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- IHBC’s 2024 AGM concludes with overwhelming support for ‘next steps’ in petition for charter exploration: ‘Preparing a Memorandum for the Privy Council Office’ 03/05/2024
- Reserve your place at IHBC’s 2024 School #IHBCReading2024: ‘Place and building care’ across 4 days, from £30+VAT for Virtual Day School 03/05/2024
- IHBC’s Chair welcomes Carole Souter CBE as THA’s new Chair of Trustees 03/05/2024
- Your guidance for #IHBCReading2024 School CPD focus, including ‘Legislation & Policy’ + ‘Finance & Economics’, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT 03/05/2024
- IHBC’s volunteering spotlight: AHF seeks up to three new Trustees, including Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, to 31 May 03/05/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £400K+ works this week: Heritage estate body seeks Landscape Architect for woodland landscape, to 24/05 03/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: A New Future For Dover’s Historic Roman Painted House 03/05/2024
- £14.8million awarded by HLF to projects forging the future of industrial past across the UK 03/05/2024
- Government on ‘Partnerships for People and Place’: Offering guidance for ‘officials in place-based policymaking’ 03/05/2024
- AHF on new grants to transform Historic High Streets in England 03/05/2024
- Check out THA’s Carbon Literacy Training Courses & dates 03/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: European citizens support religious heritage 03/05/2024
- Another FREE pre-conference #IHBCReading2024 School webinar: ‘Caring for buildings through effective enforcement’ (03/05, from 1.00pm) and with more to come 30/04/2024
- IHBC seeks Expressions of Interest (EoI) from Full Members as paid MATE session leads, initial closing 1 May 30/04/2024
- First CPD guidance for #IHBCReading2024 School: ‘Management’ Competences -‘Legislation & Policy’ + ‘Finance & Economics’, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT 30/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’ Revisited: ALL HESPR member staff get IHBC member rate at #IHBCReading2024 Virtual School, 14 June, only £30+VAT (Code required) 30/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Welsh) doorstep’: Welsh slate helps Nash’s All Souls from the end of an era to a new one 30/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Edinburgh’s Granton gasholder taking shape for future public park, says Council 30/04/2024
- Civic Voice and Historic England join forces to explore local historical plaque schemes: Survey closes 12/05 30/04/2024
- RICS launches new Standard to for UK retrofitting Practices 30/04/2024
- RIBA Horizons 2034: ‘Architecture must change beyond recognition to meet the climate challenge’ 30/04/2024
- RTPI & Scottish Government launch Digital Skills Portal for planners 30/04/2024
- CLC sets out ambitious delivery plan for 2024 30/04/2024
- CNP Health Check Report: First assessment & recommendations on nature recovery in National Parks in England and Wales 30/04/2024
- HES: Skills Investment Plan (SIP) for Scotland’s Historic Environment 30/04/2024
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IHBC signpost to COP27: CHN on landmark outcomes, including culture and climate connections
The Climate Heritage Network (CHN) has welcomed what it calls ‘landmark Culture Outcomes at COP27’, including ‘the first time parties… have acknowledged the critical linkages between cultural heritage and climate change’.
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Latest housing data: 1.9M households affected by overheating
New housing data in the English Housing Survey shows that in 2020-21, 1.9 million (8%) households reported that at least one part of their home got uncomfortably hot, reports BRE. image: for illustration only
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IHBC signpost to ‘construction’s best friend’: The Trimble and Boston Dynamics integrated robot solution
On a large and remote construction site in Shetland, where BAM Nuttall is battling the elements, covering large distances every day, the Trimble and Boston Dynamics integrated robot solution has become man’s newest four-legged friend.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bedford Corn Exchange listed GII
Bedford Corn Exchange has been listed at Grade II (GII) by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England, reports The Bedford Independent. image: Simon Speed, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Unearthing the history of Gloucester’s the Fleece Hotel starts
Work to repair a fire-hit medieval hotel in Gloucester is underway as crews have started work to strip back some of the modern trappings and reveal the historic framework reports Gloucestershire Live. image: By Gloucester Cathedral by Colin Manton, CC BY-SA … Continue reading
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Centre for the History of People, Place and Community offers 3 paid early-career research internships, closing 4 April
The Centre is seeking to recruit to three paid early-career research internships, for a project on ‘Creative Repurposing’ and Levelling Up’, closing 4 April.
