Monthly Archives: November 2021

Architecture after Architecture is a project part-funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) which is helping architects meet the climate change challenge. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

The IHBC Board has called for improved conservation practice and career support with the clarification of our Affiliate category, with upgraded status for those who ‘demonstrate an awareness of built and historic environment conservation practice’, with those not securing or … Continue reading →

The Tulip skyscraper will not be built after a government panel found it to be ‘poor and unsympathetic to the historical context’ of the capital, and the ‘highly unsustainable’ ‘reinforced concrete for the foundations and lift shaft’. image: for illustration … Continue reading →

IHBC@COP26 ‘Helpdesk+’ Feature Hosts, STBA UK, release ‘From Regeneration to Retrofit A blueprint for post-Covid recovery’.

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.

‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 3.1K+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings.

Looked at in the context of IHBC@COP26 aspirations, and those of the Glasgow COP itself, England’s Planning Portal news this week reveals a diverse take on policy and government frameworks currently shaping actual planning outcomes.

IHBC Northern Ireland (NI) Branch members have been invited to attend ‘Conservation in Common’ a cross-disciplinary series of events for professionals working in the built heritage sector and the Department for Communities (DfC).

Dr Jennifer Freeman explored the conversion of the Grade II* Church of St Mary the Less, Thetford, Norfolk, including the challenges buildings on the Heritage at Risk Register, retrofitting, and maintaining the churchyard as an open space, in a text … Continue reading →

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 →

Property developer Wayne Low, 48, demolished a 200-year-old pub, the Historic Travellers Rest, in Yorkshire in the Long Riston village conservation area (CA) after admitting he didn’t have planning permission, and was fined £54K. image: for illustration purposes only

The BBC has posted the story of Lorraine Watson’s chip shop – Carron fish bar in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire – which  has been badly flooded five times in 10 years, and asks ‘Is climate change a factor in Aberdeenshire’s repeated, devastating … Continue reading →

A developer planning to demolish most of a historic distillery to build 182 flats in the city centre will get a chance to convince councillors to back the project — despite planners calling for the scheme to be refused. image: … Continue reading →

The government has announced a new project to plant extensive woodlands along England’s riverbanks launched to improve water quality, manage flood risk and boost biodiversity. image: for illustration purposes only -P Badcock

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.

The IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 2.5K+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings, with Apple and more to come.

The IHBC is supporting built and historic environment conservation at COP26 through our virtual ‘IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ to guide visitors and delegates to our resources, our members’ activities and our linked  partners and networks, because ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’.

The estimated cost of reversing the controversial infilling of a bridge in Great Musgrave, Cumbria, has tripled, as National Highways confirmed to New Civil Engineer (NCE) that the cost of reversing the infilling alone will come in between £80,000 to … Continue reading →

In March-May 2021 The National Trust (NT) published a ‘game changing’ map illustrating the threat climate change poses to some of its most iconic and culturally significant sites – and offered some solutions on how to tackle it.

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 the IHBC’s own notice on its IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation … Continue reading →

The Northumberland National Park is participating in a national pilot scheme that will see historic farm buildings across the park be restored. image: for illustration purposes only – By Welcome to Northumberland by Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106537212