Professional development: SHP Webinar Wednesdays

WOBO members and fellow professionals are given the opportunity to register for free webinars offered by Safety and Health Practitioner (SHP) SHP Webinar Wednesdays Health and safety guidelines are changing constantly so it’s important to stay informed about the key issues shaping the health and...

Energy: Concensus through collaboration

WOBO recognises the work carried out by Elmhurst Energy and supports the need for consensus in the rating of properties and their energy performance. A long-running debate between different groups of green housebuilding experts seems to be reaching a creative conclusion, says Stuart Fairlie, Technical...

WSSET: Deadline for new Award & Competition: 1st November

WOBO has been informed that time is running out for submissions to the President’s Prize and the FCE – Open Competition for PhD Review Papers – both deadlines: 1st November 2020.  The President of WSSET is offering a cash prize of £1,000 for a research project or idea related to helping...

Applications invited for the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee

The Department of Finance has launched a public appointment competition to recruit six members to the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee (NIBRAC). www.finance-ni.gov.uk/news/applications-invited-northern-ireland-building-regulations-advisory-committee Applicants must have proven and current experience in at least one of the following disciplines: Building regulation enforcement Building surveying Construction...

UK: – Structure CROSS Newsletter 60

Structural incidents/accidents are all around us and are sometimes caused by a lack of professional understanding, inadequate risk assessment and poor communication. 979 Outdoor video screens – This report is to raise concerns about certain video screen systems being used out of doors for public...

Saudi Arabia: Covid-19

WOBO Governor Harbi Arafat provides a short review for Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia as a country started to be affected by the virus some three months later than China.  In the early stages of the pandemic, whilst trying to avoid wide spread infection, a traffic...

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