WOBO recognises the need for “location effective” site inspection regimes. Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council and the International Building Quality Centre (IBQC) announced the release of the latest in a series of good practice building regulation documents published by the IBQC. The document, Good...
WOBO thanks CROSS-UK for the link to their most informative document. CROSS-UK Newsletter 63 has been published and includes expert comments on fire and structural safety reports. Concerns about punching shear in a flat slab Misleading fire rating on hatches Steel truss failure during...
Safety – risk management is key! This alert is aimed at structural, civil and fire engineers. Significant, and tragic, failures involving structures continue to occur: fires in apartment blocks in Milan, London and Taiwan, and structural collapses in Florida and Nigeria being recent examples. This paper...
WOBO thanks Barbour for all their support during 2021 and looks forward to maintaining the link during 2022. Welcome to the December edition of our monthly Barbour newsletter! We hope that you’re winding down for the festive period and that you get to take a...
Elmhurst Energy provides an opportunity to subscribe to their energy updates! 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 is out now… From the Future of Energy Efficiency and Building Regs…to developments in the Air Con sector; from Scotland’s Heat in Buildings Strategy…to Non-Domestic Retrofit; from Competency Schemes…to Retrofit Evaluation, it...
WOBO appreciates the report links to the UN Environment Programme. The Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction provides an annual snapshot of the progress of the buildings and construction sector on a global scale and reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies and solutions...
Safety is essential – work to the code! Do you know the definition of a confined space? A confined space is a place which is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely), and where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions within the space...
WOBO recognises the need to reinvigorate construction and boost productivity. In its National Infrastructure Strategy, the UK Government set out to “deliver an infrastructure revolution: a radical improvement in the quality of the UK’s infrastructure”. Key to this is tackling Covid-19 recovery and building future...
WOBO Governor Omkar N. Channan, as part of the link with the UN-Habitat, is pleased to provide you with the opportunity to download their Urban October Report. Urban October is an opportunity for everyone to be part of the conversation about the challenges and opportunities created...
Quality Management a key to compliance. The CIOB is committed to promoting best practice and providing improved education and training for the construction industry. Did you know that the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has established a Code of Quality Management?. The code aims to raise...
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