Fire Safety competency and consistency are key. The British Standards Institution (BSI) is currently operating a six week consultation period. Please note that the latest document is the 2nd version of BSI Flex 8670 and the result of our project Advisory Group reaching consensus on the...
WOBO recognises the value of research in respect of fire safety. IAFSS provides an opportunity for participation. New International Association for Fire Safety Science [IAFSS] Working Group on Human Behaviour in Fires A new Working Group on Human Behaviour in Fires (HBiF) has recently been...
WOBO recognises that success comes through teamwork. MERIT 2021 provides an opportunity to reinforce skills bith individually and within the team. The International Construction Business Game Registration Now Open Registration for MERIT 2021, the annual construction business game supported by The Institution of Civil Engineers, The Chartered...
WOBO Governor David Gibson thanks Future Power Technology for their link to the January 2021 edition of their magazine In late October, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga – who won power in a leadership election following former PM Shinzo Abe’s resignation announcement in August –...
WOBO thanks Judy Zakreski , Vice President Global Services, ICC for providing the link to this publication. Buildings are responsible for approximately 40 percent of the energy consumption and 36 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions of the European Union (EU). On average, Europeans spend...
WOBO members and fellow professionals assisting in the vaccine process should review this document Cryogens and Dry Ice Cryogens are substances used to produce very low temperatures [below -153°C (-243°F)], such as liquid nitrogen (LN2) which has a boiling point of -196°C (-321°F), that are...
WOBO members and fellow professionals have the opportunity to participate in the WSSET Conference or nominate fellow professionals for awards. SET 2021 is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed international conference on sustainable energy sources and technologies that provides a forum for the exchange of latest technical information,...
WOBO Governor David Gibson is pleased to share a link to the article “Practical Challenges in Mitigating the Aftermath of Fire in Historic Buildings” by Simon Kincaid, Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. ABSTRACT Fire is an unfortunate constant in the historic built environment which...
WOBO has been provided with an update of developments in the UK Glasgow, Scotland All-Energy is the UK’s leading and only full supply chain renewables and low carbon energy event for the private and public sector energy end users, developers and investors with a total...
WOBO has been provided with an update of developments in Australia. Melbourne Australia Wind Energy 2021 is a premier information change and business networking platform between multiple stakeholders in the country’s wind value chain. The two-day show is estimated to attract 500+ industrial stakeholders, representing...
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