Clarification – time and space. Safety expert, Dr Jonathan Evans, is demanding ministers disclose whether ‘highly dangerous’ cladding that failed fire tests commissioned by the Government in 2002, was used at Grenfell Tower. In September 2021, the BBC uncovered details of cladding products that failed...
WOBO thanks Jon Harman, Head of Renewables, Energy Division, for the link to the Whitepaper. European electricity markets saw soaring prices because of the cost of fossil fuels. The high cost of natural gas signalled an urgent need to move towards more sustainable fuels, and...
WOBO recognises and appreciates the support provided by model guidance. The ABCB has released a series of best practice model guidance publications in response to the Building Confidence Report At the request of Building Ministers, the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) prepared model guidance in response to...
Performance is always subject to review. WOBO was pleased to receive an update on Reimagining the ICCPC. “We have recently added a number of informational resources to the project website https://lnkd.in/dDByAuN in the form of useful websites, online resources, and media presentations. The useful websites point...
WOBO Governor David Gibson congratulates BBA on their success. The British Board of Agrément has been given the greenlight to commence the issuing of UK Technical Assessments (UKTAs) – the first Technical Assessment Body in the UK to be able to do so. Confirmed by the...
Collaboration is key to the future!! President Paul Myers with OBOA (Ohio) and WOBO Member Jeffrey Rettberg at the Annual meeting of the Ohio Building Officials Association. The Annual Meeting of the Ohio Building Officials returned as a face-to-face event after the covid hiatus. The...
WOBO notes the developments taking place in Pakistan. The Code Council and the Pakistan Engineering Council, a regulatory body of engineering profession and engineering education, jointly announced the successful development of the Building Code of Pakistan (BCP 2021). Based on the 2021 International Building Code,...
Egypt plans for the future. Fossil fuels accounted for more than 90% of Egypt’s total energy consumption in 2016, but, as it looks towards the future, it is aiming to ensure that renewables account for at least 20% of supply by 2022 and 42% of...
Renewables – fuels of the future. Renewable energy use not only replaces conventional power but also reduces it to the extent of 40%. This is because solar and electrical-based systems are more efficient than conventional fuel-based systems. The efficiency improvement is of the order of...
OSHA welcomes your comments and support. OSHA is extending the comment period on two initiatives to protect the safety and health of workers. These extensions will allow more time for input from the public. The comment period for the Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and...
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