Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

[slideshow_deploy id=’36681′] On 23 June the IHBC hosts a targeted examination into  ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’, with current thinking from lead practitioners, funders, researchers & bodies across the UK, so if you are too busy to even drop … Continue reading →

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

The IHBC will be at the Natural Stone Show in ExCeL on 6-8 June, with the full programme of free sessions in the Show’s Seminar Theatre now out, including Conservation Day (08/06), the Historic England (HE) programme of free IHBC-recognised … Continue reading →

The Spencer Building, a new Special Collections Centre and Library for Corpus Christi College will bring together the College’s unique collection of manuscripts and early printed books into a single purpose-built space and ‘be one of the greenest projects ever … 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 ‘New York is sinking’!

Ealing Council scraps approved plans for a 26-storey tower which would have created 477 homes over rising cost of building materials, reports The Evening Standard. image: for illustration – Philafrenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Ealing Council Building

[slideshow_deploy id=’36681′] On 23 June the IHBC hosts a targeted examination into  ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’, with current thinking from lead practitioners, funders, researchers & bodies across the UK, so if you are too busy to even drop … Continue reading →

IHBC’s June CPD Circular  is now out, with low-cost training and upskilling opportunities and featuring the 2023 School #IHBCSwansea 2023 and virtual Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE on 21 June, helping guide busy heritage practitioners on all IHBC-networked Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and … Continue reading →

The IHBC has launched its consultation web hub & resource offering context, updates and more on the prospect of an IHBC Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – to help engagement on the issues around the IHBC seeking a Royal Charter … Continue reading →

The IHBC will be at the Natural Stone Show in ExCeL on 6-8 June, with the full programme of free sessions in the Show’s Seminar Theatre now out, including Conservation Day (08/06), the Historic England (HE) programme of free IHBC-recognised … Continue reading →

Designing Buildings (DB) – the Construction Wiki – has summarised insurance issues around individuals and firms engaging in building design and construction.

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 features a Council’s call for structural engineering consultancy … Continue reading →

A 16th century courthouse in Chard, Somerset, has been saved for posterity after the county council stepped in to buy it, reports Localgov. image: for illustration – Main Street, Chard by Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0

The IHBC North West (NW) Branch’s recent conference on ‘Adapting to Climate Change, key conclusions & challenges’, held in Chester Cathedral on 27 April, voiced the need to find common ground between heritage regulation and change under climate change, concluding … Continue reading →

Anyone can register HERE to visit our free and open forum of heritage advice, guidance, services and more – IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE – online and live & included with #IHBCSwansea2023 bookings, on ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’.

The IHBC has written to Heritage MarketPlace stallholders – our recast web directory and hub for anyone seeking heritage-related support – offering the chance to host ‘Zoom Rooms’ to meet, guide and advise visitors to the online MarketPlace:LIVE launch of … Continue reading →

The IHBC will be at the Natural Stone Show in ExCeL on 6-8 June, with the full programme of free sessions in the Show’s Seminar Theatre now out, including Conservation Day (08/06), the Historic England (HE) programme of free IHBC-recognised … Continue reading →

McGee, a specialist engineering contractor delivering high-profile, complex engineering projects, is pleased to announce it has been appointed by Castleforge for deconstruction works at 1 Golden Lane, in the City of London. image: for illustration – Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash

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 the Designing Buildings (DB) on the announcement of the IHBC … Continue reading →

Tensions are brewing in Berkshire as residents push back against plans to cut down a 700-year-old oak tree used to spy on King Charles I’s army during the Civil War, reports Localgov. image: for illustration

Anyone can register HERE to visit our free and open forum of heritage advice, guidance, services and more – IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE – online and live & included with #IHBCSwansea2023 bookings, on ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’.

The IHBC will join thousands of industry professionals and over 200 exhibitors at the Natural Stone Show at Excel on 6-8 June, with IHBC Recognised CPD at the Historic England-sponsored Conservation Day (8 June), and all free!

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

The IHBC has launched its consultation web hub & resource offering context, updates and more on the prospect of an IHBC Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – to help engagement on the issues around the IHBC seeking a Royal Charter … Continue reading →

The Circular Economy Wiki – within Designing Buildings (DB) – is a centralised platform containing guidance, definitions and examples on implementing circular economy in construction, with all welcome to contribute.