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- First ‘priority CPD’ guidance out for #IHBCReading2024 School, globally accessible from only £30+VAT: ‘Management’ Competences -‘Legislation & Policy’, ‘Finance & Economics’, 12/13-15 June 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Canal and River Trust on ‘Our impact: transforming places, enriching lives’ 23/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 23/04/2024
- 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 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: ALL HESPR member staff get IHBC member rate at #IHBCReading2024 Virtual School, 14 June, only £30+VAT (Code required) 23/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Controversial demolition of closed Museum of London and office block expected 23/04/2024
- Intangible Cultural Heritage: UK becomes the 183rd State to join UNESCO’s Convention 23/04/2024
- HES: New Report on Connections Between Properties in Care and the British Empire 23/04/2024
- 10 New Design Code Pathfinder areas selected 23/04/2024
- BEFS Policy Map for Scotland’s Existing Built Environment Policy Overview Map, Spring 2024 23/04/2024
- Budget boost for farmers and environment with extension to Agricultural Property Relief 23/04/2024
- ADF announces its 2024 brief: ‘Rethinking Home-Adapt and Reuse’ 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s next OPEN & FREE ‘Management’ CPD Pre-School webinars for #IHBCReading2024 School theme, ‘Place & Building Care…’: ‘Enforcement’ (03/05) and ‘Munstead Wood’ estate (16/05) 19/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ signpost: ICE advice for engineers to close the gender pay gap following on RAE research 19/04/2024
- 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 19/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 19/04/2024
- ‘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!’ 19/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £112K+ works this week: Heritage team seeks engineering services for canal restoration, £70K, to 10/05 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Claim – Torbay’s planning rules are being flouted due to lack of enforcement 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposals for £65m University Centre Blackpool set for decision 19/04/2024
- Copenhagen and Paris mayors discuss lessons learned after fires wreck landmarks 19/04/2024
- Joint statement on England’s Natural and Historic Environment published by NE, HE and Lottery: ‘Integrating the Management of the Natural and Historic Environment’ 19/04/2024
- Architects etc. – Professional Practical Experience Commission – Call for evidence, to 24/04 19/04/2024
- Office for Place Update: Free Places at 2024 Design Code Schools for LPA officers 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: European Architecture Prize Philippe Rotthier 2024, closing 30/04. 19/04/2024
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation sets aside £10m to ‘experiment with impact investing’
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has allocated £10m of its investment portfolio to pilot impact investing.
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MPs call for more speed on zero carbon homes
A cross-party committee of backbench MPs has called on the government to accelerate the introduction of its Future Homes Standard. image: for illustration purposes only
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Scotland’s chief planner letter: stakeholder update – November 2021
Scotland’s Planning Minister Tom Arthur and Chief Planner Fiona Simpson have written to update stakeholders on some guidance and legislation in place during the pandemic and ongoing work of the Planning and Architecture Division.
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Heritage and Craft Workers across England offered a helping hand
Heritage sites across England are receiving a boost of £35 million thanks to the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. image: Historic England website
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Companies bidding to win public sector contracts in Scotland must pay the real living wage
Companies bidding to win public sector contracts in Scotland must pay the real living wage to help ensure public sector contracts tackle in-work poverty and promote fair work practices. image for illustration purposes only
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An introduction to the Chrysler Building, New York’s Art Deco masterpiece, by John Malkovich (1994)
Many people claim the Chrysler Building as their favorite New York City edifice and actor John Malkovich is one such recorded in a BBC documentary short in 1994. image: for illustration purposes only – Peter Badcock
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Serious about your staffing plans or career? Get your ‘Heads Up’ with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’, with career-defining posts in Oxford, Parliament, NT and more, plus HE and 7 COs, so sign up now!
To help employers and practitioners the IHBC updates on the opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, headlining ‘Heads’ in the House of Commons (Conservation Architecture, Houses of Parliament); Oxford (Conservation and Buildings) and the National Trust (NT) (Placemaking & … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 update: ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts now on YouTube too!
Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts have been the most popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – with thousands of views on our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings, while now they are accessible on … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 CPD REMINDER
COTAC on ‘Protecting our world and more – 23-24/11, £20, supported by the IHBC
The IHBC is delighted to support as sponsor the forthcoming COTAC conference on ‘Developing the skills, training, and expertise…’, to take place over two half-days on 23 and 24 November.
