Scotland: Consultation – Review of Energy Standards in Building Regulations

WOBO is pleased to provide a link to energy standards and developments taking place in Scotland. Scottish Building Regulations: Proposed changes to Energy Standards and associated topics, including Ventilation, Overheating and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. Overview Scottish building regulations set minimum standards applicable to new buildings...

CROSS UK: Safety of structures in the climate emergency

WOBO thanks CROSS for the opportunity for its members and fellow professionals to share their experiences of climate emergency related safety issues. CROSS has launched a dedicated Theme Page on the safety of structures during the climate emergency to collate information around this important and...

A Business Roadmap to Net Zero

WOBO thanks renewable energy for the link to the Reuters IMPACT event in October – apply for your complimentary ticket. Reuters are excited to invite you to Reuters IMPACT (Oct 4-7), a unique virtual event broadcasted globally, connecting business CEOs and Heads of State to provide economically viable...

Legislation, Regulations: “It’s all in the words isn’t it”

Safety is about conformity.  Does the language achieve this or create confusion?  Governor David Gibson has been looking at the terms used within the UK Regulatory System, in particular the wording such as “reasonable”, “adequate”, “minimum standards”, and the difficulties relating to what is reasonable...

ABCB: A discussion paper in response to the Building Confidence Report (BCR) is now open for public consultation.

Australia – Practitioners Compulsory Continuing Professional Development on the National Construction Code? Recommendation 3 of the BCR is that each jurisdiction requires all practitioners to undertake compulsory continuing professional (CPD) on the National Construction Code (NCC). In response, the BCR Implementation Team has developed draft national model...

BBA: Certification and responses to both the Industry and the Public

WOBO thanks the BBA for the opportunity for its members and fellow professionals to review the actions proposed for certification. The BBA carried out a survey in respect of their certification systems and developments in response to the Building Safety Bill and WOBO recognises their ...

ICC: California launches RESNET water efficiency rating program

WOBO encourages all moves towards water efficiency and the sustainability of the environment on which we all depend. The California Energy Commission’s accredited rating providers, CalCERTS and CHEERS, were recently approved by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) as official HERSH2O providers — paving the way for...

ICC: Three new fire prevention resources raise safety awareness

WOBO thanks the ICC for their update in respect of “Wildfire Season and Safety”. As the pace of wildfire season increases throughout the United States, the International Code Council — the developer of the most widely used and highly regarded set of building safety codes...

Las Vegas: WESTERN ROOFING EXPO 2021

As professionals know “we must keep our hat on”. WESTERN ROOFING EXPO 2021 SEPTEMBER 21-23 AT THE MIRAGE LAS VEGAS Register Online at WesternRoofingExpo.com Known as the premier regional roofing event in the United States, the Western Roofing Expo 2021 – September 21-23 at The Mirage...

England: Fire Safety – Building Safety Programme data June 2021

WOBO draws members and fellow professionals attention to the Cladding update within the UK. The latest data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government highlights the scale of the task that remains 4 years since Grenfell. Of the 474 high-rise residential buildings (over 18m) and...

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