Daily Archives: 02/03/2021

Don’t Forget 1: IHBC’s ‘members only’ first Council and General Meeting of 2021: Free, 26 March, 1pm – eligible members called on to use proxy votes

The IHBC is issuing exclusive invitations and formal notices to IHBC members of ALL categories to the first Council meeting of 2021, from 1pm 26 March, starting with a formal General Meeting vote to support virtual meetings, and with eligible … Continue reading

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Don’t Forget 2: IHBC joins RIAS and more in Glasgow (virtually) on accreditation, standards, MATEs and more: 22-24 March

The IHBC will offer guidance and feature our celebrated MATE programme at a Glasgow City Heritage Trust (GCHT) 3-day online Conference on ‘Your Career in Conservation’, all aimed at ‘anyone working, or interested in working, within the building and heritage sectors’, alongside … Continue reading

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DBW Newsletter features IHBC’s 2020 Yearbook Ian Baxter on: ‘Cities, Heritage, Tourism…’ to 11K+ users

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ – has featured the IHBC’s 2020 Yearbook article on heritage and tourism by Prof Ian Baxter  – a member of the IHBC’s … Continue reading

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IHBC Research Signpost: ‘Levelling up’ with Mind the Gap – On construction projects and people

New research by recruiting agency Randstad, ‘Mind the Gap’, examines the North-South divide with levelling up in mind, across construction projects and jobs, as output in infrastructure and housebuilding rebounds from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Call for HESPR input to IHBC’s GM and Council, 26 March

The 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’, with news from across the development sector, and this week features the IHBC’s … Continue reading

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Historic England’s new advice note: ‘Local Heritage Listing: Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage’

Historic England has published a new edition of its advice note on how local heritage listing and local heritage lists can be formally identified as part of the wider range of designation so that they can be taken into account … Continue reading

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CLC Professional Indemnity Insurance Survey: Closing 12 March

The Construction Leaders Council(CLC) seeks help to complete a survey on Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII), closing 12 March.

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New SPAB Chair: Nicola Tasker

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings(SPAB) is delighted to announce our new SPAB Chair, Nichola Tasker, who brings a wealth of organisational knowledge to the role with her experience as a SPAB Trustee and much more. image: The … Continue reading

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COINS Grand Challenge 2021 open: Closing 28 June

The COINS Grand Challenge is first and foremost a competition to find new ideas or innovative approaches that will solve problems and enable the construction industry to make a positive impact on society, and is open to anyone whose idea … Continue reading

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PM appoints Simon Thurley as Chair of NHMF & NHLF

Dr Simon Thurley CBE has been appointed as Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for a three year period from 01 April 2021 until 31 March 2024, taking over from René … Continue reading

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London’s ‘thinnest’ home, @6 ft., in Shepherd’s Bush

London’s ‘thinnest’ home, located in Shepherd’s Bush, west London and measuring only 6 feet wide, is for sale.

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