updates that may be used around the globe.  Incidents of buildings collapsing into roads or because the work has rendered the structure unstable during...

WOBO thanks Health and Safety Matters for the reminders to WOBO members and fellow professionals that “construction is a dangerous industry” – all of these incidents could have been avoided!! Recycling company fined £1.2M A YORKSHIRE metals recycling company has been fined £1.2m after a...

WOBO recognises the research and developments taking place to maximise the capture of energy and the maximisation of natural resources. Decarbonizing Steel Manufacturing Using Biomass David Mazyck, professor and head of Penn State’s School of Engineering Design and Innovation (SEDI), and Daniel Whisler, associate professor of engineering...

WOBO appreciates the variety of news and updates available for its members and fellow professionals. Plans unveiled for UK’s first green shipping corridor UK port operator, Peel Ports Group, has unveiled plans to create the first green shipping corridor between the UK and Ireland that...

WOBO appreciates the variety of news made available by edie. Decline in critical mineral prices risks stalling clean energy transition, IEA warns New research has found that while the decrease in prices for key minerals essential for clean energy technologies has provided temporary relief for...

WOBO is pleased to see financial commitment to research and the development of solutions to problems within the built environment.   C-Capture and Heidelberg to conduct new carbon capture trial in UK C-Capture in partnership with Heidelberg Materials has introduced a new carbon capture trial...

Professionals must focus on safety at all times and promote best practice. Building Safety Act “can help construction sector right its wrongs” THE BUILDING Safety Act 2022 will bring about changes to culture “on a scale never seen before”. That’s according to the CEO of...

WOBO must emphasise the need for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to ensure that their members and fellow professionals meet their professional and national registration requirements. Willmott Dixon Online CPD Event: From Concept to Reality: Implementing Passivhaus Principles WOBO Governor David Gibson participated in the recent...