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...
WOBO thanks the Australian Building Codes Board for the update and links to professional development. NCC 2022 preview and adoption dates We would like practitioners to be aware of important dates for the release of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022, which include: 9 May...
WOBO recognises the developments taking place in Australia. Best practice model guidance responds to the BCR The ABCB have released a series of best practice model guidance publications in response to the Building Confidence Report (BCR) recommendations. This model guidance has been endorsed by Building Ministers....
Risk Assessment is key to future Fire Safety. The code, PAS 9980:2022 Fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats – Code of practice, has been developed to support the changes to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005,...
WOBO thanks SHP for the Canary Wharf update. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) raised concerns that the skyscraper’s design meant residents would not have the adequate means of escape should an emergency occur. The developer claims its schemes were all built in line with safety...
WOBO thanks IFSEC GLOBAL for the link to Ron Alalouff’s article. We are all aware of the action that the UK government has taken in response to the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017 in which 72 people died – the highest death toll...
Fire Safety Risk Assessments must be appropriate! According to the nationally representative survey of 250 business owners, over a third of businesses (38%) do not have suitable fire risk assessments in place and more than 80% of businesses do not have written regulations against false...
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