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- IHBC’s new format ‘CPD Circular’ : Colour coded for quicker access to CPD -from Branches (EM on Master Planning), partnerships to networks & more – including members-only Virtual Council, 08/04 07/04/2026
- Final details on IHBC’s members-only Virtual Council now out… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’: Book now for 8 April, 4.30pm 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s Research for Practice Digest No.7 now out: ‘Connecting conservation research and professional practice’ 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: CIAT via DB – Beyond the render… embedding AI tools into architectural education… 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE on ‘New measures to protect Historic Shipwrecks from heritage crime’ 07/04/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on winners in IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award 07/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Rare Scottish chain-bar suspension bridge secures £1/4Mn support for heritage restoration 07/04/2026
- Defra on England’s first Land Use Framework ‘plans to reshape how we protect and manage our land’ 07/04/2026
- RIBA on Single Construction Regulator: ‘..new system must raise the standard’ so needs ‘a competence?led approach’ 07/04/2026
- SPAB: Emerging Building Craftsperson of the Year Award… to 21 August 07/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: What impact does a heritage designation have on (Canadian) home insurance? 07/04/2026
- Latest on IHBC’s members-only Virtual Council now out… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’: Book now for 8 April, 4.30pm 03/04/2026
- IHBC’s Residential Full School Booking closes, with some non-residential open, and Day & Virtual School places 03/04/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 03/04/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 03/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: TCPA on ‘From slums to homes – the story of the Campaign for Healthy Homes…’ 03/04/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £234K costed works: City seeks services for new neighbourhood in heritage context, to 22/04 03/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Norwich Debenhams flat bid approved by councillors 03/04/2026
- Welsh Government: ‘Assessing workforce requirements for home retrofitting in Wales’, to ‘meet a Net Zero pathway’ 03/04/2026
- Planning reforms have ‘numerous safeguards’, Government insists in response to Select Committee report 03/04/2026
- Campaign for National Parks on Fingleton Review: The worst averted — but still a backward step for national parks and nature 03/04/2026
- CIOB & FMB State of Trade Survey: Construction SMEs face cost pressures & insolvencies despite continuous growth 03/04/2026
- Major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for next generation 03/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’:Unesco-protected monastery in Lviv damaged by Russian drone strike 03/04/2026
- IHBC’s Context 186 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’… bite-sized & from the best 31/03/2026
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Will King Charles III turn his back on environmental campaigning? No, say friends, via BBC
As Prince of Wales he spent decades campaigning, cajoling, and convening meetings to drive action on environmental issues but as king he is subject to different rules, while his friends and advisers say he will not cool on the issue … Continue reading
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Projects of Landscape Recovery scheme announced
22 projects of Landscape Recovery have been announced by the UK Government and they are receiving funding through a new scheme. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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St Bartholomew’s hires dog to sniff out dry rot during The Great Hall restoration
A dog has been drafted in by St Bartholomew’s Hospital to help renovate one of its historic buildings by sniffing out dry rot. image: for illustration only – St Bart’s By pandrcutts – https://www.flickr.com/photos/panr/3284512802/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons. wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17944947
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IHBC Wales celebrates first in-person CPD in recent years: Plas Mawr (5/09) on retrofit, looking back on #IHBC25 and ahead to #IHBCSwansea2023
The IHBC Wales Branch was delighted to host its first in-person event since the pandemic relaxations at Plas Mawr on 5 September, as it explored issues to re-surface with more depth and context at the 2023 Annual School, #IHBCSwansea2023, in … Continue reading
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IHBC signpost to England’s Chief Planner: ‘Call for Participation: User Research and Planning’
Joanna Averley, England’s Chief Planner, has included in her monthly update a reminder from that DLUHC’s user research user research is looking at to hear about your experiences of planning and build that into future policy thinking.
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IHBC issues links to #IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School Recordings & CPD Certs: You can still sign up as delegates (from £25+VAT) for access & CPD
The IHBC has sent all current Aberdeen School delegates links to access the broadcasts of the #IHBCAberdeen 2022 Day School – if you are missing yours let us know, while anyone else can still sign up HERE to access the … Continue reading
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IHBC’s joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ (CPPP) survey: Add your thoughts now!
The joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ consultation survey has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector (IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice) statement on practice principles for those working in built and historic environment conservation.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building features ‘Second Elizabethan age: 8 decades of building’
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’, and this week features Building on the ‘Second Elizabethan age: eight decades of building’. … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (business) doorstep’: Record visitor figures for heritage leisure and retail attraction, Piece Hall
The Piece Hall marks the fifth anniversary of its 2017 re-opening following a multi-million pound refurbishment with the news that it has now welcomed over 10 million visitors, reports The Business Desk. image: The Piece Hall Trust
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RICS policy report: Retrofitting to decarbonise UK existing housing stock
Government must maximise public interest in home improvements to green the UK housing stock says RICS in a new paper that calls on Government to make a step-change in policies for decarbonising existing UK housing stock.
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More department stores in England may be given protected status
Historic England announces review of landmark buildings amid closures as campaigners call for ‘creative reinvention’, reports The Guardian. image: for illustration only – Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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Reclaimed stone from a historic Dundee jute mill to be used in a new signage structure in the University
Reclaimed stone from a historic Dundee jute mill, Wallace Craigie Works, is to find new purpose pointing University of Dundee students in the right direction through a new wayfinding signage system.
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Climate-Conscious Architects Want Europe To Build Less: Time on M&S demolition
An unusual conservation battle is brewing on Oxford Street, London’s busy shopping avenue as Marks and Spencer wants to knock down its flagship store while group of architects and local activists are mobilised to save the store… because of the … Continue reading
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Serious about your career? ‘IHBC’s Jobs etc.’ posts diverse roles, from govt. & church bodies to public, private & 3rd sector, volunteering & more
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse opportunities in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading
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IHBC Supporters: Free 1-hour online guidance sessions on making an Affiliate application – Book now for Thursday 13/10, 1PM (CPD Certified)
The IHBC is delighted to offer our Supporter members free 1-hour online advice sessions that show just how straightforward our Affiliate application actually is, with the next session scheduled on Zoom at 1pm on Thursday 13th October, booking HERE.
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Free Level 3 Award in ‘Energy Efficiency Measures for Older and Traditional Buildings’ in Wales (T&Cs): Swansea, 10/11 October
IHBC Wales trustee John Edwards has highlighted the opportunity for qualifying candidates – subject to age, income and residence – to access free retrofit training in Swansea on 10/11 October.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick: UK professional body seeks Education etc. Officer, from £200/day + exp., closes 01/10
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 UK professional body … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (civic) doorstep’: MP joins residents’ protest in last-minute bid to halt demolition of local landmark
Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has stepped in to support residents in a renewed attempt to stop the demolition of 33 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, a locally-listed Victorian villa reports The Barnet Society. image: The Barnet Society website
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: Restoration of world’s first iron-framed building Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings complete
An eight-year process to restore the oldest iron-framed building in the world, Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, known as the ‘grandparent of skyscrapers’, has finally reached its end, announces Construction Management Now. image: Context 159, Main Mill, historic photo – Shropshire Archives
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Truss says new housing secretary will look at curtailing PINS powers to ‘overrule’ councils
The new Prime Minister is ‘expecting’ her new housing secretary to look at curtailing the powers of the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) as it is ‘too easy’ for the body to overrule local authorities. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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England housing strategy could consume over 100% of the nation’s carbon budget according to a new research paper
New research on the future carbon emissions etc. impacts on nature from England’s current housing strategy estimates that by 2050 12% of the carbon budget for 1.5°C could be consumed by newbuilds, and 92% by the everyday emissions from the … Continue reading
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Architectural workers initiate historic strike ballot
Workers at London-based architectural practice Atomik Architecture (Atomik) will ballot for strike action, in what could be the first ever strike by private-sector architectural workers in the UK.
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Celebrate Scotland’s Climate week (from 26/09) with an Engine Shed ‘Short Guide’ on ‘Climate Change Adaptation…’
Scotland’s Climate week starts on Monday 26 September and Scotland’s ‘Engine Shed’ has produced a Short Guide about how to enhance and upgrade key aspects of a traditional building. These could provide protection against the elements.
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IHBC Education and Application Support Officer Post – Closes 1 October, 1-year, 2/3 days, £200/day+ expenses, Homeworking
The IHBC is offering a unique opportunity for a person, persons, group or organisation in tune with the ethos, ambitions and aspirations of the IHBC – as the UK’s lead body for conservation professionals – to develop and deliver our … Continue reading
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IHBC signpost: Historic England’s ‘A Brief History of the English Mosque’
Historic England (HE) has published ‘A Brief History of the English Mosque’ on the discovery of the architectural evolution of the mosque in Britain, from the conversion of houses to contemporary expressions of mosque architecture.
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