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- IHBC’s 2021 Yearbook : 5000+ key players learn more about the IHBC, introduced by HE’s Duncan Wilson OBE 07/12/2021
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ from IHBC’s 2022 School: Aberdeen Art Gallery named Scotland’s building of the year’ 07/12/2021
- IHBC features ‘Heritage form the Charity doorstep’! EH- pandemic ‘knocked us off course’ but now we are ‘stronger and wiser’ 07/12/2021
- Lord Bichard leads RICS ‘Independent Review’ into governance & purpose 07/12/2021
- Article 4 Direction confirmed to protect Hemel Town Centre 07/12/2021
- Blackpool promenade shut after building partial collapse 07/12/2021
- £240K boost for communities as Scottish heritage projects awarded funding 07/12/2021
- CIC commends 40 signatories of its climate action plan 07/12/2021
- Carbon survey reports that some businesses are reluctant to address emissions 07/12/2021
- Historic England Annual Report and Accounts 2020-2021 07/12/2021
- More than £1bn needed to make the UK’s theatre buildings sustainable 07/12/2021
- IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector support, from NI events for all (9/12) to podcasts & more 03/12/2021
- IHBC welcomes Eilish McGuinness as new Heritage Fund CEO 03/12/2021
- IHBC welcomes Aberdeen Art Gallery success with Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 03/12/2021
- IHBC welcomes ‘groundbreaking’ heritage & research virtual conference from ICSM CHC, 6-10 December 03/12/2021
- IHBC says: ‘Please check your contact details, for the Yearbook and more, by 17/12’ 03/12/2021
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £137K+ works this week: Heritage property lead seeks masterplans, closing 20/12, valued £40-100K 03/12/2021
- IHBC features ‘Heritage form the restorer’s doorstep’! ‘Faithful reinstatement’ preferred option for GSA Mackintosh Building 03/12/2021
- New Chief Planning Inspector of new Welsh Government body appointed 03/12/2021
- MPs require all new buildings to have renewables from next year 03/12/2021
- Campaigners call for new law to empower communities 03/12/2021
- BRE helps build new embodied carbon database 03/12/2021
- IHBC@COP26 Helpdesk+ signpost: COP26 looks back at what was achieved 30/11/2021
- IHBC consultation responds to ‘Supporting defence infrastructure and the future of time-limited permitted development rights’ 30/11/2021
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ double-up: HESPR’s ‘free 15 minutes advice’ project’ and #IHBC Aberdeen 2022 MarketPlace 30/11/2021
IHBC’s 2021 Yearbook : 5000+ key players learn more about the IHBC, introduced by HE’s Duncan Wilson OBE
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ from IHBC’s 2022 School: Aberdeen Art Gallery named Scotland’s building of the year’
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the IHBC doubling up with the ‘News from IHBC’s 2022 Annual School destination’, as Building reports ‘Aberdeen Art Gallery named Scotland’s building of the year!
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IHBC features ‘Heritage form the Charity doorstep’! EH- pandemic ‘knocked us off course’ but now we are ‘stronger and wiser’
Lockdowns and other restrictions mean that English Heritage (EH) missed its income target by over £10m, but the charity is optimistic about the future, reports Civil Society.
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Lord Bichard leads RICS ‘Independent Review’ into governance & purpose
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed Lord Michael Bichard to lead a wide-ranging independent review into the governance and purpose of the institution.
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Article 4 Direction confirmed to protect Hemel Town Centre
Article 4 Direction confirmed by Dacorum Borough Council(DBC) to protect Hemel town centre.
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Blackpool promenade shut after building partial collapse
A section of Blackpool promenade has been closed after part of a building collapsed.
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£240K boost for communities as Scottish heritage projects awarded funding
Funding to provide training opportunities and the restoration of historic structures will benefit local communities and economies throughout Scotland.
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CIC commends 40 signatories of its climate action plan
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is pleased to share the news that it’s ‘Carbon Zero: the professional institutions’ climate action plan’ which was spearheaded by CIC’s Climate Change Panel has now reached 40 signatories.
