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Scottish climate change adaptation: Improving protection against climate extremes

Posted on 08/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

A new five-year programme to help prepare for the impact of climate change in Scotland has been launched. image: Fiona Newton

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Independent review calls for radical plan for England’s National Parks

Posted on 08/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Major review calls for biggest shakeup of the running of England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty since they were founded 70 years ago. image: Dartmoor National Park – Open government Licence v3.0

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Southwark Council’s plans new principles for bespoke programme of rooftop development

Posted on 08/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Southwark Council has outlined its plans to introduce a set of principles, or promises to residents, that will guide a proposed bespoke programme of rooftop development aiming to provide vital new council housing.

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Councils attack plans to extend permitted development rules

Posted on 08/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Government has announced plans to extend permitted development rules to allow developers to convert commercial buildings into homes without planning permission, but council leaders have warned the plans would prevent them from ensuring new homes are affordable and supported … Continue reading →

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Creative Heritage Consultants welcomed to the IHBC ‘HESPR’ register, listing ‘service providers working to the IHBC’s standards’

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Creative Heritage Consultants has become the latest company to be included under the IHBC’s conservation service HESPR listing (hespr.ihbc.org.uk), with Kate Dickson IHBC as Director and formal HESPR link, to join more than 40 heritage businesses in quality assurance, benefits … Continue reading →

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DEADLINE TUESDAY 1PM SO BOOK NOW FOR: ‘Improving Accessibility – Overcoming the Barriers to Heritage’ – in Liverpool on 10 October

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

REMINDER: BOOK NOW for IHBC’s top notch CPD conference from the NW: Authoritative takes on ‘Accessibility’ – barriers to solutions – Liverpool, 10 Oct… with tours too!

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.6M+ costed opportunities this week: Education building sought for Welsh country park, closing 11/10

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week features a call for a country park timber education building … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (watery) doorstep’: Historic England joins in fight for Brantham Decoy Pond

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Campaigners’ money to protect an ancient lake from a housing development has been refunded after Historic England decided to take the fight into its own hands, as reported by the Braintree and Witham Times.

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Thinking ahead to IHBC’s 2020 School & #IHBCBrighton2020: Rochdale Market to close as trader numbers and revenue continue to fall

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Rochdale Market, Greater Manchester, is being closed with the last trading day set for Monday, 14 October 2019 as trader numbers and revenue continue to fail.

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IHBC signpost to BRE (and IHBC!) in Wales: Update on ‘Delivering… decarbonization…’, from Swansea, city of IHBC’s 2022 ‘Technical’ School and #IHBCSwansea2022

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

BRE has reported on the latest roundtable discussion on the programme ‘Delivering on the decarbonisation agenda in the built environment in Wales — Frameworks to build a better Britain’, which was hosted in Swansea, planned venue for the IHBC’s 2022 … Continue reading →

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BEFS welcomes Scotland’s Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill and Climate Change Impacts Guide launch, Glasgow, 8 Oct

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

BEFS has welcomed the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill, ‘committing Scotland to becoming a net-zero society by 2045’, while also welcoming the forthcoming launch of the Climate Change Impacts Guide as part of Climate Week 2019 on October … Continue reading →

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BESA & Women’s Engineering Society (WES) launch outstanding woman award: Nominations close 1 November

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is supporting the campaign to attract more women into engineering professions by launching an award to mark the centenary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), with nominations closing on 1 November.

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Public engagement research funding opportunities to ‘deepen links between research and the wider society’: Closing 21/10 & 12/11

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched two new public engagement funding calls which will offer arts and humanities researchers the opportunity to work with community partners and experiment with citizen science, with one application deadlines of 21 October and … Continue reading →

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National Trust joins Alzheimer’s Society to unlock history and heritage for millions of people affected by dementia

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Two of the UK’s most popular charities the National Trust and the Alzheimer’s Society have today announced an ambitious three-year project to unlock some of the nation’s best loved history and heritage for millions of people affected by dementia.

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Heritage and social investment partners join to provide capacity-building support for heritage organisations: See ‘RePlan’

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Social enterprises and charities running historic buildings now have the opportunity to access RePlan, a new three-year capacity-building service funded by the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), Historic Environment Scotland (HES), further supported by Historic … Continue reading →

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Work on Government approved apprenticeship for thatchers continues, despite email lacunae

Posted on 04/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Thatching Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group continues to progress funded apprenticeship for thatchers, the Thatch Advice Centre has reported.

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IHBC supports new Climate Heritage Network launch: Edinburgh 24-25/10

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC to Exhibit and Present at the upcoming Climate Heritage Network Launch Event in Edinburgh 24-25 October.

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Don’t forget: IHBC’s HESPR-linked service promotion is now even more accessible to clients when using our map-based search

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC members, colleagues and client bodies can now find the office locations of HESPR members – IHBC’s Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition (HESPR) scheme – using our new map-based facility.        image: Google Maps

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Cash boost to secure Workington Hall’s future

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

A six figure cash injection will secure the future of an iconic Workington building, Workington Hall, according to the News and Star.

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IHBC CPD boost: DBW on UK construction laws… briefly

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW), IHBC’s partner platform in our Conservation Wiki, has offered its 10,000 registered users ‘A brief guide to UK construction laws’, that may be of special use to those IHBC members seeking an overview of mainstream construction … Continue reading →

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More echoes from #IHBCNottingham2019: Medieval Norfolk church St Mary Wimbotsham gutted by fire

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

A 12th Century Norfolk church, St Mary the Virgin Wimbotsham has been gutted by a fire, highlighting the ongoing relevance if the IHBC’s Nottingham 2019 School on Heritage Risk and Resilience’.

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IHBC’s IMHO signpost to Ireland: Where slow architecture grows…

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The critical culture of Irish architecture, so painstakingly developed over the last half century, is now under threat of starvation, writes Shane O’Toole as he looks ahead from Dublin, 1974…

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HE launches report on Value of Maintenance for places of worship

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic England has published a new research report – Value of Maintenance for places of worship – that uses a sample of 30 listed church buildings across England, based on three successive Quinquennial Inspection Reports for each building. image for … Continue reading →

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Are Britain’s heritage attractions child-friendly?

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

New research reports that families avoid art galleries, theatres and museums due to a range of barriers.

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Highlands Council cuts construction and demolition waste at Household Waste Recycling Centres

Posted on 01/10/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Highland Council will be putting measures in place to restrict the amount of construction and demolition waste bought to its network of 21 Household Waste Recycling Centres, as the Council’s Bulky Uplift service will be expanded to include small … Continue reading →

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