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Bee bricks become planning requirement for new buildings in Brighton
A planning law introduced in the city of Brighton and Hove, England, calls for new buildings to include special bricks that provide nests for solitary bees.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (council) doorstep’: Recording memories of Hexham for future generations
A unique project aims to capture local residents’ memories of Hexham on video which will be made available for others to view and held too for future generations.
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Serious about your staffing plans or career? Get your ‘Heads Up’ with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ as we headline career-defining posts – across sectors and disciplines – so sign up now!
To help employers and practitioners, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the career opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, which this round features diverse roles across charity (casework, maintenance and admin), public (regeneration) and private sectors (architect), so … Continue reading
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IHBC Practice Signpost: UNESCO information on Reducing Disaster Risk at World Heritage Properties
World Heritage properties and heritage sites in general are exposed to the impacts of natural and man-triggered catastrophic events, which threaten their integrity and may compromise their value… image: UNESCO website
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CIFA launches 2021 archaeology ‘… guide for clients’
CIfA has launched its 2021 Guide for Clients’.
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BRE report finds poor housing is costing NHS £1.4bn a year
A new BRE report – ‘The Cost of Poor Housing in England’ – quantifies the cost burden to the NHS caused by hazards arising from poor quality homes in England, and reveals that 2.6 million homes in England – 11% … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 climate-aware CPD signpost, from Spring 2021: NT maps climate threat to coast, countryside & historic places
In March-May 2021 The National Trust (NT) published a ‘game changing’ map illustrating the threat climate change poses to some of its most iconic and culturally significant sites – and offered some solutions on how to tackle it.
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Winners of National Highways competition to help wipe out graffiti are revealed
Winners of National Highways competition to help wipe out graffiti have been revealed, with wall-climbing robots, acoustic sensors and laser technology among the pioneering ideas which could help write off graffiti from alongside National Highways roads in the future. image: … Continue reading
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Winners and runners-up for Future Cities Forum 2021 Summer Awards
The Future Cities Forum has announced the winners and runners-up who have been successful in receiving awards in Summer 2021 judging forum.
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To help employers and practitioners, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, and recent posts range from , so sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the … Continue reading
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Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Manage all the risks by staying ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’, with current post ranging from HES Deputy, to Townscape, education and more, so sign up now!
To help employers and practitioners the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, while recent posts range from ‘Consents and Advice’ deputy head in Scotland to Built Heritage in Wales … Continue reading
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ARB safety and sustainability guidelines for architects
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has published new guidelines for all architects on Fire and life safety design and Sustainability.
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Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Stay ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’: Roles like HES Designation Head call for conservation-related skills across UK’s public, private and third sectors!
To help employers and practitioners the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, and recent posts include a rich variety of roles from Scotland’s HES Head of Designation to a … Continue reading
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New England LA conservation jobs update for 2020! ‘IHBC Toolbox’ Research Note on ‘Market Intelligence’ data from IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service
IHBC’s first Research Note for 2021 has been posted on the IHBC’s ToolBox, with our regular update of ‘Market Intelligence’ on England’s local authority (LA) conservation-related jobs from our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service.
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New use for abandoned oil rigs: Become offshore reefs!
As offshore oil and gas platforms come to the end of their working lives, one way in which these old rigs can be remarkably useful is that the subsurface rig can provide the ideal skeleton for coral reefs, allowing the … Continue reading
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HES sign new MoU partnership on Cultural Heritage and Climate Action with Irish Government
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cultural Heritage and Climate Action with the Heritage Division of the Irish Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
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Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Stay ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc’, offering interdisciplinary conservation roles from design to outreach, townscapes to monitoring (Wales), and much more!
To help heritage and conservation employers and practitioners across the UK, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc’ service, while recent posts include roles across Urban Design (London), Townscape, and … Continue reading
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Natural England sets out fresh vision for our natural environment
Natural England’s vision for the next five years seeks to help all children, wherever they live, to enjoy the benefits of a thriving natural environment. image: for illustration purposes only
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £800K scheme to ‘transform’ Longton’s historic town centre buildings
The regeneration project in Longton, repairing and restoring historic town centre buildings backed by Historic England and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, follows a similar project in Stoke, reports the Stoke on Trent News.
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