“edie” keeps its eye on developments and environmental changes. Date for your diary Take our 2023 Sustainable Business Leadership Survey to benchmark your climate action Business leaders and sustainability and net-zero professionals are being called upon to take a new...
WOBO thanks FSM for their latest updates. RIBA publishes architects’ guide to the Building Safety Act 2022 THE ROYAL Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published a new guide for its members on the legal implications of the Building Safety Act 2022 and other draft...
The HSE welcomes your support in their research, which in turn supports the goals of the UN-Habitat. Help us develop our new principles to support disabled workers HSE is conducting a research programme with employers and workers from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the human...
WOBO thanks BBA for their offer of member support. Planning on entering the UK market? We offer a wide variety of supporting product test and installation services that can also help you along your journey. Discover how the BBA can help here >> FAQs from the BBA’s...
David Gibson, WOBO Governor, as part of the ICC Global Membership, encourages you to review the information relating to Lithium-Ion Batteries. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our webinar, Lithium-Ion Battery Energy System Storage: Connecting Building Codes, Design, Technology, and Fire Department Response. We hope...
WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL and Fire Safety Matters for the updates provided. Preventing False Alarms – Considerations for building owners, responsible persons, and facilities management teams False alarms have both financial and behavioural implications; they can lead to lost time in production, fines from local...
WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for the reminders of the ongoing developments relating to energy capture and use. Yosemite Clean Energy to Receive $1 Million for Forest Biomass to Hydrogen Projects Yosemite Clean Energy was selected to receive two $500,000 Forest Biomass to Carbon-Negative Biofuels grants...
WOBO appreciates the link to the articles from LC Lawyers, Australia. Leaky Building Syndrome – NZ, Canada and Australian Experiences Australia may be embarking upon its own journey as more and more cases are being filed by strata communities and individual unit holders for leaky...
Scaffolding – prevention of falls. December 2022 saw the launch of the NASC (National Access and Scaffolding Confederation) SG4:22: Preventing falls in scaffolding operations guidance. This long awaited, core NASC document replaces SG4:15, providing industry best practice for fall prevention when erecting tube and fitting...
WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL for the link to the paper by Ron Alalouff. What information is required from responsible persons of occupied high-rise residential buildings? HSE releases initial guidance Initial guidance on the information those responsible for high-rise residential buildings need to make available has...
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