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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: July 2022
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Concern that new homes in Haworth could harm mill site
Building homes next to a listed Haworth mill site will ‘cause harm and destruction’ according to a Conservation Officer, writes The Telegraph and Argus. image: for illustration purposes only – Chris Allen / Ebor Mill, Haworth – Wikimedia Commons
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Owner of GII-listed building hit with £50,000 fine for fitting new windows
The decision by an owner of the Grade II-listed Summerland Lodge in Kent removed sash windows and earned a £50,000 fine in the process. image: for illustration purposes only
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Cadw on ‘How to improve energy efficiency in Historic Buildings in Wales’… ‘for anyone’
The challenge of climate change requires everyone to act, and Cadw has produced guidance for anyone who wants to improve the energy efficiency of a traditional or historic building.
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Delivering Net Zero via UKGBC: Guidance on key considerations for commercial retrofits
UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)has produced a guide to support the significant efforts needed to achieve our net zero ambitions, based on established industry thinking and discussions with built environment professionals. image: for illustration purposes only – London_Skyline_ColinandKim_Hansen_Wikimedia_Commons
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Ecclesiastical: Heritage charities celebrate share of £1million fund
Nine heritage charities have received donations of £1,000 each as part of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group’s ‘Movement for Good’ awards.
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BBC: Eleven Historic English pubs recognised for their interiors
Eleven pubs across England have been recognised for their historic or unusual interiors, as they have been listed, upgraded or relisted. image: for illustration purposes only – Whitelock’s Ale House, Leeds: HE Listing
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Second tranche of pioneering Community-focused pilots for England’s High Streets announced
Five high streets across England have been named Community Improvement Districts (CID) as part of a pioneering new initiative by Power to Change, which backs community business in England that trade for the benefit of local people.
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Traditional croft house in Stornoway crowned Scotland’s Home Of The Year 2022
New Tolsta – a traditional, early 20th century croft house in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis – has been crowned the winner of 2022’s Scotland’s Home of the Year in the finale of the popular BBC Scotland series. image: … Continue reading
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Aberdeen School Interim Feedback: 90%+ ‘excellent to good’ for ‘Experience’ & ‘CPD’ (96% for ‘Blending’!); 92% ‘invaluable to very useful’ – So fill your form now!
Feedback on our Aberdeen 2022 School is coming in and it’s impressive – especially for such an experimental format – and there’s still time to add your thoughts to help shape plans for our Swansea School in 2023 – #IHBCSwansea2023 … Continue reading
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Last chance to book – IHBC’s FREE SE ‘Branch Reconnection Day’ for #IHBC25, with ‘Antics of a… Listing Inspector’ + tours + more: Lewes, 09/07, booking closes 2/07
The IHBC’s SE Branch-hosted ‘Reconnection Day’ day on includes a talk on ‘The Antics of a Historic England Listing Inspector’ from Richard Morrice as well as tours and food and more, all free to IHBC members (booking essential). image: Friends … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes opening of nominations for Vic Soc’s 2022 Top Ten Endangered Buildings by #IHBCAberdeen2022 School keynote, Griff Rhys Jones
The IHBC has welcomed the launch of the Victorian Society’s nominations for its annual Top 10 Endangered Buildings campaign. image: Victorian Society
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £150K+ works: National Park seeks design services for visitor site, closing 25/07, £65K
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 IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a National Park Authority … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Llanymynech Limekiln volunteers urge end to anti-social behaviour
A volunteer at a popular tourist venue, the Llanymynech Limeworks, has called to an end of vandalism at the site, reports The Oswestry and Border Counties Advertizer. image: Colin Lea / Llanymynech Hoffmann Lime kiln Wikimedia Commons
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Parliament restoration delays cause skills and money losses: House of Commons Public Accounts Committee
A report published by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee finds that Parliament restoration and renewal programme delays are leading to loss of skills, increased risk of health and safety incidents and ‘wasteful’ spending. image: Parliamentary copyright images are … Continue reading
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Emissions must be reduced in the construction of buildings if the UK is to meet net zero, MPs warn
From residential to commercial buildings, the UK’s built environment is responsible for 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) warn that Government impetus and policy is lacking, and urgent action is needed. … Continue reading
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RICS establishes strategic oversight group for diversity, equity, inclusion etc.
RICS has established a strategic oversight group to steer Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives focused on building a culture of accountability and belonging and ensuring the membership and profession better reflect the societies they serve.
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LGA’s ‘Culture and Local Government Commission’ calls for case studies: by 29/07
The Commission on Culture and Local Government, launched by the LGA in March, is calling for councils and their local cultural partners to share examples of their work in using culture to support recovery and levelling up, closing 29 July.
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ARB on ‘Milestone in US and UK Reciprocity Agreement for architects’
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has reached an important milestone in the process that will help UK registered architects seek registration in the USA, and vice versa.
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5 historical U.S. landmarks threatened by climate change
America’s historic monuments – both natural landmarks and human-built structures – draw millions each year to witness and pay tribute to a simultaneously rich and painful heritage, but these physical markers are at risk from the effects of a changing … Continue reading
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