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- IHBC’s next OPEN & FREE ‘Management’ CPD Pre-School webinars for #IHBCReading2024 School theme, ‘Place & Building Care…’: ‘Enforcement’ (03/05) and ‘Munstead Wood’ estate (16/05) 19/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ signpost: ICE advice for engineers to close the gender pay gap following on RAE research 19/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 19/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 19/04/2024
- ‘Money is still not the barrier’: Bursaries extended for IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 19/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £112K+ works this week: Heritage team seeks engineering services for canal restoration, £70K, to 10/05 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Claim – Torbay’s planning rules are being flouted due to lack of enforcement 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposals for £65m University Centre Blackpool set for decision 19/04/2024
- Copenhagen and Paris mayors discuss lessons learned after fires wreck landmarks 19/04/2024
- Joint statement on England’s Natural and Historic Environment published by NE, HE and Lottery: ‘Integrating the Management of the Natural and Historic Environment’ 19/04/2024
- Architects etc. – Professional Practical Experience Commission – Call for evidence, to 24/04 19/04/2024
- Office for Place Update: Free Places at 2024 Design Code Schools for LPA officers 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: European Architecture Prize Philippe Rotthier 2024, closing 30/04. 19/04/2024
- IHBC welcomes formal signing by IHBC Chair and ICOMOS-UK President of new MOU, securing ‘closer ties and cooperation’ 17/04/2024
- Missed #IHBCReading2024 School webinar on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2038…’, co-hosted by Fit for the Future? Just catch it free on IHBC’s Youtube channel… 17/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 17/04/2024
- ‘Money is still not the barrier’: Bursaries extended for IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 17/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on ‘world’s first full-scale commercial nuclear power station’ 17/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’, for #IHBCReading2024 too: Go for £9.5M revamp of Brutalist Reading Hexagon Theatre 17/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Activists occupy house set for demolition by ‘not-for-profit’ housing association 17/04/2024
- CIC: Government must make up for lost time with an improved plan for healthier, climate resilient homes and buildings 17/04/2024
- York Minster receives generous donation towards new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills and Estate Management 17/04/2024
- Nearly 70 museums and libraries across England to benefit from £33 million boost 17/04/2024
- APPAG Inquiry on Archaeology and Metal-detecting in England launched 17/04/2024
Monthly Archives: May 2020
IHBC’s new Context out now! ‘Damp’ all over the place… from ‘rethinking retrofit’ to ‘assessing moisture’ and ‘curated decay’, with a bow to IHBC’s 2022 School, planned for Aberdeen!
The latest issue of the IHBC’s membership journal Context is now out, covering a wide range of feature issues – including an Aberdeen case study repair from 2022 IHBC School Committee lead, Douglas Campbell – but focussed on one of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 67: In lockdown, Ecclesiastical launches new guidance for temporarily closed and unoccupied buildings
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has published new guidance on managing risks and protecting temporarily closed and unoccupied heritage buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 68: A Framework for post-COVID-19 recovery for towns and cities
The Institute of Place Management (IPM) has produced its Post-COVID 19 Recovery Framework.
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 69: RIBA on ‘Rethink: 2025’… Design for life after Covid-19, and win £5K, closing 12 June
When we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic a new sort of design will be needed, and how would you design the new world we will find ourselves in, asks the RIBA, as it announces ‘Rethink: 2025’, while you could win … Continue reading
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 70: UAH on COVID-19 Heritage Sector Guidance for Northern Ireland
Ulster Architectural Heritage(UAH) has compiled a list of sources of information for the heritage sector, and those interested in heritage in Northern Ireland in relation to Coronavirus Covid-19.
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 71: Government unlocks £150M from dormant accounts in pandemic response
England’s Culture Secretary has accelerated release of funding in further boost for charities and social enterprises across the country. image: Open government Licence v3.0
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IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £4.3M+ costed works: NI seeks team for public realm works, closing 19 June, valued £1.9M
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage of London Trust’s ‘Proud Places’ success helps London’s children re-engage with community after lockdown
London children who have been cooped up at home will be able to discover the historic buildings on their doorstep when lockdown is over, as a successful £300k bid by Heritage of London Trust – Proud Places –allows a scheme … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Demolition plans for GII LBs in St. Joseph’s orphange in Preston move a step closer
The site of the former St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Preston city centre looks set to be partially demolished for housing, writes The Lancashire Post as plans have been recommended for approval which would see several of the Grade II-listed buildings … Continue reading
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Historic Ribblehead viaduct threatens to collapse
The Grade II Ribblehead viaduct structure has developed dangerous defects that are causing masonry to plunge off the edge, reports The Daily Mail, while new proposals include restitching the viaduct’s 24 arches, inserting anchors and repairing rainwater systems. image: Michael … Continue reading
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Georgian Group announces new chairman and deferred AGM
The Georgian Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Zisman as its Chairman Designate, succeeding to the present Chairman, Christopher Boyle QC after The Group’s deferred 2020 Annual General Meeting.
