Daily Archives: 04/05/2011

The IHBC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held, as usual each year, after the Institute’s key training event for the year, the Day School of the Annual School, on 17 June, when the IHBC’s Trustees will be elected, and … Continue reading →

Following consultation on the business case for a revision of BS 7913: 1998 (Guide to the principles of the conservation of historic buildings), led by Henry Russell IHBC, it has been agreed the revision should progress, while John Edwards IHBC, … Continue reading →

Annual ‘MoTs’ should be carried out on all older shared residential buildings to ensure repairs are carried out, property managers in Scotland have urged. BEFS, Scotland’s link body for non-governmental organisations operating in the built environment, will explore issues attached … Continue reading →

Local government workforce while the most efficient in the public sector remain least paid according to a report by the Local Government Association. The total pay packet for local government employees was £26.4 billion in 2010/11 – an increase of … Continue reading →

A pick of newly built or refurbished buildings from across Scotland have received a significant plaudit thanks to winning or being commended at the RICS Scotland Awards 2011, with conservation projects rating highly across a range of categories. Prominent conservation … Continue reading →

This year RTPI is bringing its awards for projects and awards for people together on the same deadline – all award winners will presented at the Awards ceremony in February 2012. Awards for projects Anyone can submit entries, with no … Continue reading →

The future of an iconic Plymouth, Union Street, landmark remains in limbo after council chiefs today ruled out trying to force its controversial owner to restore it.   Last week it was revealed that Manoucehr Bahmanzadeh, jailed in 2008 for … Continue reading →

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has led work to update the Built Environment Functional Map on behalf of the Built Environment Skills Alliance (comprising all the Sector Skills Councils (SSCs/SSBs) operating across the sector).   David Cracknell, Director of Skills & … Continue reading →

The Prince’s Regeneration Trust is pleased to announce that it has been successful in the first round of bidding for Government’s Regional Growth Fund, with a bid for the regeneration of Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent.   The Prince’s Regeneration Trust … Continue reading →

The independent Wolf Review into vocational education, commissioned by Education Secretary Michael Gove, was published in March.   Professor Alison Wolf analysed how millions of children have been failed over the past twenty years and set out a blueprint for … Continue reading →