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- 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
- UK Heritage Pulse Panel 2024: Survey spotlights budget pressures etc 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 12/04/2024
- IHBC welcomes SE Branch #IHBCReading2024 Bursary call (closing 17 April), complementing SE Branch Day School CPD on ‘Levelling Up our World Heritage’, Canterbury, 26/04 (from £35) 12/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 12/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: HSTF Annual Research Study 2024 – Place Partnerships 12/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £170K+ works this week: National heritage body seeks agency for branding project, to £80K 12/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Poltimore House fire met with heartbreak and ‘deep sense of loss’ 12/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Crooked House owners appeal against order to rebuild historic pub 12/04/2024
- Scottish Government issues guidance on Chief Planning Officers: Head of Profession, Professional Adviser, & more 12/04/2024
- England consults on accelerated planning system, ‘10 weeks and fee refunds’ for major commercial applications, to 01/05 12/04/2024
- ‘Still a significant burden’: RIBA responds to reduced ARB accreditation fee 12/04/2024
- SAVE and Architects’ Journal launch ideas competition for M&S Oxford Street site with ‘re:store’ 12/04/2024
- QEST announces Heritage Craft Sustainability Awards: Deadline 24/05 12/04/2024
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Construction Skills Network 5 YEAR forecast 2021 – 2025 comes at a pivotal moment for Britain
Having started to recover from the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, areas of the country are facing new restrictions weeks before we are due to leave the EU. This summary presents three scenarios about how the economy will recover, and … Continue reading
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£3.5M to support Coventry City of Culture
Government has awarded £3.5 million to support Coventry’s tenure as UK City of Culture 2021. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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New £1,000 prize for best memorial in Cemetery Awards: Closes 31/07
A new category for ‘best memorial’ in the Cemetery of the Year Awards (CYA) gives masons a chance to win £1,000, thanks to the sponsorship of BRAMM, the register of approved memorial installers, closing 31 July.
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IHBC’s IMHO from Scotland: Steven Tolson on ‘Housing to 2040 – a dream or promise for real deeds?’
Steven Tolson, past Trustee of BEFS and former chair of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Housing’s sub-group, has shared his thoughts on the publication of the final vision for Scotland’s ‘Housing to 2040’. image: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-tolson-a263289/?originalSubdomain=uk
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Brighton 2021 Heritage MarketPlace: #IHBCMarketPlace Free stallholder guidance sessions to ‘help you reach IHBC School delegates and networks’, with stalls from £100+VAT or less (includes Day School place)
The IHBC has commenced its support sessions for School MarketPlace stallholders and prospective stallholders, with the next free and open session on 27 April (details on request, limited spaces).
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IHBC responds to Building Regs consultation; welcomes ‘emphasis on… professional conservation advice’
The IHBC has responded to government Consultation on changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations, including welcoming the ‘emphasis on taking professional conservation advice’.
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IHBC’s CPD Signpost: The Egan Report 23 years on… Part 1: How has construction changed?
More than two decades on from the release of the influential Egan Report, Nathan Doughty, CEO of Asite, reflects on the progress the construction industry has made with five key drivers of change. image: for illustration purposes only
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Evolution of the House Plan in Europe, from ArchDaily
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 ArchDaily reporting on ‘Evolution of the House Plan in Europe: from the … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hoburne submits plan to transform Lyndhurst Park Hotel site
Plans to replace a historic Hampshire hotel – boasting a facade remodelled by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – with more than 70 homes, have finally been submitted to the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) – a year after the … Continue reading
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RTPI Scotland report advocates implementing 20 Minute Neighbourhoods in Planning Policy and Practice
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has published a policy briefing paper which looks at the 20 minute neighbourhood concept and how it can be embedded in Scottish planning policy and practice.
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Virtual Bradford will ‘clone’ the city to create navigable online world
Work is underway on an ambitious project to virtually ‘clone’ Bradford city centre, as a ‘Digital twin’ will open the door to a 3D world with virtually endless possibilities.
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SPAB Receives Culture Recovery Fund Award
SPAB is absolutely delighted to announce that it is one of the 476 heritage organisations who will share £44M from the Culture Recovery Fund.
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KLC to join forces with West Dean College of Arts and Conservation
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation in Chichester, West Sussex has now announced plans to merge with KLC School of Design in London to reflect ‘an exciting new era for specialist creative education’ according to its Chief Executive, Alexander … Continue reading
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Icon publishes Values of Conservation research report
Icon has published new research exploring the values of conservation.
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LHBT appoints Georgina Nayler as Chair of Trustees
The London Historic Building Trust (LHBT) has announced the appointment of Georgina Nayler MBE as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. She takes over from Diana Beattie OBE, who is stepping down after close to 20 years with … Continue reading
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Public procurement Specialist LHC launches new guide ‘Energy Efficiency Measures (N8) procurement guide’
A new guide has been launched ‘Energy Efficiency Measures (N8) procurement guide’ which is for local authorities, housing associations and other registered providers that are looking to procure energy efficiency works. image: for illustration purposes only
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#IHBCBrighton2021, 18/06: Jan Gehl anchors Day School morning programme – ‘Making lively, people friendly places is an art that can certainly be learned…’
Europe’s premiere urban ‘planner for people’, Jan Gehl, will anchor the morning session of the IHBC’s 2021 Day School on 18 June, offering insights into how – and why – he evolved his unique brand of planning for people.
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Brighton 2021 Heritage MarketPlace: Free stallholder guidance sessions to ‘help you reach IHBC School delegates and networks’, with stalls from £100+VAT or less (includes Day School place)
The IHBC has commenced its support sessions for School MarketPlace stallholders and prospective stallholders, with the next free and open session on 27 April (details on request, limited spaces).
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £215K+ costed works this week: English council seeks Design and Public Realm Guide, closing 05/05 and valued at £180K
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 pick features this … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (international) doorstep’: Historic London pub to reopen six years after being bulldozed by Israeli company
Carlton Tavern is to re-open; the only building on its block to survive Nazi blitz, which was ordered rebuilt ‘brick-by-brick’ after it was illegally knocked down by an Israeli development company, The Times of Israel reports.
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UK Parliamentary Committee: Call for evidence on ‘Sustainability of the built environment’ – closing 15 May
The Environmental Audit Committee is launching an inquiry into the sustainability of the built environment, to look at the best routes to net zero for our future building needs from low carbon materials through to policies to minimise the whole … Continue reading
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Ecclesiastical and English Heritage expand cutting edge technology pilot
Ecclesiastical Insurance and English Heritage, in partnership with technology firm Shepherd, are extending a pilot that puts 18th century Kenwood House on a technological par with The Shard. image: for illustration purposes only – CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=435929
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Canal River Trust: Funding secured to create waterway roles for young people
The Canal River Trust has secured government support to create dozens of opportunities in heritage repair and construction, and waterways management, for young people, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. image: Canal & River Trust website
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Europa Nostra, ICOMOS etc.: ‘Putting Europe’s shared heritage at the heart of the European Green Deal’
Tackling climate change is this generation’s defining task and Europe’s rich and diverse cultural heritage can help, and to help lead the way, heritage, climate and financial organisations and experts have launched the European Cultural Heritage Green Paper ‘Putting Europe’s … Continue reading
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Inspector cites harm to setting of a GII LB & ‘coalescence’ in refusal of plans for Worcester homes
A planning inspector has cited harm to the setting of a Grade II (GII) listed building (LB) and settlement coalescence in refusing plans for 42 homes on the edge of Worcester, while acknowledging the ‘pressing need’ for new housing.
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