UK: Legislation update webinar: October 2020

Health and Safety are both key elements of a building officials remit.  The Safety and Health Practitioner (SHP) in conjunction with “barbour” are providing the opportunity to catch up on legislative developments and changes.  Returning to the workplace post-COVID-19, The Fire Safety Bill and Building...

Inaugural IBQC Annual Forum – Universal Good Practice Building Regulation: The Key Elements. Free Registration

Further to our original IBQC posting we are pleased to announce that the event is open for free registration.  Please support this initiative. Join the International Code Council and the University of Canberra on October 9, for the inaugural annual Forum of the International Building Quality...

Inaugural IBQC Annual Forum – Universal Good Practice Building Regulation: The Key Elements

The International Building Quality Centre (IBQC) formed an agenda item of a recent virtual conference between WOBO Governors David Gibson, Stephen Jones and Judy Zakreski, Vice President of Global Services ICC.  The discussion related to the centre, it’s base at the University of Canberra, and...

Firex International: Tall Building Fire Safety Conference

Join your colleagues at the first ever digital Tall Building Fire Safety Conference, going live on Wednesday 30 September 2020. This brand-new format makes it easier than ever to hear from high-level international speakers covering the latest building and fire safety legislation from wherever you...

New Zealand – “BUILT TO LAST 2020” Conference

The development of the built environment is about people and their actions.  The “Built to Last 2020” conference addresses the here and now best practice with a key focus on resilience. Friday, 30 October 2020 / The Cordis Hotel, 83 Symonds Street, Auckland & Streamed live...

Austria: European Pellet Conference 2021

European Pellet Conference: Bioenergy for a green recovery! Bioenergy for a green recovery – this is the focus of the next European Pellet Conference, the largest annual pellet event worldwide, which will take place on 24 – 25 February 2021 in Wels/Austria. Europe has the ambitious goal of...

Australia: Largest Online Construction Event

Australia’s Build week is the largest virtual event comprising 6 stages each hosting a summit reflecting a choice of construction, BIM, digital construction, sustainability and safety, infrastructure and transport.  The event provides an opportunity for professionals to dip in and out to suit their individual...

UK: New standard framework for competence across the built environment webinar

The UK Engineering Council has provided information in respect of a Webinar on new BSI standards for the built environment BSI, the British Standards Institution, will run a free online webinar on Thursday 24 September for people working in every aspect of the design, build and...

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....

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