Quality and the link to offsite construction. As the building industry continues to face multiple challenges — including workforce availability, housing affordability, job site safety, building quality and sustainability — the expanded use of off-site construction, often called modular or prefabrication, is one approach that...
Fire Safety applications. Latest updates designed to provide further clarity on how key aspects of the Building Safety Bill will work in practice. The government has published new draft regulations providing further clarity on aspects of the Building Safety Bill and how the building safety...
Net Zero – our goal for the future! As global eco-consciousness rises, individuals search for home emission reduction methods. Residential systems account for a significant quantity of air pollution, increasing atmospheric degradation. Professionals developed net-zero properties to minimize a consumer’s reliance on pollution-producing energy and...
Joined up thinking is a way forward. PAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and steel-related mining companies, has developed a Climate Memorandum “Together towards a low-carbon Future” in support of global efforts to prevent further climate change. Schneider Electric and Air Liquide are the...
Research is essential for the future safety of the world! The new Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC), led by the University of New Hampshire in partnership with several East Coast universities, has been awarded $9.7 million over four years from the U.S. Department of Energy...
Ventilation is a key element linked to performance. One of the Government’s top scientific advisors has called for a concerted programme of ventilation improvements in buildings, including professional accreditation for contractors. Professor Cath Noakes told the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) National Conference that the pandemic had...
WOBO supports protection of our environment. More than two years after it was first introduced, the UK Government’s Environment Bill has received Royal Assent, with green groups calling the moment a “milestone” but continuing to press for stronger provisions. Royal Assent was granted late on...
WOBO Governor David Gibson recognises the work carried out by WSSET. The deadlines for submissions for the following WSSET awards have been extended to 31 December 2021: The President’s Prize; the PCM Products Award (Best PhD Student Project in Energy Storage); the WSSET Terry Payne...
WOBO thanks Governor Omkar N. Channan for the Canada update. Canada’s housing crisis resembles the world’s climate emergency in one central way: most are in favour of finding a solution as long as it doesn’t inconvenience them. When it comes to housing, that often includes efforts...
Fire Third Party Certification! “It will strengthen the construction products regulatory regime, with new requirements to make sure more products are safe, while paving the way for a National Regulator for Construction Products to oversee and enforce the rules.’’ Building Safety Bill, 5th July 2021...
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