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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
Daily Archives: 16/01/2024
IHBC’s ‘HESPR News’ feature update: Director’s occasional selection, from 2/01 (& nearly £800K costed works)
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 occasional news listing from the service looks back on news and links from … Continue reading
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Reminder: IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 2-3 Feb 2024
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 2-3 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential).
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IHBC ‘Research’ Signpost’: Skills for the Transition to Net Zero: Activity across London Government
‘Skills for the Transition to Net Zero’ provides an overview of green skills activity across London local government, identifying key gaps, duplication and opportunities for better co-ordination, while setting out some of the main skills challenges and opportunities around the … Continue reading
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IHBC features Heritage from the doorstep’: Firm tearing down former ‘Banksy building’ in Dover say restoration has begun
Work has begun to restore a Banksy artwork after the building it was spray-painted on was torn down. image for illustration: Banksy in Dover by Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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New Government Guidance for England issued: Adapting historic homes for energy efficiency – a review of the barriers
The Government has published online a review of the barriers to carrying out adaptations to historic buildings in England to make them more energy efficient, together with a summary of current actions and future commitments that highlight the roles of … Continue reading
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St Paul’s ‘Iconic Symbol’ secured in £500k restoration project
St Paul’s Cathedral has been awarded a grant of £500,000 towards the restoration and conservation of its Cupola, Ball and Cross – the structure that rises from the Golden Gallery on top of the Dome – which, at 365ft high, … Continue reading
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AHF: UK towns and cities get £5M funding to help bring disused historic buildings back to life
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has reported that Chatham, Derry/Londonderry and Glasgow are among places where social enterprises and charities are being empowered to take over and transform at-risk high street buildings. image for illustration: Derry City Walls by SeanMack, CC … Continue reading
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£80m for council bids to regenerate brownfield land and build thousands of homes
The third round of £180m Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 is now open to councils to deliver thousands of new homes and jobs. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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NCT: 40 churches saved in time
Forty churches across the UK will stay open and in good repair thanks to £496,625 of funding awarded and recommended by the National Churches Trust (NCT) in its latest round of grants. image for illustration
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IHBC Signpost: Top Construction Management stories from 2023
Crumbling concrete, ‘mutant’ developments, construction’s talent drain… 2023 didn’t run short of eventful news for the industry. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: World Monuments Watch accepting nominations for 2025, closing 15/03/24
World Monuments Fund (WMF) is accepting nominations for the 2025 World Monuments Watch, to 15 March 2024.
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