Disabled residents are not a minority issue! In the UK, over 14 million people have a disability. Although a proportion will have been disabled since birth or early childhood, many will have developed impairments over their lifetime through illness or injury. Cognitive and physical impairments...
WOBO thanks Modern Building Services for the link to the article by Alex Bardett. Riser shafts feature so prominently in high rises, yet when it comes to understanding what they are and why they are needed from a fire protection perspective, there are misconceptions. There are,...
WOBO recognises the need to reinvigorate construction and boost productivity. In its National Infrastructure Strategy, the UK Government set out to “deliver an infrastructure revolution: a radical improvement in the quality of the UK’s infrastructure”. Key to this is tackling Covid-19 recovery and building future...
WOBO thanks OSHA for their link to guidance about workplace hazards and controls. OSHA Instruction TED 01-00-015 The OSHA Technical Manual (OTM) provides technical information about workplace hazards and controls to OSHA’s Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs). This information supports OSHA’s enforcement and outreach...
Climate action – Innovations of the Month. As is to be expected in the final run-up to COP26, September has been a busy month in the sustainability space. The UN revealed that current commitments to the Paris Agreement will not result in even half of the emissions...
Europe energy – a shift in focus! The TEN-E regulation creates a framework for the European Union to finance cross-border energy infrastructure. It decides which projects qualify for Europe’s list of projects of common interest, which opens the door to faster permitting and a €5.8bn...
WOBO congratulates Columbia County on their achievement. Columbia County in New York State has announced completion of an energy efficiency project at the county Public Safety Building that carries significant environmental benefits and cost-savings for taxpayers. The $2.7 million project, completed on-time and on-budget, will...
WOBO thanks edie newsroom for the notice that the UK Government intends to develop plans for shifting all electricity generation to clean sources by 2035. Speaking during a visit to a Network Rail site in Manchester as part of the Conservative Party Conference, Boris Johnson...
Resilient Communities – BRIC grants available. Join the International Code Council for a free webinar Thursday, October 7 at 3 pm ET | Noon PT Now in its second year, FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program is the agency’s $1 billion mitigation grant...
WOBO Governor David Gibson draws your attention to the regulatory changes proposed in respect of Higher Risk Buildings. These draft regulations provide Parliament with more detail of our intentions for secondary legislation. The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations [2021] The Secretary of...
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