Daily Archives: 02/06/2020

#IHBCVirtualSchool2020 CPD Speaker Spotlight: Carole Souter CBE, on ‘Community’, including heritage roles and resources, local and global…

Carole Souter, Master of St Cross College, Oxford, was previously the Chief Executive of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) – now the National Lottery Heritage Fund – leading national heritage funding bodies in the UK, … Continue reading

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IHBC welcomes Heritage Trust Network’s new CEO: David Tittle

The IHBC has welcomed the appointment of David Tittle as Chief Executive Officer for the Heritage Trust Network (HTN), which he will join at the end of May 2020.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Our DBW news digest

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 news from across sector publications, and this … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 300 years of Ramsgate history in new HE book

The Isle of Thanet News has encouraged readers to delve into the rich history of Ramsgate over the past 300 years, with a new book from Historic England (HE). Image: IHBC South East Branch

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IHBC CPD boost: Thoughts and tips on engaging the public with research – with a survey too…

Engaging relevant communities in the research process can have a multitude of benefits explain Dr Sam Illingworth (The University of Western Australia) and Dr Jasjit Singh (University of Leeds), who are currently compiling a toolkit to empower researchers to do … Continue reading

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 79: Garden Trust on research and conservation of historic landscapes during lockdown

The Garden Trust has highlighted how, even during the lockdown, people can still do a lot of research to help protect our historic landscapes. image: for illustratation purposes only Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 80: Risk assessments and contractual impact

A note on contractual obligations under the current COVID-19 pandemic has been issued by The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists(CIAT).

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 81: Return to work safely with this check list from Stone Federation

In response to the Prime Minister’s announcement outlining a return to work, the Stone Federation Great Britain has published a short list of links to information essential to help you get back to work safely. image: Stone Specialist website

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 82: The Consultation Institute on ‘Exit from Lockdown – the case for consultation’

The Consultation Institute has published a Briefing Paper by Rhion Jones and Stephen Hill on ‘Exit after Lockdown – the case for Consultation’.

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 83: Restarting building work – A guide for FMB members

Guidance from The Federation of Master Builders(FMB) sets out advice to members and their clients about what steps they may want to think about when starting or restarting a building project during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

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The energy costs of ‘historic preservation’… from a university

Some academics are arguing that preservation policies preventing historic buildings from being fitted with energy-efficient measures added £5.6 billion to energy bills across an eight-year period.

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