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Parliamentary Committee: Government plan urgently needed to address ‘the silent killer’ of heatwaves

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has called on government to as it launches its ‘Fifth Report – Heat resilience and sustainable cooling’. image for illustration: Joanna Theobald

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SPAB joins calls to Safeguard Welsh Heritage

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings(SPAB) joins calls to safeguard Welsh Heritage. image for illustration: Fiona Newton

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IHBC features ‘Heritage research from the Global doorstep’: Historic Trades planning data from the US, from PlaceEconomics

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

US heritage economics research body PlaceEconomics, founded by Donovan Rypkema, has made available research from 2022 carried out for The Campaign for Historic Trades on the ‘continuation of historic trades skills through traditional trades training’. image for illustration: Open Government … Continue reading →

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IHBC welcomes ICOMOS-UK member update on MOU with IHBC

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

[slideshow_deploy id=’38813′] The IHBC has welcomed the announcement by ICOMOS-UK to its members on strengthening our working relationship through a formal agreement – a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – focussed on establishing ‘closer ties and cooperation between these two organisations … Continue reading →

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IHBC Council ‘Save the Date’: Tuesday 27 February, 4.00pm – All categories of IHBC members encouraged to join online in free CPD, updates, discussion and more

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC’s next Council will take place on 27 February, online and on Zoom, offering free high-quality CPD followed by question and discussion on the next steps in the IHBC developing a petition for charter, so save the date today … Continue reading →

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CLOSING SOON – FINAL CHANCE: Consultation on updating joint IHBC-HTVF-CV ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ (CPPP)

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

A consultation on updating and enhancing the IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector statement on practice principles for specialists working in built and historic environment conservation roles.

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IHBC ‘Research’ Signpost: ‘New-build housing – how regulation can improve the consumer journey’, from the CIOB

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

A report from The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) looks into the consumer protections in place to hold developers to account for quality failures in new-build housing. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on ‘Rebuilding the House of Commons chamber, 1945’

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

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 ‘ Rebuilding the House of Commons chamber, 1945’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: BT to repurpose broadband cabinets for EV charging

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

BT is set to repurpose disused street cabinets – typically used to house telephone and broadband cabling – to be used as EV charging points, reports ECA Today. image for illustration

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HE launches new guidance on ‘Understanding Special Historic Interest in Listing’

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

Historic England (HE) has published this guidance to help people better understand special historic interest, one of the two main criteria used to decide whether a building can be listed or not: special historic interest being about the connection between … Continue reading →

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St. Paul’s Cathedral Joins the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

St. Paul’s Cathedral has officially become the newest member of the prestigious Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF), a collaborative milestone marking ‘a transformative phase in St. Paul’s history’. image: for illustration by © User: Colin / Wikimedia Commons

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UK Government: Over 70 pubs, theatres and museums rescued by government package

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

The UK Government has announced £25M of levelling up funding to save cherished places like pubs, theatres and museums through its Community Ownership Fund. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

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British Museum signs £50m funding deal with BP

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

The British Museum has struck a £50m deal with energy giant BP to help fund a major renovation programme. image for illustration: Seán O’Reilly

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Looking back to Christmas 2023: Nearly 5,000 churches across the United Kingdom benefit from £42 million conservation fund

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

The UK Government has updated on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, supporting the protection of religious buildings representing all faiths and denominations, benefiting local communities. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Nearby buildings compromised by Brooklyn synagogue tunnel, officials say

Posted on 30/01/2024 by IHBC

New York City services have discovered potentially dangers arising from an illegal tunnel beneath the historic Chabad-Lubavitch synagogue in Brooklyn, and issued ‘order to vacate’ reports The Guardian. image for illustration: New York Skyline by Matt Nelson, CC0, via Wikimedia … Continue reading →

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Interested in serving as an IHBC trustee? As IHBC’s 2024 AGM approaches, check our guidance and see if you want to take your IHBC membership to a new level

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

As a date for the IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being finalised, this is a good time for members of all categories to review our guidance, support and advice encouraging prospective trustees to join our board.

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IHBC Council ‘Save the Date’: Tuesday 27 February, 4.00pm – All categories of IHBC members encouraged to join online in free CPD, updates, discussion and more

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC’s next Council will take place on 27 February, online and on Zoom, offering free high-quality CPD followed by question and discussion on the next steps in the IHBC developing a petition for charter, so save the date today … 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 2023

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

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’s ‘Management’ Signpost: UK heritage planning law review – matters of judgment, looking back and ahead

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

Robert Gowing of Hogan Lovells LLP has offered some planning thoughts and takes from 2023 to inform 2024. image for illustration

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.6M+ works this week: Dual call by Wales charity for Design Team, PM & QS, for funding project, £100K, closing 19/02

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week features a dual call from charity in Wales for … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Green light for residential scheme in Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

Amber Valley Borough Council has agreed revised plans for a site overlooking the River Derwent and within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site reports Business Link East Midlands. image for illustration: Milford Mill Weir / Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia … Continue reading →

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Government consults on ratifying 2003 UNESCO Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: closing 29/02

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

A Government consultation on the initial implementation stage of the Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will close on 29 February 2024.

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THA’s ‘Heritage Day 2024’, hybrid on 7/03 from 9am: Last Chance to Get ‘Early Bird’ (10%off) tickets (to 28/01)

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

‘Early bird’ tickets – with a 10% discount – are still available for Heritage Day 2024, but will close at noon on Sunday 28 January. Make sure to take advantage of this great deal before it’s gone!

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National Retrofit Hub establishes six thematic working groups

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

The National Retrofit Hub have established six thematic working groups, made up of a wide range of industry experts, with outputs to help enable faster delivery of retrofit across the UK. image for illustration

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National Churches Trust launches blueprint to save churches from closure: Every Church Counts

Posted on 26/01/2024 by IHBC

The National Churches Trust (NCT) has launched its latest campaign, Every Church Counts. image: NCT

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