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IHBC NI Branch’s church care guidance commended by Church of Ireland as the ‘go-to guide’!

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Church of Ireland Gazette has featured the IHBC’s Northern Ireland (NI) Branch initiative to create what the Gazette has called the ‘new ‘go-to’ guide for property care’: Care for your Church and Church Property, co-authored by IHBC NI Branch … Continue reading →

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FINAL REMINDER: IHBC supports CIOB’s ‘Future Skills for Traditional Buildings’: 05 November, online

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC is co-sponsoring the ‘Future Skills for Traditional Buildings’ virtual conference from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) on 5 November, with speakers to include IHBC members Rory Cullen and John Edwards, and with IHBC officers hosting a digital … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: LI’s international ideas competition, for after COVID-19

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The 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’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week features the … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Shirehall will be sold for more money due to non-listed status, argues council leader

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Shirehall’s non-listed building status will mean it will be worth more money when the site is sold, Shropshire Council’s leader has said. By Mike White, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13951995

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BRE Trust publishes report ‘100 Years of Council Housing’ to mark the 100 anniversary of the 1919 housing and Town Planning Act

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

BRE has published ‘100 Years of Council Housing’ to celebrate the centenary of the 1919 Housing and Town Planning Act, which introduced the concept of ‘council housing’ and also led to the creation of the Building Research Station (now BRE) … Continue reading →

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England’s new Chief Planner Joanna Averley says: ‘Keep up the planning…’

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Joanna Averley, England’s new Chief Planner, has written to local authorities strongly encouraging them to ‘continue in the preparation and adoption of local plans – (including neighbourhood plans – as policy development and legislation evolve in response to the national … Continue reading →

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Heritage Compass business support: Growing resilience in England’s heritage sector with the NLHF – closing 6/11 AND 16/12

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

‘Heritage Compass’ is a brand-new Business Support Programme funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) designed to ‘grow resilience and invigorate the heritage sector across England’ has been launched by Cause4 and its consortium partners, with options for application ending … Continue reading →

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APPG on Building Communities publishes ‘Productive Placemaking Report’

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The All-Party Parliamentary Group(APPG) on Building Communities published the ‘Productive Placemaking Report ‘on the 22 September.

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CIOB’s Art of Building competition celebrating creativity in construction now open for entries: Closing 15/11

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The  Art of Building photography competition is an international showcase for the very best digital photography of the built environment, led by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and open to both professional and amateur photographers, and closes on 15 … Continue reading →

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IHBC signpost, from the SPAB archive: Rational Builders and William Weir

Posted on 04/11/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The SPAB look back on the work of Scottish architect William Weir (1865-1950), one of our most respected caseworkers, and was part of a group of dedicated experts active in the first 50 years of the SPAB. image: The SPAB … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s LA conservation capacity research informs England’s Planning White Paper Briefing to MPs & Peers from new ‘CPP APPG’: 48.7% drop since 2009; 6% of LPAS with no advice!

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has published the results of its own 2020 research into specialist conservation provision in Local Authorities (LAs) in England –revealing a 48.7% fall since 2009 and 6% currently with no access to advice – which will inform the … Continue reading →

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IHBC submits comments on BSI’s PAS 2038 – Retrofitting non-domestic properties…: ‘Must stress need for repairs before retrofit’

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has submitted its response to BSI’s evolving PAS (Publicly Available Specification) 2038 – Retrofitting non-domestic properties for improved energy efficiency – noting that it fails to emphasise the need to carry out appropriate repairs as the vital precursor … Continue reading →

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IHBC supports CIOB’s ‘Future Skills for Traditional Buildings’: 05 November, online

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC is co-sponsoring the ‘Future Skills for Traditional Buildings’ virtual conference from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) on 5 November, with speakers to include IHBC members Rory Cullen and John Edwards, and with IHBC officers hosting a digital … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £19.2M+ costed works: BC seeks consultancy services, closing 17/11, valued £25-50K

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Out of Context’ CPD boost:  Checking on moisture in porous building materials

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Technical conservation issues are the subject of Issue 164 of Context, more specifically damp, with Soki Rhee-Duverne explaining that, despite the plethora of techniques for assessing moisture in traditional porous building materials, none is completely effective, offering a rare opportunity … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh’s Old Royal High School hotel proposals dismissed by Scottish Ministers

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

In a significant win for the heritage lobby the Scottish Government dismissed appeals into the proposed redevelopment as a hotel of Thomas Hamilton’s Category A listed 1825 Royal High School on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, with the main report dismissing any … Continue reading →

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Changes to planning rules to help unlock development potential in Wales

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Changes to the planning policy to allow Welsh councils to compulsory purchase empty houses and vacant land have been announced by the Minister for Housing and Local Government.

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England’s ‘local heritage list’ campaign: call for expressions of interest – £700K, closing 13/11

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a call for expressions of interest for local heritage lists: with £700,000 of funding to councils in 10 English county areas to develop new or updated local lists and the closing … Continue reading →

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First 7 Town Deals – worth almost £180M – announced

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Communities in 7 areas across England are set to benefit from up to £178.7 million in new Town Deals, with Barrow-in-Furness, Blackpool, Darlington, Peterborough, Norwich, Torquay and Warrington are the first of 101 places to be offered a Town Deal. … Continue reading →

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RSA report: Social and economic growth stunted by outdated view of heritage, report finds

Posted on 30/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The heritage sector should focus its growth efforts on telling the stories of more diverse parts of Britain as it reopens following Covid-19, according to a new report from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce … Continue reading →

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REMINDER: IHBC supports CIOB’s ‘Future Skills for Traditional Buildings’: 05 November, online

Posted on 27/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC is co-sponsoring the ‘Future Skills for Traditional Buildings’ virtual conference from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) on 5 November, with speakers to include IHBC members Rory Cullen and John Edwards, and with IHBC officers hosting a digital … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s MATE update & recap for NewsBlog readers, from our Yorkshire Branch

Posted on 27/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s Professional Development Officer Ramona Usher has notched up another successful MATE with the Yorkshire Branch, again with positive feedback from delegates: friendly, approachable, personable and helpful and also demystifying!

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Queen’s birthday honours list includes Purcell (HESPR company) partner and IHBC Member Jane Kennedy

Posted on 27/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The 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’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week features Building’s … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £800K scheme to ‘transform’ Longton’s historic town centre buildings

Posted on 27/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

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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IHBC’s ‘Out of Context’ CPD boost from the Isle of Wight, via Ireland: Walled kitchen gardens – use and history

Posted on 27/10/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

If you need to know more about the challenges of researching and understanding historic parks and gardens Issue 163 of Context, the IHBC’s member journal, Helen Thomas writes about the study and use of historic kitchen gardens by following a … Continue reading →

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