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- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 Annual Day School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, in person & online, June 19: Accessible & Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT 27/02/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 27/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 27/02/2026
- Looking back to IHBC’s Council on ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and ahead to our new ‘response-led’ DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback 27/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £77K of weekly works: Authority seeks design team for a new development, to 22/03 27/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: HE introduces the Monumental Works of Giles Gilbert Scott 27/02/2026
- DCMS Honours Team on New Year 2027 (NY27) ‘Invitation to nominate’, information sessions and nomination form (to 31/03) 27/02/2026
- RTPI asks: Can England still build its utopian vision of a ‘new town’? 27/02/2026
- New design guidance to raise the bar for new build developments 27/02/2026
- RICS modernises CPD framework and launches new member app 27/02/2026
- UK Research and Innovation launches creative industries strategy 27/02/2026
- ARB’s five-year strategy to strengthen safety, competence and culture in architecture 27/02/2026
- Pride in Place: 40 neighbourhoods join transformational programme 27/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Launch of ICOMOS Report on the Implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 27/02/2026
- IHBC welcomes the chance to ‘Unlock Access’ to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with ‘Full Access Fund Call’ open to 8 April, with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 24/02/2026
- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 24/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 24/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 24/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: BEFS & Dr Scott McGibbon on ‘Skills as Strategic Infrastructure – Building Scotland’s Workforce for Net Zero’ 24/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘Double-up Sector News’: DB on ‘Ireland’s National Residential Retrofit Plan’ & IHBC on ‘Sponsorship opportunities for #IHBCNewcastle2026 24/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (SPAB) doorstep’: Henry rekindles Hot Iron Blacksmithing at Chiddingfold Forge 24/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Preferred developer and development proposal for Egyptian Halls in Glasgow approved 24/02/2026
- England’s cultural infrastructure: repair, maintenance and renewal reports from Purcell show £2 billion of unfunded repair and maintenance (R&M) 24/02/2026
- Icon launches new Early Career Membership category 24/02/2026
- Why City & Guilds says ‘Apprenticeships could be the only way out of the UK’s Housing Shortage’ 24/02/2026
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Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 Annual Day School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, in person & online, June 19: Accessible & Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT
The IHBC is delighted to announce that booking for in person and online places is now open for the IHBC Annual Day School 2026, in Newcastle, from 19 June, exploring ‘Adaptive Reuse’ with conservation professionals from across the UK and … Continue reading
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IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03
image for illustration: De La Warr Pavilion, Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Booking is open for IHBC’s South East Branch (SE Branch) Day School and AGM on ‘Seaside structures of the 20th century’, Bexhill-on-Sea’s De La Warr … Continue reading
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Tagged coastal heritage, cpd, seaside heritage
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) has opened its Full Access Fund – to help heritage science and conservation researchers etc to access RICHeS-funded equipment, with a support webinar on 11 March.
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Tagged access, heritage science, infrastructure, research
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Looking back to IHBC’s Council on ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and ahead to our new ‘response-led’ DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback
IHBC’s Council, our inclusive member-only advisory and training body, held its most recent meeting online on 8 October to engage with and update members while also exploring ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and now with new-format response-led First Draft minutes available … Continue reading
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £77K of weekly works: Authority seeks design team for a new development, to 22/03
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a Waterways … Continue reading
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Tagged building, conservation, expertise, heritage
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: HE introduces the Monumental Works of Giles Gilbert Scott
image for illustration: Battersea Power Station, Alberto Pascual, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England has focussed on the Gothic revivalist architect whose 20th century works include Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, Waterloo Bridge and the red telephone box.
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Tagged 20th century, architecture, HIstoric England
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DCMS Honours Team on New Year 2027 (NY27) ‘Invitation to nominate’, information sessions and nomination form (to 31/03)
The DCMS Honours Team has circulated its Honours Information Sessions to support nominations for the New Year 2027 Honours List.
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Tagged application, DCMS, government, honours
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RTPI asks: Can England still build its utopian vision of a ‘new town’?
