ICC:Modular Industry Comes Together to Advance Off-Site Construction

Modular construction an essential for the future! The International Code Council family of solutions joined 1,500 industry professionals at the Modular Building Institute’s (MBI) 40th Annual World of Modular conference and tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 29 – April 1, 2023.   The World of Modular event is the largest...

UK: New Legislation – Advice for your clients ‘peoples safety is paramount’

WOBO thanks Peoplesafe for their support and guidance Martyn’s Law –are you Protect Duty ready? This free eBook from Peoplesafe covers the incoming Protect Duty legislation, why it has been introduced, and advice for businesses on how to prepare. This wide-ranging piece of legislation, which...

IFSEC GLOBAL: Fire Safety Updates

WOBO and it’s members thank IFSEC GLOBAL for reinforcing a focus on fire safety and legislative change  Flashpoint arson alert: Alarming rise in factory and industrial fire hazards Hunter Seymour examines the issue of factory and industrial fires – with four incidents having taken place...

‘eddie’: News and energy

WOBO members and fellow professional appreciate the news updates from ‘eddie’ Entirely possible’ that steel sector can align with Paris Goals A new report from the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has claimed that there is a viable investment case to support near-zero emission steel projects...

Renewable energy: Updates

WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for a sample of energy developments in progress Multilab Separations Consortium Puts Biofuel on the Path to Decarbonization Biomass — a renewable energy source that comes from living things — has been in use since man first began burning wood to...

Fire Safety

WOBO thanks Fire Safety Matters for their news items Calls for industry-wide adoption of product traceability policy “growing too loud to ignore” DAME JUDITH Hackitt has once again called for product traceability to form part of regulatory measures designed to increase building standards and safety....

IBQC: Risk-Based Building Classifications & Mandatory Inspections- The Key Benefits

WOBO recognizes the work carried out by Lovegrove and Cotton Lawyers Mandatory inspections are a vital component of a good practice building regulatory ecology. Risk-correlated building classifications offer a calibrated medium through which mandatory inspections may be targeted. This article discusses how enlightened building regulation...

Renewables: News and updates

WOBO thanks Renewable Energy for the links to their articles on energy developments UK Government’s “Powering up Britain” strategy draws mixed reactions The UK Government’s new “Powering up Britain” strategy has received a mixed reaction from voices across the country. According to The Guardian, for example, green business groups...

Fire Safety Updates

WOBO thanks Fire Safety Matters for their ongoing news items Halma Group acquires FirePro in major £132 million deal HALMA, THE global group of life safety technology-focused companies, has announced its acquisition of FirePro, the leading designer and manufacturer of aerosol fire suppression systems headquartered...

‘eddie’: Environmental updates

WOBO welcomes the environmental updates from eddie The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has confirmed it is working with Defra to deliver a body of research outlining nature-related financial risk estimates and the impact that the climate and ecological crises could have on the UK economy....

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