An energy problem?? Only one in eight (13 percent) of people in the UK admit that the energy efficiency of their home was something they seriously considered when they bought it, according to new research from EEIG (The Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group). Whilst this figure rises...
WOBO recognises the initiatives being planned for the future. Dozens of big-name businesses across some of the world’s highest emitting and hardest to decarbonise sectors have signed up to new multi-trillion-dollar pathways for reaching net-zero by 2050. The Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), supported financially by...
WOBO supports International Fire Safety. A global coalition of over 80 fire safety leadership organisations has today (Monday 11 October) launched a new Decade of Action for Fire Safety 2022-2032, to ensure an internationally consistent approach to the safety and management of buildings, infrastructure and more...
Green – Nuclear Energy! A group of ten EU countries, led by France, have asked the European Commission to recognise nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source that should be part of the bloc’s decades-long transition towards climate neutrality. A group of ten EU countries, led...
Disabled residents are not a minority issue! In the UK, over 14 million people have a disability. Although a proportion will have been disabled since birth or early childhood, many will have developed impairments over their lifetime through illness or injury. Cognitive and physical impairments...
WOBO thanks Modern Building Services for the link to the article by Alex Bardett. Riser shafts feature so prominently in high rises, yet when it comes to understanding what they are and why they are needed from a fire protection perspective, there are misconceptions. There are,...
WOBO thanks OSHA for their link to guidance about workplace hazards and controls. OSHA Instruction TED 01-00-015 The OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) provides technical information about workplace hazards and controls to OSHA’s Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs). This information supports OSHA’s enforcement and outreach...
Climate action – Innovations of the Month. As is to be expected in the final run-up to COP26, September has been a busy month in the sustainability space. The UN revealed that current commitments to the Paris Agreement will not result in even half of the emissions...
Europe energy – a shift in focus! The TEN-E regulation creates a framework for the European Union to finance cross-border energy infrastructure. It decides which projects qualify for Europe’s list of projects of common interest, which opens the door to faster permitting and a €5.8bn...
WOBO congratulates Columbia County on their achievement. Columbia County in New York State has announced completion of an energy efficiency project at the county Public Safety Building that carries significant environmental benefits and cost-savings for taxpayers. The $2.7 million project, completed on-time and on-budget, will...
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