WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL for the link to Stuart Dover’s paper on Cable Performance. The importance of using only approved products which meets the latest regulations for fire safety cannot be emphasised enough as buildings become more complex using modern materials. Here, Stuart Dover, General...
WOBO invites Members and Fellow Professionals to respond to the consultation. GreenPower is 100% renewable energy available for households and businesses through most energy retailers in Australia. Public consultation: GreenPower Renewable Gas Certification Pilot A new certification pilot for renewable gas, which will commence in mid-2022, will...
WOBO thanks CROSS UK for their Safety Alert! This alert covers both structural and fire safety issues associated with balconies. This Alert draws on examples and experiences from confidential reports received from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. This should be read by...
Fire Safety – a reminder of the basics! In general there are two main types of fire issues: fires emanating from the interior of a building and fires emanating from the exterior of a building. The single most important design considerations for fire safety relating...
“edie” reminds us of the need to support the achievement of sustainable development goals. The UN has pledged an additional $54.5m to help developing nations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), after its annual reporting last year outlined backwards progress in several geographies on...
WOBO supports the need for joined up thinking to meet the net-zero concepts. The UK’s land must become a net carbon sink by 2040 if the UK Government is to meet its long-term climate targets but, to date, it has failed to produce joined-up plans...
WOBO thanks edie for the reminder of the need for social interaction and action. The £179m is being issued through the Government’s £3.8bn Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and will attempt to increase the amount of social housing stock that meets the government’s threshold of EPC...
Research and application to protect the environment. Environmental issues such as climate change and deforestation due to the explosion of the human population are becoming increasingly severe worldwide; in particular, plastic pollution produces adverse effects, especially for the marine environment. Some scientific studies have reported...
A timely reminder on the devastation that asbestos can create. Stronger measures on asbestos management are needed to save lives, according to the global body for health and safety professionals, IOSH. A lack of consistency in managing asbestos among duty holders and a lack of...
Joined up working promotes success. Swedish project for a fossil free and electrified vegetation maintenance in solar parks receives government funding. Husqvarna, Alight and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have joined forces on a project that aims to develop and validate autonomous electrified cutting of vegetation in solar parks...
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