Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s latest Guidance Note on our Toolbox, produced in consultation with the institute’s Legal Panel, provides advice on the application of Section 19 (S.19) of the 1990 Planning (LBCA) Act in relation to the amendment of conditions attached to … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s Wales Branch is offering free CPD on ‘Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Energy Efficiency’ on 5 September, laying new foundations for the IHBC’s 2023 annual School in Swansea as well offering a local celebration of the institute’s 25th anniversary: … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading →

The IHBC is delighted to announce the 2022 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’ is open for submissions, closing 31 August.

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 IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a District Council for … Continue reading →

The joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ consultation survey has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector (IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice) statement on practice principles for those working in built and historic environment conservation.

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading →

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 IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a city council for … Continue reading →

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has submitted a retrospective planning application for five storage units at the Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, while the planning application says that previous staff were ‘unaware’ that it needed planning permission (PP), reports The … Continue reading →

Volunteers are crucial to our Annual Schools – not least for our 2022 Aberdeen School (15-18/06) which to date has reached 253 practitioners and secured 2.4 million impressions on twitter – so Frances Swanston IHBC, Associate at HESPR company ICENI, … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading →

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 IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a national research body … Continue reading →

Proposals to demolish an ‘iconic’ house have caused a backlash among locals who insisted it should be preserved, reports North Wales Daily Post. image: for illustration purposes only

Alison McCandlish, IHBC’s lead consultant for Social Media (SM) at our 2022 Aberdeen School (15-18/06), has collated participation data in this final School SM NewsBlog post, covering our impressive reach across users and networks, at 2.4 million impressions.

A consultation on updating and enhancing the IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector statement on practice principles for specialists working in built and historic environment conservation roles.

The IHBC’s Conservation Wiki service – offered through a partnership with Designing Buildings (DB), ‘The Construction Wiki’ – offers accessible ‘Quick-view’ summaries of key issues across our Newsblogs and other member information services.

The IHBC is delighted to announce the 2022 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’ is open for submissions, closing 31 August.

IHBC Support Officer Jude Wheeler has written to Branches to offer guidance on National Office support for locally-led ideas and initiatives that mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary, with all projects to be commenced before April 2023.

On a large and remote construction site in Shetland, where BAM Nuttall is battling the elements, covering large distances every day, the Trimble and Boston Dynamics integrated robot solution has become man’s newest four-legged friend.

What’s wrong with the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum and Preserve, asks High Country News, as archival documents reveal the true origins of a popular Colorado tourist attraction. image: By Obiwan23 at English Wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by … Continue reading →

The new issue of the IHBC’s journal, Context No. 172 takes as its theme ’Regulations and Codes, looking at how they ‘have shaped and are shaping the historic environment.’

The IHBC has sent all current Aberdeen School delegates links to access the broadcasts of the #IHBCAberdeen 2022 Day School – if you are missing yours let us know, while anyone else can still sign up HERE to access the … Continue reading →

The WSP Heritage Planning & Placemaking (HP&P) Team is the latest company to be accepted on to the IHBC conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ listing, of heritage businesses to benefit from IHBC’s quality assurance.  

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading →

IHBC Support Officer Jude Wheeler has written to Branches to offer guidance on National Office support for locally-led ideas and initiatives that mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary, with all projects to be commenced before April 2023.