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Sculpture of Turing would ruin college’s character says heritage organisation
Historic England, the organisation responsible for protecting the country’s heritage, has said that a proposed 12-foot steel sculpture dedicated to the memory of gay World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing would ruin the ‘existing character’ of King’s College, Cambridge.
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Athens hotel ordered to demolish top floors blocking Acropolis view
A battle over the right to enjoy uninterrupted views of the Acropolis has resulted in a five-star hotel being ordered to demolish its top two floors, in a landmark ruling hailed by residents of Athens, with campaigners ‘overjoyed’ at a … Continue reading
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#IHBCVirtualSchool2020’s ‘OLD TOWNS | NEW FUTURES’ Speaker Spotlight: Carl Elefante’s updates on how ‘The Greenest Building Is…One That Is Already Built’
Carl Elefante, 94th President of The American Institute of Architects, will take on environmental issues for the built environment as his 2020 Virtual School topic on 19 June, and to spotlight his work, prospective delegates are encouraged to review his … Continue reading
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Shape your future and ours! Share, promote, like and celebrate IHBC’s 2020 Virtual School, #IHBCVirtualSchool2020, – ‘OLD TOWNS | NEW FUTURES’… from a Global Pandemic – across your widest networks
Remember that the best way to support your career and aspirations after the pandemic is to shape them now, so let all your networks know about our @IHBCTweet #IHBCVirtualSchool2020 ‘OLD TOWNS | NEW FUTURES’… from a Global Pandemic, on 19 June, by … Continue reading
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REMINDER: IHBC’s COVID-19 furlough update on your comms: Update your NewsBlog email alert contacts etc.
If you are on furlough, or similarly detached from your usual network, office or working environment, be sure to keep your most important specialist network up to date by getting the IHBC’s NewsBlogs email alerts sent where they are of most … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Pandemic Urbanism – Call for Submissions to Monu #33, closing June 30
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, including notices gleaned from across the development sector’s … Continue reading
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 62: Covid-19 case studies called for by CIC Task Force
The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CIC) Task Force has published a new website to showcase industry’s response to Covid-19, and seeks case studies.
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 63: PINS on Site visits digital case events
Site visits are to recommence and more digital case events are planned, the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) reports in its latest update. image: Open Government Licence V3.0
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 64: Government on designing for ‘Safer public places – urban centres and green spaces’
Government has issued a ‘guidance document focusing on the design principles for safer urban centres and green spaces’, entitled ‘… Safer public places – urban centres and green spaces’. images: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 65: Coronavirus updates from UK Research and Innovation, via AHRC, including ‘…Opening UK Heritage to the World’
UK Research and Innovation has issued new resources and opportunoities linked to thee COVID-19 pandemic, distilled further by the AHRC, and which includes Discovery Projects call – Towards a National Collection: Opening UK Heritage to the World.
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 66: Guidance on construction and other outdoor work etc
UK and the Home Countries have issued a range of guidance on easing the lockdown, including UK guidance for people who work in or run outdoor working environments, ‘Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) in construction and other outdoor work’
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Is this the right time to seek permission for 200 houses on Prescot garden centre site?
Housing developer Taylor Wimpey is seeking planning permission to replace a garden centre in Prescot with 200 houses, but some local councillors say now is not the right time, the St Helens Reporter highlights.
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New Constructing Excellence/BRE research on blockchain benefits to the built environment industry
A new report from BRE Trust in collaboration with Constructing Excellence explores opportunities to address challenges in the built environment industry using blockchain technology.
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Awards for Planning Excellence in the RTPI English Regions: EOI 30 May
The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence in the English Regions celebrate the power of planning at a local level, with Expressions of Interest (EOI) due by 30 May.
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