Monthly Archives: April 2022

IHBC’s climate signpost: ‘In Austria, the Government Pays to Repair Your Stuff’

Posted on 15/04/2022 by IHBC
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Taking the ‘right to repair’ one step further, a Viennese repair bonus is going national — and keeping thousands of items out of the junkyard.

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Explore Aberdeen Day School SESSION 2: Innovation… working with ‘new’ heritage – in person, or online from £25+VAT, via #IHBCAberdeen2022

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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After welcomes that include Griff Rhys Jones (video), the second session of the IHBC’s Aberdeen Day School on 17 June targets issues around ‘new heritage’: the nuclear industry; modernism and communities, and the ‘challenging’ heritage of the fossil fuel era … Continue reading →

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#IHBC Aberdeen2022’s FREE ‘pre-school’ online CPD: John Edwards on IHBC ToolBox Retrofit Guidance (3/05) + Miles Glendinning on ‘mass housing’ and more (20/04)!

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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To prep for the Aberdeen School in June, 2 free IHBC ‘pre-School’ events are on offer: Scotland Branch’s online talk by Miles Glendinning on ‘mass housing…’ on 20 April, and Day School speaker John Edwards on the IHBC Toolbox ‘Retrofit … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s Aberdeen School – #IHBCAberdeen2022 – School Bursaries still available, supported by the IHBC’s CREATIVE Conservation Fund: Apply Now!

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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Bursaries for the Aberdeen 2022 School are still available, supported by the IHBC’s CREATIVE Conservation Fund, so if you think you deserve one, apply now!

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IHBC responds to Landscapes Review on National Parks and AONBs: Government Response (DEFRA)

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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The IHBC has responded to the Government Response (DEFRA) to the Glover Landscapes Review on National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), noting that in practice AONBs are not treated in the same manner as National Parks or … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Agora Journal on HESPR Member Purcell’s Oxford work… and #IHBC25 too!

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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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 Agora Journal’s notice on works by a HESPR member … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: Appeal lodged after Glasgow’s Lyceum Cinema revamp rejected

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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A developer has appealed the decision by Glasgow City Council to reject plans to transform the city’s landmark Lyceum Cinema into a cinema, concert hall and restaurant. image: for illustration purposes only – By Lynn M Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, … Continue reading →

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Civic Voice: England’s National Civic Day, celebrating civic pride, on 18 June 2022

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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Civic Voice has announced ‘National Civic Day’ on 18 June as part of a platform for community groups to celebrate where they live with pride.

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New developments must start with net zero and nature recovery, says RTPI and RSPB

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) are calling for a new generation of design codes, which puts net zero, nature recovery and equality in planning and development. image: RTPI website

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Scottish Parliamentary Committee publishes report on draft NPF4

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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Following public consultation on Scotland’s draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) the Scottish Parliament Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee has published its report.

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Oliver Architecture wins Victorian Society Birmingham and West Midlands 2021 Conservation Award

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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The Birmingham & West Midlands group of the Victorian Society has named Oliver Architecture as the winner of the 2021 Conservation Award for its restoration of the Argent Centre in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. image: Victorian Society website

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IHBC’s ‘Amenity’ signpost: London Historic Buildings Trust appoints Laura Crossley as Director

Posted on 12/04/2022 by IHBC
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The London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) is delighted to have announced the appointment of Dr. Laura Crossley as its Director.

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Check out #IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School SESSION 1: ‘Environment & Heritage management’ – join in person, or online from £25+VAT

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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After welcomes from Griff Rhys Jones and others, the first session of the IHBC’s Day School on 17 June focusses on the IHBC’s ‘Management’ Area of Competence, with the Chief Executive (CE) of South Georgia & The South Sandwich Islands, … Continue reading →

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#IHBC Aberdeen2022 pre-school’ online CPD: John Edwards on IHBC ToolBox Retrofit Guidance (3/05) + Miles Glendinning on ‘mass housing’ and more (20/04)!

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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To prep for the Aberdeen School in June, 2 free IHBC ‘pre-School’ events are on offer: Scotland Branch’s online talk by Miles Glendinning on ‘mass housing…’ on 20 April, and Day School speaker John Edwards on the IHBC Toolbox ‘Retrofit … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s Aberdeen School – #IHBCAberdeen2022 – School Bursaries still available, supported by the IHBC’s CREATIVE Conservation Fund: Apply Now!

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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Bursaries for the Aberdeen 2022 School are still available, supported by the IHBC’s CREATIVE Conservation Fund, so if you think you deserve one, apply now!

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IHBC responds to next iteration of Welsh Government’s Warm Homes Programme

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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The IHBC has submitted its response to the Welsh Government’s proposals for the next iteration of the Warm Homes Programme, welcoming the principle of eradicating fuel poverty but suggesting reasonable provision be made for historic and traditional buildings.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £92K+ works this week: DCs seeks area assessments, closing 29/04, valued to £30K

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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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 District Councils for area assessments, closing … Continue reading →

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European Heritage Heads Forum statement on Ukraine

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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  The Secretariat  to the European Heritage Heads Forum – an informal, professional and expert network for national heritage heads – has has coordinated its declaration of solidarity and support for Ukraine’s cultural heritage institutions.

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Nominations sought for UK’s next Unesco world heritage sites

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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Heritage Minister Nigel Huddleston has launched the call for new nominations, hailing the ‘transformative impact’ of the status. image: Steve Neal / Flow country – Commons Wikimedia

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AHF and HES to support community access to early-stage heritage regeneration funding

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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A renewed partnership between the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) will support community access to early-stage heritage regeneration funding. image: AHF

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THA published its new Heritage Alliance 2021-26 Strategy

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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The Heritage Alliance (THA) has published its new Heritage Alliance 2021-26 Strategy, focusing efforts as an organisation on four interrelated strategic objectives: Advocacy, Communication & Connecting, Insight and Sustainability & Resilience. image: THA

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IPCC report ‘Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change’ published

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) has published its latest report ‘Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change’, which indicates that… ‘we can halve emissions by 2030’. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence V3.0

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SAVE report on ‘Departing Stores’: Stores face existential crisis from ‘pandemic and rapidly changing shopping patterns’

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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This new report ‘Departing Stores: Emporia at Risk’ from SAVE Britain’s Heritage documents some of the country’s finest examples, the threats they face, and what can be done to rescue and reinvent them for the 21st century.

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NHIG invites blacksmiths with 5 years experience to join pilot run of accreditation scheme

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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The National heritage Ironwork Group (NHIG) has invited blacksmiths with at least five years of practical experience to consider joining a pilot run of its proposed accreditation scheme in May 2022. image: NHIG

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IHBC’s Construction signpost: Construction industry professionals react to Spring Budget 2022

Posted on 09/04/2022 by IHBC
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Rishi Sunak Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered the Spring Budget 2022, announcing a new tax plan to ease the rising cost of living, and construction industry professionals share their thoughts via Construction Buzz. image: for illustration purposes only – … Continue reading →

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