WOBO recognises the developments taking place within England and the Designing Buildings Wiki site provides a continuing update in terms of developments. The Building Safety Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019 following the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017. Its purpose is...
The ABCB has extended the comment period for two of its Building Confidence Report consultations. In response to a number of stakeholder requests to extend the comment period for two of its consultations on recommendations from the Building Confidence Report (BCR), the ABCB has now extended: Auditing...
“Innotive Foundation Technology” – WOBO thanks the Renewable Energy Magazine and Robin Whitlock for the link. For the first time ever in the renewables industry special collars will be installed around the monopile foundation at seabed level. The ‘collared monopile’ is designed based on an...
WOBO Members and fellow professionals are encouraged to respond to the consultation linked to public safety. Have your say on whether the allowable level of lead in plumbing products in contact with drinking water should be reduced. As part of the Australian Building Codes Board’s...
Energy performance within the built environment is a major factor linked to sustainability and the notification from BARBOUR provides a link to building assessment. How SAP10 will impact the heating industry? The latest iteration of SAP10 (10.1) has slashed the carbon emission factor of electricity...
WOBO recognises the skill shortages within the construction industry and was pleased to receive the link to the Building Safety Journal and the article by Tommy Faulkner. For young people entering the engineering and construction industry, there are many benefits to starting a career through...
Public safety is a key element of WOBO’s Members work and the SCOSS ALERT serves as a reminder!! This was a bridge of an unusual design and was being constructed in an unusual manner. The main 53m pre-stressed pre-cast concrete span truss was in position...
Inspect or not to inspect? Should inspections be mandatory? Overview Building Ministers authorised an assessment of the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia. The resulting Building Confidence Report (BCR) notes that there are significant differences across jurisdictions in the...
Carbon Monoxide kills! As professionals we must remove or limit the risk within the residential sectors, both public and private. Scope of the consultation This consultation seeks views on: a) Amending the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 to require social landlords to...
Fire Safety – does it comply? If Deemed-to-Satisfy (DTS) Provision D1.4 can be satisfied by providing one exit, is that enough? Although in many circumstances it is, DTS Provision D1.2 may require an additional exit and DTS Provision D1.5 will specify further requirements for that...
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