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...
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...
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...
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...
Energy is an integrated part of the built environment. A significant emphasis has been placed on the existing built environment and the need to consider the retrofit of commercial buildings PAS 2035 the domestic retrofit specification was published by BSI, including direct from input from...
Health and Safety are both key elements of a building officials remit. The Safety and Health Practitioner (SHP) in conjunction with “barbour” are providing the opportunity to catch up on legislative developments and changes. Returning to the workplace post-COVID-19, The Fire Safety Bill and Building...
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 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...
WOBO recognises that the IGBC Green Logistics Parks and Warehouses rating system addresses the three pillars of sustainability i.e. Social, Environmental and Economical; thereby, the logistics park and warehouse projects going green can have multi-fold tangible and intangible benefits. The tangible benefits include reduction in...
The current focus on mass timber structures has provided significant interest in material performance. Paul Grimwood provides a reminder of “some firefighting concerns” Engineered Timber CLT and GLULAM – Some Firefighting Concerns. The timber industry has been enjoying significant growth in the last decade, primarily...
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