WOBO appreciates the support provided by the Australian Building Codes Board for WOBO Members and fellow professionals. This month the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Chair, Glenys Beauchamp and I have continued meeting with industry associations and professional bodies to discuss what to expect with the upcoming...
WOBO is pleased to recognise the engineering feat carried out in India and the notification provided by Omkar Channan The Chenab Rail Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir is a railway bridge which is 35 metres higher than the Eiffel Tower. It is the world’s highest railway...
WOBO appreciates the information provided by founder WOBO President Omkar Channan. The ENERGY GLOBE Award is an environmental prize awarded annually in more than 180 countries by the non-profit ENERGY GLOBE Foundation based in Austria. The award recognizes projects focusing on energy efficiency, sustainability, and...
WOBO is pleased to support the programme scheduled for November 2024. WUF12 – Cairo, Egypt | 4–8 November Application is now open for partner-led events for the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) taking place from 4 to 8 November 2024 in Cairo, Egypt....
WOBO is pleased to provide further dates for your diaries and professional development during 2024. Roadshow registrations now open – learn about proposed NCC changes Registrations for our ABCB Roadshow event series are now open. The events will be held in each capital city across...
WOBO is please to provide energy news from “Renewable Energy” Minnesota Development Awarded $4.7M for Geothermal Energy System The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority (MnCIFA) awarded a $4.7 million loan, the first for MnCIFA, to The Heights Community Energy, who plans to construct and operate...
WOBO and its members and fellow professionals appreciate the news items provided by “edie” Activists or accountants?: Are sustainability professionals stuck in reporting mode? Integrated reporting, rampant disclosure requests, a dizzying increase in voluntary and mandatory frameworks. It is fair to say that many sustainability...
WOBO is pleased to share the news items received from edie. Food waste inflicts $1trn economic loss on global scale, UN report warns A new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has highlighted that food waste remains a significant detriment to the global economy...
WOBO appreciates the work carried out by Lovegrove and Cotton and their recent updates in respect of IBQC. IBQC Risk Based Building Classification and Mandatory Inspection Guidelines are now out. The IBQC has launched the Risk Based Building Classification and Mandatory Inspection Guidelines. This was...
WOBO recognises the work that Create Digital does in disseminating activities taking place within Australia. Medical devices designed to better humanity From more sophisticated wheelchairs to exoskeletons and digital twins, the possibilities presented by rehabilitation engineering are endless. Rehabilitation engineering has always been a small...
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