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- IHBC’s new in-person ‘Day School+’ options for #IHBCReading2024, 14/06: Add Thursday Reception (£20+VAT) and/or Friday Annual Dinner (£65+VAT) – limited availability, book now 17/05/2024
- Save the date & pass it on: 14 June, IHBC’s Virtual Day School for #IHBCReading2024 – finance, law, people & more, from £30+VAT (IHBC, RTPI, Conservation Courses, Fit for the Future etc.) 17/05/2024
- IHBC welcomes Purcell’s guidance on RAAC for Listed Buildings in England & Wales 17/05/2024
- IHBC’s Reading 2024 School CPD Circular now out: Still places left on our Day (14/06) & Virtual School, from only £30+VAT 17/05/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Competence signpost: AHRC’s Place-Based Research Programme briefs – ‘Collaborative community heritage’ 17/05/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £22M+ works this week: Welsh Council seeks design lead to transform urban heritage property, closing 06/06 17/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (council) doorstep 1’: South Staffs notified of postponement of Crooked House Enforcement Notice public inquiry 17/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (council) doorstep 2’: Greenfields recreation land bought back by Shrewsbury Town Council for the community 17/05/2024
- CLC report: Driving competency in the retrofit sector 17/05/2024
- UK’s biggest infrastructure companies sign pledge to decarbonise the construction sector 17/05/2024
- A UK-wide campaign celebrating the ‘8 Types of Impact of Culture and Heritage’ to ‘make the case for investment’ 17/05/2024
- IHBC’s FREE Pre-Conference CPD webinar series for #IHBCReading2024 School continues: Munstead Wood (16/05) & Reading’s conservation and development (24/05) 14/05/2024
- IHBC’s Technical Panel Chair appointed to STBA Board: ‘… strengthening ties between the two organisations..’ 14/05/2024
- IHBC’s Reading 2024 School CPD Circular now out: Still places left on Full School (12/13-15 June), Day (14/06) & Virtual, from only £30+VAT, with free pre-School webinars too 14/05/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ on ‘architects without CSCS ‘skills’ card…’ 14/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposals for ‘bonkers’ Broad Street skyscraper over listed building refused 14/05/2024
- Policy Exchange: New report shows that building more tall buildings is not the solution to the housing crisis 14/05/2024
- New guide on how to create 20-minute neighbourhood launched in Dundee 14/05/2024
- Trinity research on Valentia Slate results in its designation as a Heritage Stone 14/05/2024
- England’s new policy paper on ‘Apprenticeship Funding’ 14/05/2024
- Investing in Planning: A consultation on resourcing Scotland’s planning system, to 31/05 14/05/2024
- Clarice Cliff, 20th century ceramicist known for colourful designs, honoured in Blue Plaque Scheme, Design category 14/05/2024
- IHBC’s Reading 2024 School CPD Circular out: Still places left on Full School (12/13-15 June), Day (14/06) & Virtual, from only £30+VAT, with free pre-School webinars too 10/05/2024
- IHBC Chair registers sadness at untimely death of Rosemarie MacQueen MBE, ‘…one of the Institute’s most distinguished members…’ 10/05/2024
- Book now for IHBC’s ‘hybrid’ 2024 School #IHBCReading2024: IHBC Certified CPD across Law, Economics & Practice, with options from £30+VAT for 1 day (online) 10/05/2024
Monthly Archives: November 2021
IHBC@COP26 conservation & community signpost: Gove ‘welcomes’ idea of maintaining residents’ say in planning applications
The housing secretary Michael Gove has told the House of Commons that he ‘welcomed’ the idea of maintaining residents’ ability to comment on and influence individual planning applications, signalling a change of approach from a key proposal in the planning … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 signpost: Adaptation in danger of being ‘undercooked’ at COP26 as community resilience ignore
The importance of adapting local communities to make them more resilient in the face of the climate emergency is not being taken seriously enough, the Environment Agency has warned. image: for illustration purposes only
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IHBC@COP26 on participation: REMINDER – User Research & Planning Reform survey – MHCLG etc
Over the coming weeks and months, ‘MHCLG’ (sic.) will be carrying out user research to support the planning reform programme. We’d love for you to sign up for our user research panel which means when we’re conducting research, you’ll be … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 signpost from The Times: ‘Why British houses [are] so damp and mouldy’
The Times is asking ‘Why are British houses so damp and mouldy?’, while noting that… ‘It’s easy to blame the climate, but there are other reasons why our homes are blighted by disturbing growths. 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 1.6K+ only days from launch!
The IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 1650+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings, with Apple and more to come.
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IHBC@COP26, on post-COP planning: CPP APPG secures North-West MP James Grundy as new Chair taking helm
In an important step forward for after IHBC@COP26, MP James Grundy has been elected as the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ‘Conservation, Places and People’ (CPP APPG), succeeding Layla Moran MP who now serves as the APPG … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 promoted to 15K registered users of the UK’s ‘construction wiki’: Designing Buildings
The IHBC@CP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service has been added to the open resources of Designing Buildings (formerly Designing Buildings Wiki), and featured on its twice-weekly digital Newsletter to the 15000 registered users of the ‘construction wiki’.
