WOBO thanks Celia Berry at WSSET for the updates and opportunities for members to participate. Online lecture I want to remind you about the next online lecture from WSSET which will be on Wednesday 1st February 2023 at 09:00 GMT in TEAMS. I have attached a poster...
WOBO thanks Rockwool for their ongoing support. The latest version of the ROCKWOOL Firestopping Standard Details Guide is now available. Updates to the guide include: Further information on composite panels, shaft walls, service supports, service separation and cable carriers Addition of spacings information to performance tables of...
WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL for their latest updates. Concerns raised over increase in unsafe disposal of lithium-ion batteries Experts are warning that incorrect disposal is likely to lead to an increase in recycling plant fires. Just last month, CCTV footage showed a devastating fire in...
Research and development will support energy available and sustainable use. Companies Sign MOU to Evaluate Camelina as a Feedstock Oil for Biofuel Yield10 Bioscience, Inc., an agricultural bioscience company, has signed with Mitsubishi Corporation a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to evaluate the establishment of a...
It is essential to keep in touch with energy policies and scheme, proposals and delivery. World’s First Net Zero Transatlantic Flight to Fly From London in 2023 The first ever net zero transatlantic flight will take off from the UK next year as part of...
WOBO thanks the Public Space Academy for their effective contribution at the UN-Habitat – 11th World Urban Forum and the opportunities for our members and fellow professionals to participate in development activities. The Public Space Academy is the first, free, interdisciplinary educational program aimed at...
Energy resource and utilisation for the future. SUNOTEC building Bulgaria’s largest solar power plant The construction of Bulgaria’s largest solar power plant by solar power developer SUNOTEC, the Verila project, which will generate green electricity with a capacity of 124 megawatts peak, is due to be...
WOBO recognises the developments and transitions taking place in respect of Bio-fuels. City buses in Tallinn, Estonia run on bio-CNG fueled by Bright’s biogas upgrading technology and commissioned by energy company Bioforce OU. The bio-CNG production site in Aravete has been operational since March this year...
Energy developments are ongoing. The following are linked to wind power. Conflicts and disasters can happen anywhere—in the middle of a vast desert, on an isolated island, or in the dark arctic tundra. No matter where those catastrophes happen, the military and humanitarian organizations that...
WOBO thanks SHP for their continued support and provision of activities for our members and fellow professionals. The Building Safety Act – ‘Significant year ahead with far reaching impact’ The Building Safety Act is expected to take shape over the next twelve months. David Barnes,...
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