ICC Codes and Standards

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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...

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...

Asia Pacific Embodied Carbon Primer

Net zero is a key goal in respect of the built environment and to achieve this by 2050 we need to address the issues of global energy-related carbon emissions and the building stock, both existing and proposed. The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) catalyses the...

The Future for Home Heating – life without fossil fuels (NF87)

Adaptations for the future! As the industry aims to respond to one of the aims of the Future Homes Standard: that in the future, no new homes should be heated by fossil fuels, including mains natural gas; this publication, prepared for the NHBC Foundation by Cutland...

Fire Investigation Report into the cause and origin of the 2019 New Zealand International Conference Centre fire

Fire risk is always with us both during construction and within completed buildings.   Fire and Emergency New Zealand has released the Fire Investigation Report determining the cause and origin of the fire at the New Zealand International Conference Centre in central Auckland on 22 October 2019. The...

New Zealand: The Impact of External and Internal Sources of Motivation on Young Women’s Interest in Construction-Related Careers: An Exploratory Study

WOBO Governor David Gibson was pleased to receive a link to the article by Eziaku Onyeizu Rasheed  within the International Journal of Construction Education and Research. She was happy to share her latest publication reflecting her commitment. It focuses on young women’s interest in construction-related...

Modular Construction Tool Kit

The move to off-site construction is ongoing.  The publication provides an interesting review of modular construction. Modular construction is a technique whereby the bulk of the construction of a building is done off-site at a factory, and the components, called modules or simply boxes, are...

UK: Competence Regime – Don’t get barred!

WOBO has been monitoring developments within the UK since the Grenfell fire and brings you the link to the final CIC report “Setting the Bar – A New Competence Regime for Building a Safer Future”.  Professionals need to sit up, read the document and plan...

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