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- 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
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global Doorstep’: Winners of Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Heritage 2024 12/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 09/04/2024
- IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Easy access to training, awards & more – from UK (30/04) & Branch AGMs to Kasbah, World Heritage, regen & more 09/04/2024
- English Heritage Chair, Gerard Lemos CMG CBE, to open IHBC’s Reading Day School, 14/06 09/04/2024
- ‘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!’ 09/04/2024
- IHBC launches online Beta ‘Climate Change Hub’ resource: Open call for input and contributions in advance of formal launch 09/04/2024
- IHBC’s AI in ‘Practice’ Signpost No 2: AI for AI 09/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘History’ Signpost: DBW article ‘Architectural Styles’ 09/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on ‘… the fate of UK social-housing estates… an urgent topic’’ 09/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £100Mn plan to transform Swansea’s High Street area 09/04/2024
- Volunteering adds £4.6bn to UK economy each year, researchers estimate 09/04/2024
- State of Construction Apprenticeship Report 2024 published: 5% decrease in UK construction apprenticeships 09/04/2024
- The Corner, Darvel, East Ayrshire, wins SCT’s My Place Awards 2024! 09/04/2024
Daily Archives: 24/09/2021
IHBC’s HESPR network of conservation practices offers free help with heritage queries, as HESPR’s ‘15 minutes free advice’ is launched formally
The HESPR ‘15 minutes free advice’ service offers 15 minutes of free expert advice and guidance from conservation practices recognised through the IHBC’s HESPR register of commercial conservation practices.
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LAST CHANCE – IHBC ‘CPD Priority’ programme virtual event: Ian Hume on ‘Conservation Engineering’, 28-29 September, from £20 for members, with bursaries too!
A new on-line IHBC ‘CPD Priority programme’ event on ‘Conservation Engineering’ with Ian Hume is planned for 28-29 September, with fees from £20.
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IHBC volunteers’ update call: DASH Survey now open, closing 07/11
The DASH (Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage) Survey 2021 has now launched a survey funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) to support UK heritage organisations and closing on 7 November.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £118M+ works this week: Housing Association announces framework with ‘meanwhile uses’, closing 15/10, valued from £2.5M
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the announcement by a Housing Association of a framework … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Dorman Long tower, a recent local history ‘… after mayor wins fight to remove listed status’
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has successfully appealed to new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries to axe protected status for what he said was a ‘rotting coal bunker’, as reported by TeesideLive before the demolition.
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IHBC@COP26 features ‘Climate from the engineers’ doorstep’: Climate backlash as Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing top construction pipeline
The government has been accused of making a mockery of its own net zero carbon emissions targets by including billions of pounds worth of road contracts in its 10 year construction pipeline.
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Dorman Long: Experts stand by Grade II listing of tower
A 1950s tower which had its last-minute Grade II listing revoked so it could be flattened merited the status, Historic England has reiterated.
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Climate change: Construction companies told to stop knocking down buildings
Britain’s top engineers are urging the government to stop buildings being demolished, as the co-Author of a new report steered by the Royal Academy of Engineering, Prof. Rebecca Lunn concluded that: ‘Our biggest failure is that we build buildings, then … Continue reading
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Historic England’s CE talks collaboration, sustainability and how HE aiding the Build Back Better agenda
Historic England’s Chief Executive (CE) Duncan Wilson in an interview with the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREIIF) has spoken about the crucial role of historic buildings in the Build Back Better and Net Zero Agendas. image: for … Continue reading
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The Museum Freelance CPD Fund Opens – closing 4/10
The Museum Freelance is delighted to announced that they have secured funding to provide 28 grants of £500 for freelancers who work with museums, heritage sites, galleries, archives and libraries in the UK to use for their Continuous Professional Development … Continue reading
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IHBC Update from the BCC: Fully funded trade and craft courses – New flier on up to 20 places now out
The Building Crafts College in Stratford has secured funding for up to 20 places across 2 Diploma courses – in Bench Joinery and Stonemasonry – with a new flier now out detailing these exceptional opportunities.
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AHRC Collaborative knowledge exchange projects on the theme of place, closing 5/10
The AHRC has opened a new grant programme for UK researchers, who can apply to lead a one-year knowledge exchange project that will bring arts and humanities research to local and regional decision makers with an £800,000 and a maximum … Continue reading
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National Trust seeks new Board Chair
The National Trust is seeking to recruit a new Chair of its Board of Trustees, with the ideal candidate someone who will bring different experiences and new ideas together with the skills and talent to Chair the Board and Council.
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