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...
WOBO Governor David Gibson was pleased to receive a link to the article by Eziaku Onyeizu Rasheed within the International Journal of Construction Education and Research. She was happy to share her latest publication reflecting her commitment. It focuses on young women’s interest in construction-related...
The move to off-site construction is ongoing. The publication provides an interesting review of modular construction. Modular construction is a technique whereby the bulk of the construction of a building is done off-site at a factory, and the components, called modules or simply boxes, are...
WOBO has been monitoring developments within the UK since the Grenfell fire and brings you the link to the final CIC report “Setting the Bar – A New Competence Regime for Building a Safer Future”. Professionals need to sit up, read the document and plan...
WOBO was pleased to note the support and progress given to the development of the “Unified Gulf Building Code”. Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council received formal notification that it is the recipient of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) grant to partially underwrite the...
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