Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC’s Chair David McDonald has reminded voting members to complete proxy voting forms – SHORT or LONG as suits – as back-up arrangements for voting at our 2024 AGM on 30 April, while reminding all to register in advance for … Continue reading →

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 ‘world’s first full-scale commercial nuclear power station.

Reading Borough Council has given the green light to £9.5 million plans by Haworth Tompkins to overhaul its Brutalist 1977 Hexagon theatre. image for illustration: Graham Horn / The Hexagon Commons Wiki

Housing and climate campaigners occupied a house in south-east London in protest against its planned demolition and the ‘crime’ of leaving empty homes boarded up amid a housing crisis, reports The Morning Star. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

IHBC’s Chair David McDonald has reminded voting members to complete proxy voting forms – SHORT or LONG as suits – as back-up arrangements for voting at our 2024 AGM on 30 April, while reminding all to register in advance for … Continue reading →

Alongside the South East (SE) Branch’s 2024 Day School and AGM (26 April), in Canterbury, on World Heritage Site policy, finance and related matters, the Branch is also offering its own Annual School Bursary for the IHBC’s 2024 School (12/15 … Continue reading →

A new closing date of 30 April has been announced for the two IHBC 2024 Marsh Awards – for ‘civic contributions by retired members’, and for ‘successful learning in heritage skills’ – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading →

The High Streets Task Force (HSTF) has published it’s ‘Annual Research Study on Place Partnerships 2024’. image for illustration: Joanna Theobald

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 is a call from a national heritage body for … Continue reading →

It is not known how much of Poltimore House can be saved following a devastating fire, though the charitable trust has pledged to save what they can of the building, reports DevonLive. image for illustration

The Crooked House wonky pub was demolished days after a devastating fire and now the owners have lodged an appeal against an order to rebuild it, reports Birmingham Live. image for illustration: By Peter Broster – Crooked House, Dudley CC … Continue reading →

Europa Nostra has announced the 2024 winners of the Costa Carras European Citizens Awards.

A new closing date of 30 April has been announced for the two IHBC 2024 Marsh Awards – for ‘civic contributions by retired members’, and for ‘successful learning in heritage skills’ – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading →

IHBC’s CPD Circular for April offers the usual accessible Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for conservation professionals, and this month highlights the National (30/04) and Branch AGMs (26/04 SE) as well as a stunnings selection of Branch events alongside a … Continue reading →

The IHBC is delighted to announce that English Heritage Chair, Gerard Lemos CMG CBE will open the IHBC’s Reading Day School on 14 June – #IHBCReading2024 – with this special day of learning open to in-person and online delegates.

Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s new Climate Change Hub resource is designed to serve as a knowledge base for the Institute’s wide array of publications, policy positions, events, research and guidance on climate change, energy efficiency, retrofit, and more.

OpenAI has launched its new GPT Store providing users with access to custom AI assistants.

Designing Buildings(DBW) Designing Buildings (DB) – host and partner to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki –has posted on its open access Wiki service an article tracing the evolution of ‘Architectural Styles’. image for illustration: Lapscombe, Surrey Drawing from Context 174, Dec … Continue reading →

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 Dezeen on ‘How the fate of UK social-housing estates has … Continue reading →

Wales Online reports that Swansea’s High Street is getting a £100m makeover with new shops, the revival of empty buildings and the restoration of an old theatre, news that follows a third building having to be demolished in the street … Continue reading →

[slideshow_deploy id=’39564′] The IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 programme will take place online on 30 April 2024, from 5.30pm with Dr Robyn Pender opening the CPD programme, on ‘… energy in buildings…’, exclusively for ALL IHBC membership categories, … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is gently marking the recent passing of a founding member of the Association of Conservation Officers (ACO) and its first Treasurer, offering thoughts and select signposts to his achievements, including to his obituary … Continue reading →

Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and … Continue reading →

The South East Branch Day School and AGM for 2024, to be held in Canterbury on 26 April will provide an unique insight into the local management of a World Heritage Site, with a focus on the legislative and policy … Continue reading →