New research from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) argues that the utopian ambition behind new towns doesn’t need to be abandoned, but rediscovered.
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Tagged building, development, government, housing, RTPI, towns
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New design guidance to raise the bar for new build developments
The government has published updated new build design guidance ‘to focus on design quality’.
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Tagged building, development, environment, government, housing
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UK Research and Innovation launches creative industries strategy
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched a high-level?UKRI’s research and development (R&D) strategy for the creative and cultural economy will ensure research and innovation drives and sustains growth in the creative industries.
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Tagged creative industry, funding, government, skills, technology
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ARB’s five-year strategy to strengthen safety, competence and culture in architecture
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has published a new five-year strategy focused on improving safety, strengthening professional competence and improving workplace culture among architects in the UK.
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Tagged architecture, education, heritage, training
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Pride in Place: 40 neighbourhoods join transformational programme
Thousands more people are being handed the power to ‘decide how millions are spent in their area’ as Government’s Pride in Place programme expands.
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Tagged community, funding, government, heritage, local
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Launch of ICOMOS Report on the Implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
On 20 January 2026, the ICOMOS Expert Group on EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) Implementation launched the ICOMOS Report on the Implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
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Tagged buildings, energy, europe, global, heritage, ICOMOS, sustainability
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IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’
IHBC Director and Chief Executive Dr Sean O’Reilly has been appointed to the Programme Board of the UK’s Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS), helping to oversee the £80m programme of investment in Conservation and Heritage Science infrastructure.
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IHBC welcomes the chance to ‘Unlock Access’ to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with ‘Full Access Fund Call’ open to 8 April, with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03
image for illustration: Crannog in Loch Bhorgastail, F. Sturt/ Antiquity, CC-by-sa 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons The IHBC has welcomed the opening of the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) ‘Full Access Fund’ – to help heritage science and … Continue reading
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Tagged equipment, funding, heritage, infrastructure, research, technology
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IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03
Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
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Tagged awards, communities, heritage, skills
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Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more…
The IHBC is delighted to announce that booking of Full School places is now open for the IHBC Annual School 2026, in Newcastle, from 18–20 June, exploring ‘Adaptive Reuse’ with conservation professionals from across the UK and beyond over three … Continue reading
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Tagged #IHBCNewcastle2026, cpd event, heritage, professional, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: BEFS & Dr Scott McGibbon on ‘Skills as Strategic Infrastructure – Building Scotland’s Workforce for Net Zero’
A new blog from Built Environment Forum Scotland by Dr. Scott McGibbon IHBC – ‘Skills as Strategic Infrastructure’ – unpacks the fragmented skills landscape and proposes concrete actions.
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Tagged climate change, expertise, Scotland, skills
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘Double-up Sector News’: DB on ‘Ireland’s National Residential Retrofit Plan’ & IHBC on ‘Sponsorship opportunities for #IHBCNewcastle2026
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 Designing Buildings (DB) on ‘Ireland’s… Retrofit Plan’ & IHBC on … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (SPAB) doorstep’: Henry rekindles Hot Iron Blacksmithing at Chiddingfold Forge
Henry Rogers has taken up the torch at Chiddingfold Forge in Surrey as SPAB proudly hosts a working craftsperson to continue two centuries of tradition at this rare surviving example of a village green blacksmiths.
England’s cultural infrastructure: repair, maintenance and renewal reports from Purcell show £2 billion of unfunded repair and maintenance (R&M)
Reports for government, prepared by Purcell, into the repair, maintenance and renewal needed in the English cultural sector have been issued, estimating a backlog of £2 billion unfunded repair and maintenance (R&M) in the sector.
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Tagged culture, government, heritage, maintenance, research
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Why City & Guilds says ‘Apprenticeships could be the only way out of the UK’s Housing Shortage’
When National Apprenticeship Week kicked off, global skills leader City & Guilds joined forces with Vistry, Travis Perkins, AMEY, and other major players in construction to spotlight a critical solution to one of the industry’s biggest challenges: the skills gap.
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