Sustainable Development Planning – Shaping our Future

As part of WOBO’s affiliation and collaboration Raymond Chan, Vice President attended and participated in a half day workshop on Sustainable Development Planning organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development, www.wisdp.org.hk/promotion, UNESCO Hong Kong Association. www.unesco.hk/ The group focussed on the understanding...

Canada: First Geothermal Production

The global demand for energy continues and WOBO welcomes initiatives that focus on renewables. The work carried out by DEEP in the development and production of power through Geothermal resources  is most positive. Canada’s First Geothermal Production and Injection Well Test Exceeds Expectations  Dan McCue in...

Condolences: Zuhair Arafat

We are sorry to hear of the loss of another of our WOBO family, again to COVID-19.  Zuhair Arafat, a longtime member and brother of WOBO Governor Harbi Arafat, passed away on September 9, 2020.  Harbi and his family ask that we please all take...

BRE: Fire Performance of Cladding Materials

Research is essential to prevent mistakes re-occurring and the British Research Establishment provides evidence of their work following on from the Grenfell Tower fire, London. Octavian Lalu, Senior Fire Safety Scientist at the BRE, has announced that the BRE “state-of-the-art government research programme” regarding the...

SFPE: Public Comments: Very Tall Buildings

WOBO encourages its members and fellow professionals to support the SFPE in the generation of its Engineering Guide to Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings. SFPE is seeking Public Comments on its Engineering Guide to Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings (Deadline to submit comments...

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