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IHBC@COP26 call to members to respond to architects regulation review: ALL IHBC members are encouraged to respond before close on 8/11
The current review of architects regulation is part of a wider review to make sure that the architectural profession is inclusive and progressive – echoing many IHBC@COP26 aspirations – and IHBC Members and other built and historic environment specialists and … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 ‘Helpdesk+’ Feature Host: SPAB updates on the ‘Old House Project’, 6-8PM, 8/11 – Just click in via our Helpdesk+ page
Join the IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ via our webpage to enjoy a special partnering Feature Host’ session from SPAB’s on its Old House Project, including Marianne Suhr and Jonny Garlick in ‘virtual discussion’ on ‘cutting edge sustainability practice for historic buildings’. … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 CPD signpost: COTAC on ‘Protecting our world: Climate change’ and much more – 23-24/11, only £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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IHBC@COP26: Weekend programmes on our virtual ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’, with films (Carl Elefante, David Chipperfield and more), resources, guidance and much more
Weekends on the virtual ‘IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ focus on offering the most fundamental resources in the IHBC’s armoury of conservation principles and practice.
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IHBC@COP26 ‘resource management’ signpost: James Caird revisits Buckminster Fuller, out of Context by Conservation Wiki and Designing Buildings
IHBC past Chair James Caird has explored Buckminster Fuller’s ‘real legacy’, in resource management – a theme central to the IHBC@COP26 programme – in the IHBC’s journal Context, with the article now also featured to the 15000 readers of the … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR IHBC@COP26 pick from £5.1M+ works this week: Tender for Aberdeen feasibility study (IHBC’s 2022 School venue) closing 23/11, valued £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 call from this week is the Invitation to … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 from Wales: Heritage Partnership Agreements update – new management tools take full effect from 01/01/22
Heritage partnership agreements — the voluntary agreements for the long-term management of scheduled monuments and listed buildings introduced by the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016 — will come into full effect in Wales on 1 January 2022.
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IHBC@COP26 heritage values signpost, from Historic England: Celebrating Our Distinctive Heritage
Historic England has issued a report on how the historic environment of York, North Yorkshire and the East Riding can help achieve ‘Good Growth’, offering critical insights to IHBC@COP26 themes.
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IHBC@COP26 virtual built and historic environment ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’: Engaging with COP26, because ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’
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 … Continue reading
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Wonder why is IHBC@COP26? Accessible guide on how ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’ for ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ visitors
The IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ webpage will host accessible summary guidance on how ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’. DOWNLOAD THE ACCESSIBLE SUMMARY GUIDANCE ‘How Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’
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IHBC’s (COP26) CPD Circular: Accessible cross-sector support, including IHBC@COP26 and ‘Climate and Conservation Podcast’ highlights
The IHBC’s regular and free CPD Circular is out, with accessible information on learning opportunities and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), as this issue highlights our IHBC@COP26 #IHBCHelpdesk and ‘Climate and Conservation Podcasts’.
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IHBC@COP26 climate-aware CPD signpost: Five numbers on the mammoth effort needed to insulate Britain’s homes, from The Conversation.
The Conversation has shared five numbers that show the efforts needed to insulate Britain’s homes. image: for illustration purposes only
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IHBC@COP26 climate-aware CPD signpost: Scotland’s Engine Shed on climate-aware advice – ‘How to storm-proof your older building or home’
Scotland’s The Engine Shed offers accessible advice on how to protect both yourself and your older building from damage caused by the weather.
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IHBC@COP26 in context: Devolve power and funding to local areas to help level up, says National Infrastructure Commission
Levelling up towns will require a shift in the government’s approach from announcing multiple ring-fenced pots of money – many of which councils must compete over – to instead handing power to local areas argues the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC). … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: MHCLG seeks input for ‘User Research in Planning Reform’
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 MHCLG-linked ‘Call for Participation: User Research & Planning Reform’.
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IHBC@COP26 features ‘Heritage from the cave’: Theopetra Cave – The Oldest Human Construction on Earth
Theopetra Cave, located in the Meteora limestone rock formations of Thessaly, Central Greece, is likely to be the place of the oldest human construction on earth, reports the Greek Reporter. image for illustration purposes only: By Tolis-3kala – Own work, … Continue reading
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Levelling Up Fund: first round of successful bidders out, with £20M for Aberdeen (IHBC’s 2022 School hub!)
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has issued the list of successful bidders for round 1 of the Levelling Up Fund – includes £20M for Aberdeen City Centre Master Plan, base for the IHBC’s 2022 ‘Aberdeen’ School.
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Wales’ Historic Environment (HE) Bill consolidation — Progress as Historic Environment leads on ‘improving the accessibility of the law’
Mick Antoniw MS, the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, has made two important statements to the Senedd regarding the historic environment consolidation Bill, including how it will make to improving the accessibility of the law.
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