Leaf International 2020 – Creating the Circular City

Leaf International addresses 2 areas that are part of the WOBO focus – resources and sustainability. “Transforming today’s cities into sustainable cities is one of the main tasks to transition to the circular economy. In a world where several resources are becoming scarce, the wellbeing...

Scotland: Certification of Building Standards- understanding the benefits

The built environment and its development relies on the expertise of the development team reflecting both academic and vocational expertise – however, in these difficult times linked to legal responsibility and liability, there has been a drift towards greater reliance on third party certification....

ICC: New Hampshire Building Officials Association – IRC Inspections

This on-line seminar provides building inspectors with the fundamental knowledge necessary to administer and enforce applicable code requirements of the 2015 IRC. Specifically, the seminar provides the participants with checklists that enable those performing foundation through final residential building inspections to determine whether the materials,...

ICC: Conferences and Code Hearings 2021/22 – Dates for the diary

WOBO Governor David Gibson is in discussion with Judy Zakreski, Vice President of Global Services, International Code Council, in respect of collaboration and dissemination of information relating to codes, standards and regulations.  The WOBO Governors are also exploring opportunities to participate at the ICC Conferences...

United Arab Emirates Engineers visit Ohio, USA

Paul Myers, President of WOBO, was pleased to welcome members of the visiting United Arab Emirates [UAE] delegation to Ohio.  Paul and Majed Dabdoub, WOBO Secretariat, shared their experiences and discussed the creation, application and enforcement of Building Codes within the USA.  This process was...

Canada – The Buildings Show and BUILDEX Alberta – go virtual

It is essential that WOBO members and fellow professionals keep up to speed with developments, materials and new technologies and Buildings Canada are providing a virtual week of opportunity for all members of the development team to participate in the programme. Introducing The New Virtual...

PAT – 5th Edition Code of Practice Webinars

PAT Testing – be prepared for the autumn!! PAT Testing is changing in September. As the experts, Seaward are supporting the PAT industry by keeping you up to date with the changes in the new 5th Edition Code of Practice through their free educational events....

CABE – Free CPD Webinars

WOBO has members who are Chartered Building Engineers and fully recognises the support that CABE provides for their members and fellow professionals to ensure the upskilling of their technical and professional skills Keeping your skills and knowledge up-to-date ensures your competence and increases your understanding...

The use of BIM in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Iceland

Mistakes cost money, time and resources, the sharing and communication of information is essential in the need to avoid remediation.  The following provides an opportunity to see how European countries are applying Building Information Modelling (BIM)…  The use of BIM in the United Kingdom, Denmark...

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