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COTAC on ‘Protecting our world and more – 23-24/11, £20, supported by the IHBC
COTAC on ‘Protecting our world and more – 23-24/11, £20, supported by the IHBC
IHBC’s HESPR pick from £5.2M+ works this week: Capital body seeks engineers for listed office works, closing 19/11, valued £120K
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 call from this week is the call from … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 signpost: COP26 reports 1.5C kept alive, and Paris Agreement finalised
COP26 has ended with global agreement to accelerate action on climate this decade.
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IHBC@COP26 insights: Only 2 fabric upgrades – both UK – in UKGBC’s 17 ‘exemplary sustainable projects’ for COP26!
Seventeen sustainable projects, including a timber cultural centre, a school built from bamboo and 3D-printed clay homes, have featured in the ‘Build Better Now’ virtual pavilion from the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) for COP26, though only two use the … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 IMHO Signpost from NI: UAH’s Marcus Patton on ‘Climate Change, architecture and winter clothes’
To coincide with the COP 26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, Marcus Patton, architect, long serving Ulster Architectural Heritage (UAH) committee member and past Chair of the Historic Buildings Council explores Climate Change and more. image: for illustration purposes only … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 update from The Conversation: ‘Experts react to the UN climate summit and Glasgow Pact’
Noting that all 197 countries represented at COP26 signed the ‘Glasgow Pact’, The Conversation offers its experts’ take on the outcomes in an article re-published here by permission under Creative Commons licence. image for illustration purposes only – NASA
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IHBC@COP26 signpost: FMB on how UK ‘missed opportunity to show leadership’ without retrofit strategy
Federation of Master Builders (FMB) chief executive said a retrofit strategy initiative could have set example for other countries to follow at the Glasgow climate summit, reports Building. image: for illustration purposes only
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IHBC@COP26 signpost: Welcome to HES launch of its first dedicated climate change adaptation plan
The IHBC has welcomed the launch by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) of ‘Climate Ready HES’, the organisation’s ground-breaking plan dedicated to preparing for the risks and impacts associated with climate change.
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IHBC@COP26 welcomes Historic Houses on ‘Building a Heritage-Led Green Recovery’ – Incentivise repair and reuse by reducing VAT
Membership and advocacy body Historic Houses reports on proposals for ‘Building a Heritage-Led Green Recovery’, including incentivising repair and reuse by reducing VAT on works to listed buildings.
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IHBC@COP26 features ‘Heritage from the Local Government doorstep’: Councils trusted most to lead the fight against climate change
A Local Government Association’s (LGA) survey found 40 per cent of residents trusted their council most to address the climate emergency, followed by the Government (28 per cent) and world leaders (15 per cent). image: for illustration purposes only – … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26: ‘Climate and conservation’ Podcasts on Amazon music, Spotify and more, with views of 3.3K+!
‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 3.3K+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings.
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IHBC responds to Call for Evidence – Review of Architectural Regulation
The IHBC has submitted its response on the government’s ‘Call for Evidence Review of Architectural Regulation’, highlighting that ‘the main issue for bodies such as IHBC was the lack of inclusivity in the fact finding process.’
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: SCN on ‘A COP26 House [meeting] global climate change’
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’, and this week features Scottish Construction Now on ‘A COP26 House [meeting] global climate … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the rural doorstep’: Yorkshire’s highest and weirdest public monument… like an urban street in the sky
At 419m above sea level, Coldstones Cut is probably Yorkshire’s highest monument while this epically proportioned, modern sculpture is also probably the county’s strangest argues YorkshireLive. image: Coldstones Cut by Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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National Churches Trust launches national debate ‘to help safeguard the future of the UK’s local churches’
With an increasing number of churches and chapels facing closure, ‘The Future of the UK’s Churches’ debate highlights the community, economic, heritage and spiritual benefits of churches. image: for illustration purposes only
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Welsh Government written Statement: Announcement of Deep Dive Into Renewable Energy
The Welsh Government has recently published a written statement to announce its ‘deep dive into renewal energy’.
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Scotland’s updated planning reform implementation programme published
The Scottish Government has published an updated Transforming Planning in Practice work programme for implementation of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and progressing wider planning reforms.
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