Daily Archives: 13/08/2021

National Churches Trust on ‘supporting Northern Ireland’s churches and chapels’… with the IHBC & NI Branch

Northern Ireland has 2,500 churches and chapels – more per head than anywhere else in the United Kingdom, and the recent National Churches Trust update highlights include partnership with the IHBC and our national Branch in the Northern Ireland Places … Continue reading

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New Closing Date for IHBC’s Student Awards: Submit your coursework by 31 AUGUST to win up to £500 & a place on IHBC’s 2022 Aberdeen School

Following calls from participating courses, the closing date for the IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award is now 31 August, so relevant coursework submitted on ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate – from 2020 OR 2021 may be submitted online … Continue reading

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IHBC’s CPD boost: Responding to DBW’s list of 120 articles it seeks – from ‘veneer’ and ‘renaissance’ to ‘planning precedent’

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ – has published a list of 120 subjects it needs articles written about, all good starting points for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) … Continue reading

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IHBC online registration for ‘Recognised CPD Providers’: Reminder on signing up online, for free!

IHBC’s support for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) includes our online registration for anyone – or any organisation – seeking our free recognition service and listing for CPD providers.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Southend’s Westcliff Hamlet Court Road ‘to get conservation area status’

The unique nature of Southend’s ‘second High Street’, Hamlet Court Road, is set to be recognised with conservation area status, reports The Echo.

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CLC backs largest ‘safety stand down’ of tools etc., in October, to improve ‘health, safety, and wellbeing’

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has thrown its support behind the UK’s largest construction health & safety ‘stand down’ of tools etc., to ‘encourage businesses to… participate in sessions aimed at improving the health, safety, and wellbeing’. image: for illustration … Continue reading

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Project Routemap – UK’s IPA, on setting up ’novel or complex’ infrastructure projects

Project Routemap is the Infrastructure and projects Authorities (IPA) support tool for novel or complex major projects. It helps sponsors and clients understand the capabilities needed to set projects up for success, incorporating learning from other major projects and programmes.

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New Zoom app lets UK charities fundraise within the platform

The video meeting platform Zoom has added a donation function to its platform for all registered UK charities.

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URBACT on ‘Good Practice Transfer – Why not in my City?’: Aveiro to Zugló, Kosovo to Cork

‘Good Practice Transfer – Why not in my City?’ shares positive stories from 23 cities that transferred and adapted urban good practices to their local contexts while learning from EU peers.

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CSIC launches ‘Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment’

Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) has launched ‘Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment’.

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Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk third Climate Change Risk Assessment Report published

The Adaptation Committee’s Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk in its third report sets out the priority climate change risks and opportunities for the UK.

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Cuprinol Shed of the ‘Plague’ Year Finalists Announced

A record 331 entrants are competing for the Cuprinol Shed of the Year  title, as reported on June.

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