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Carbon survey reports that some businesses are reluctant to address emissions
Global construction and consultancy firm Mace has announced the results of its second annual carbon survey, which highlights how business leaders are changing climate at the heart of their strategies.
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Historic England Annual Report and Accounts 2020-2021
The 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts for Historic England, as laid before Parliament on 1 December 2021.
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More than £1bn needed to make the UK’s theatre buildings sustainable
New research by leading consultancies AECOM, Avison Young, Bristow Consulting and Buro Happold for Theatres Trust has revealed the extent of the work needed to make the UK’s theatre buildings sustainable.
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IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector support, from NI events for all (9/12) to podcasts & more
The IHBC’s regular and free CPD Circular is out, with accessible information on sector-wide learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, from the Northern Ireland Branch partnering virtual CPD suite, Conservation in Common (9/12 & after), to the IHBC’s COP26 podcasts, now even more accessible.
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IHBC welcomes Eilish McGuinness as new Heritage Fund CEO
Eilish McGuinness will take over from Ros Kerslake CBE, who announced in July she was stepping down as CEO of the Heritage Fund and National Heritage Memorial Fund after five and a half years.
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IHBC welcomes Aberdeen Art Gallery success with Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award
The venue for the IHBC’s Annual School, Aberdeen, has seen its Art Gallery secure the prestigious 2021 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.
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IHBC welcomes ‘groundbreaking’ heritage & research virtual conference from ICSM CHC, 6-10 December
The International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change (ICSM CHC) ‘groundbreaking meeting’… on incorporating ‘culture and heritage into climate science and research’ opens from 6-10 December, sponsored by the IPCC, UNESCO, and ICOMOS, and including a Launch Event and Impacts and Knowledge Systems sessions.
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IHBC says: ‘Please check your contact details, for the Yearbook and more, by 17/12’
The IHBC is calling on all members to check and update the contact details we hold, before 17/12.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £137K+ works this week: Heritage property lead seeks masterplans, closing 20/12, valued £40-100K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from this week is the call from a historic properties lead for site masterplans of 2 major properties in England, closing 20/12 and valued £40-£100K.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage form the restorer’s doorstep’! ‘Faithful reinstatement’ preferred option for GSA Mackintosh Building
A detailed analysis of future options for the fire-hit Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has concluded that a faithful reinstatement within the practical constraints of the regulatory environment is the preferred option, reports Scottish Construction Now.
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New Chief Planning Inspector of new Welsh Government body appointed
Vicky Robinson has been welcomed as the first Chief Planning Inspector of Planning and Environment Decisions Wales, who will move from her current post as Operational Manager for Planning and Building Control at Vale of Glamorgan Council in 2022. Continue reading
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MPs require all new buildings to have renewables from next year
Almost half of MPs approve the removal of VAT on all domestic renewables and energy efficiency measures for 10 years, a new survey shows.
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Campaigners call for new law to empower communities
Campaigners on the ‘We’re Right Here’ campaign have called for a new Community Power Act to give communities a legal right to self-determination.
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BRE helps build new embodied carbon database
BRE is collaborating with other industry leaders to develop a new Built Environment Carbon Database.
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IHBC@COP26 Helpdesk+ signpost: COP26 looks back at what was achieved
The IHBC@COP26 is signposting COP26’s take on what was achieved before it closed, after publishing its own observations on ways forward with ‘Some observations on moving forward after COP26!
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IHBC consultation responds to ‘Supporting defence infrastructure and the future of time-limited permitted development rights’
The IHBC has submitted its response to the dual consultation on supporting defence infrastructure through new permitted development rights (PDRs) and on the future of time-limited PDRs for temporary structures etc., previously introduced as a temporary measure.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ double-up: HESPR’s ‘free 15 minutes advice’ project’ and #IHBC Aberdeen 2022 MarketPlace
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week the IHBC doubling up with the ‘HESPR free 15 minutes advice’ project’ and the #IHBC MarketPlace tied to our Aberdeen School 2022!
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