Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

Alison McCandlish, IHBC’s lead consultant for Social Media (SM) at our 2022 Aberdeen School (15-18/06), has collated participation data in this final School SM NewsBlog post, covering our impressive reach across users and networks, at 2.4 million impressions.

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.

The IHBC’s Conservation Wiki service – offered through a partnership with Designing Buildings (DB), ‘The Construction Wiki’ – offers accessible ‘Quick-view’ summaries of key issues across our Newsblogs and other member information services.

The IHBC is delighted to announce the 2022 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’ is open for submissions, closing 31 August.

IHBC Support Officer Jude Wheeler has written to Branches to offer guidance on National Office support for locally-led ideas and initiatives that mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary, with all projects to be commenced before April 2023.

On a large and remote construction site in Shetland, where BAM Nuttall is battling the elements, covering large distances every day, the Trimble and Boston Dynamics integrated robot solution has become man’s newest four-legged friend.

What’s wrong with the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum and Preserve, asks High Country News, as archival documents reveal the true origins of a popular Colorado tourist attraction. image: By Obiwan23 at English Wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by … Continue reading →

The new issue of the IHBC’s journal, Context No. 172 takes as its theme ’Regulations and Codes, looking at how they ‘have shaped and are shaping the historic environment.’

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 →

The WSP Heritage Planning & Placemaking (HP&P) Team is the latest company to be accepted on to the IHBC conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ listing, of heritage businesses to benefit from IHBC’s quality assurance.  

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading →

IHBC Support Officer Jude Wheeler has written to Branches to offer guidance on National Office support for locally-led ideas and initiatives that mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary, with all projects to be commenced before April 2023.

The IHBC’s new-styled, easy access CPD Circular is out, with School signposts back and forward, alongside events, research, awards and more, all in line with our 25th anniversary ambitions for IHBC25.

The IHBC’s Historic Harbours Working Group (HHWG) has noted the Historic National Historic Ships UK, Historic England and the Maritime Heritage Trust Joint Statement on ‘Heritage Harbours’, a project to ‘help connect the public to the UK’s maritime past. image: … Continue reading →

The Catholic News Agency has explored possible implications in the listing of the ‘radical’ Brentwood Cathedral. image: Historic England Archive

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.

Alison McCandlish, IHBC’s lead consultant for Social Media (SM) at our 2022 Aberdeen School (15-18/06), has collated participation data in this second School SM post, on the blended Day School and IHBC Heritage MarketPlace.

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s new-styled, easy access CPD Circular is out, with School signposts back and forward, alongside events, research, awards and more, all in line with our 25th anniversary ambitions for IHBC25.

The IHBC’s Conservation Wiki service – offered through a partnership with Designing Buildings (DB), ‘The Construction Wiki’ – offers accessible ‘Quick-view’ summaries of key issues across our Newsblogs and other member information services.

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 departure of the Parliament restoration sponsor body … Continue reading →

ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Leicester was devastated, when a survey in 2017 found significant damage to the roof of their temple. image: for illustration only – By Anne and David  https://www.flickr.com/photos/annedavid2012/29719949198/, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105542658

Some controversial decisions attended John McAslan and Partners’ renovation of Glasgow’s Burrell Collection, as the RIBA Journal asks if the improvements outweigh the perceived drawbacks? image: By Helen Simonsson – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22764473

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IHBC Support Officer Jude Wheeler has written to Branches to offer guidance on National Office support for locally-led ideas and initiatives that mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary, with all projects to be commenced before April 2023.