UK: ROCKWOOL for Healthcare Construction

WOBO thanks ROCKWOOL for their latest update to Healthcare in Construction. Start designing and building structures with health in mind by downloading our comprehensive new guide, ‘ROCKWOOL for Healthcare Construction’. Offering a deep-dive into healthcare building regulations, best practices and case studies, ‘ROCKWOOL for Healthcare...

UK: CROSS-UK Newsletter 64

WOBO thanks CROSS for the link to their latest newsletter. CROSS-UK Newsletter 64 has been published and includes expert comments on fire and structural safety reports. Download Newsletter Newsletter content Fire safety risks with lithium-ion batteries CROSS Safety Report Concern over modelling of concrete frame...

UK: Modular Construction, High Risk Residential Buildings and the Ethics of Building Safety

WOBO recognises the work in progress through the BBA. A thought-provoking look at what imminent changes will mean for the construction industry in terms of building safety and what more can be done to make the construction industry and the current building practices safer? “Building...

Australia: We’re launching a refreshed campaign to raise awareness of the WaterMark Certification Scheme

WOBO thanks the Australian Building Codes Board for the update. The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is launching the ‘LOOK for the WaterMark’ campaign in response to low awareness of the WaterMark Certification Scheme, and the potential pitfalls of using uncertified products. The WaterMark Certification Scheme ensures plumbing...

Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) to be the world’s first airline to use Synhelion solar fuel

WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for their update in respect of Synhelion Solar Fuel. SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have entered a strategic collaboration with Synhelion to bring its solar aviation fuel to market, making SWISS the first airline in the world to use ‘sun-to-liquid’ fuel, a form of sustainable aviation...

UK Government kick-starts approval process for Rolls Royce’s small nuclear reactors

WOBO notes the move to small nuclear reactors as notified by “edie”. The UK Government has asked the nuclear industry regulator to begin the approval process for Rolls-Royce’s small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), which Boris Johnson first signalled support for through the Ten-Point Plan in...

EU unveils €300m plan to fund hydrogen research

WOBO acknowledges the investment within the European Union for hydrogen research and the update from edie. The EU’s Clean Hydrogen Partnership, a public-private undertaking, has launched its first call for proposals on 41 research topics related to hydrogen. Much of the funding will go towards...

Low Carbon Transport Options – A Treatise on Alternatives to Electric Cars

Professionals must always consider the options. City-led infrastructure is a powerful tool for reducing carbon. From the roads we build to the cars we drive, the emissions we produce from day-to-day travel can, and should be, reduced in order to mitigate the effects of climate...

MENA Building Science Advisory Council launched

Building science benefits through collaboration. The International Code Council recently hosted the inaugural meeting of the MENA Building Science Advisory Council at the Code Council’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional office in Dubai. The new advisory council will promote collaboration among regional experts...

Fire Safety: Door closers as a crucial mechanism in fire door safety

Fire must be contained!!! Once again, the role of fire doors in keeping people safe from tragedy was underlined in January, as a blaze in a New York City apartment block killed 17 people. The fire, which was the deadliest in the city for over...

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