Daily Archives: 28/10/2010

Construction Industry Council (CIC) has been leading a project to revise the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Town Planning, Conservation and Building Control, and are now consulting on the recently revised Town Planning, Conservation and Building Control Technical Support NOS, … Continue reading →

The Institute for Archaeologists’ (IfA) organisational structure has been reviewed to ensure that IfA is in the best possible shape to deliver the strategic plan and to address disappointing financial performance. Those proposed reforms relating to governance and constitutional matters … Continue reading →

The new consolidated Building Regulations 2010 came into force on 1 October and incorporate all the amendments made since 2000. Search Planning Portal: LINK

This year’s Heritage Counts report prepared by English Heritage on behalf of the heritage sector, shows that investing in heritage doesn’t just make us feel better, it makes sound economic sense, especially at the local level. The report reveals that: … Continue reading →

Scottish Enterprise has launched a low carbon built environment (LCBE) expert service to support individuals and organisations with products that will help Scotland deliver on its low and zero carbon agenda. Using the BBC Dragons’ Den model, Scottish companies will … Continue reading →

The Pier Head, a 2.5 hectare park on Liverpool’s historic docks, seamlessly integrates with the new Leeds and Liverpool canal link, the first major urban canal extension in a generation, and the result is an elegant public space and an … Continue reading →

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has launched its briefing for Members of Parliament and local government politicians for the party conference season. The document, entitled ‘THE INLAND WATERWAYS: How a Conservancy Would Get the Best For Your Community’ outlines how … Continue reading →

The National Trust has published an extensive online bibliography, listing for the first time references of over 4,000 books and articles that have been published about its properties, people and collections – in some instances before the founding of the … Continue reading →

Icon, the Anna Plowden Trust, and the Digital Preservation Coalition are pleased to announce the short-listed candidates for the 2010 Conservation Awards – ‘Valuing Excellence’. The Conservation Awards celebrate excellent standards of conservation skills, innovation and research, collections care and … Continue reading →

Dr Noël James will take over the role of Director at the Historic Towns Forum (HTF) on 1 November. Noël comes from a research background, and joins HTF with several years’ experience in the heritage sector. She has a particular … Continue reading →