Saudi Arabia: Covid-19

WOBO Governor Harbi Arafat provides a short review for Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia as a country started to be affected by the virus some three months later than China.  In the early stages of the pandemic, whilst trying to avoid wide spread infection, a traffic...

NEW ZEALAND BIM EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM 2020 – Call for papers

WOBO members and fellow professionals are invited to submit papers and participate in the New Zealand BIM Education Symposium 2020 (BENZ)  The BIM Education New Zealand (BENZ)Bim New Zealand is organising its first Building Information Modelling (BIM) Education Symposium on Wednesday 25 November 2020. The...

The LABC Warranty Technical Manual Version 9

Legislation may suffer a “time lag” in respect of defects – warranty providers can react immediately and are able to update their guidance relative to claims and provide support both to the professionals and industry at large. LABC warranty – Version 9 of their Technical...

Fire Australia 2021 welcomes you to Sydney

Nathan Semos, Chief Operating Officer, Fire Protection Association Australia invites you to participate in their Fire Conference 2021. Save the Date! Fire Australia 2021 welcomes you to Sydney. International Convention Centre, Sydney, Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 May 2021. conference  @icc-sydney @fpa_australia   Fire Australia 2021...

New York City: Department of Building’s Energy – Efficiency Grading Program Launches

WOBO has received notification in respect of a reminder that the the city’s annual energy efficiency letter grade sign program, which was instituted by 2018’s Local Law 33, officially went into effect on October 1.  It is essential that members and fellow professionals note the...

UK: SHP legislation update eBook – October 2020

The Safety and Health Practitioner has provided the opportunity to review the current legislative developments within the UK.  This publication supports the webinar scheduled to take place on 14th October 2020. Professionals need to keep up to speed with changes that will impact on society...

International Fire Standards – Common Principles – Safe Buildings Save Lives

The safety of people must be seen in a global context and it is rewarding to see publications linking global activities and the creation of understanding linked to the promotion of common standards and principles. The International Fire Safety Standards Coalition (IFSSC)  are pleased to...

Evacuation Experiment in a High-Rise Hotel Building with Evacuation Elevators: A Study of Evacuation Behaviour Using Eye-Tracking

WOBO Governor David Gibson has a focussed interest on the built environment and peoples behaviour.  This article was significant in terms of people, peoples actions and movement in the event of fire and the use of lifts for evacuation.  Positive reading… The paper accessed through...

Australian Building Certifiers: Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) without a ‘cladding exclusion’

WOBO Governor David Gibson was pleased to receive notice from the RICS and the provision of a new Professional Indemnity Insurance, without a cladding exclusion, for members and fellow professionals operating as Australian Building Certifiers.  This addresses the PII issues relating to aluminium composite panels...

Offshore wind to provide electricity to all UK homes by 2030

The UK government, as set out in “The Engineer” is committed to renewable energy as reflected in the Prime Ministers statement in respect of off-shore wind capacity. Offshore wind will produce enough electricity for every home in the country by 2030 with floating offshore wind...

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