Daily Archives: 23/11/2021

NEW FEATURE: IHBC’s HESPR tender insights to £5.2M+ works, with opportunities for QS, PM, Architects, Engineers & more

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while the Director’s new occasional listing this week boasts an impressive suite of opportunities.

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IHBC responds to Review of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011

The IHBC has submitted its response on Review of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011, noting its opposition to ‘the concept of a deemed consent for the residential conversion of unlisted church buildings, which are not in conservation areas, or … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Inquiry on Northumberland line linking Newcastle and Ashington

Travel chiefs are preparing for a four-week public inquiry into plans for the Northumberland Line rail project between Newcastle and Ashington, reports Chronicle Live. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

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Historic England reveals its Heritage at Risk Register 2021

Historic England has published its annual Heritage at Risk Register for 2021. The Register is the yearly health-check of England’s most valued historic places and those most at risk of being lost forever as a result of neglect, decay or … Continue reading

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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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