Daily Archives: 05/10/2012

Terry Levinthal, Director of Conservation Services and Projects at the National Trust for Scotland has been announced as the judge for the 2012 IHBC Annual Gus Astley Student Award. Terry Levinthal said: ‘I am, on behalf of the National Trust … Continue reading →

The IHBC has warmly welcomed recent research that pins down public endorsement and appreciation of the quality and value of conservation services by communities in Wales. The report, entitled ‘Public Attitudes towards the Planning System in Wales’, was produced as … Continue reading →

The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) will detail the new arrangements for the operations there at its forthcoming 2012 conference ‘Making it happen’ on 18 October, and interested delegates and sponsors should follow up the contacts below if they would … Continue reading →

Communities minister Don Foster has said that recently-announced proposals to streamline the planning system are ‘not a done deal’ as Liberal Democrat members backed an emergency motion opposing the measures. Lib Dem delegates at their autumn conference in Brighton have … Continue reading →

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is advocating a new approach to the retrofit of traditional buildings following new research collated and published by the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA), whose members include historic buildings interests such as … Continue reading →

Scotland’s older, cold houses will be transformed into environmentally friendly homes which are easier and cheaper to heat thanks to new Scottish Government funding. The Scottish Government writes: Homes across Scotland will receive measures such as solid wall insulation, double … Continue reading →

The Construction Youth Trust (CYT) scheme is intended to promote the construction industry to young people of all social backgrounds and, as a result, increase the number and diversity of entrants into the sector, with the closing date for entries … Continue reading →

A landlord has been fined a record £1.4 million for turning a house in north-west London into 12 flats without planning permission. Salah Ali, 52, of Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, was prosecuted this week following a two-year investigation by the … Continue reading →

Change to Building Regulations that could drive take-up of Green Deal still being considered. Building Co UK News: LINK

Liverpool’s Art & Design Academy at John Moores University is playing host to a collection of photographs celebrating the successes of Alliance member the Victorian Society since its foundation in 1957. Running throughout October, the exhibition showcases successful campaigns and … Continue reading →

England’s government has published a league table of local authorities’ performance on determining planning applications as part of its proposal to introduce a 12 month ‘planning guarantee’ for decision making. These statistics indicated that out of 315 authorities who responded … Continue reading →

The RIBA committee, Architects for Change (AfC), chaired by Danna Walker, instigated the ‘FLUID Diversity Mentoring Programme’, to provide support to those who are under-represented in the construction sector, seeks a Conservation Architect in the north west to act as … Continue reading →

Councils are being offered a new way to alert residents to the fact they have embraced social media, with the national launch of the Social Media Friendly Mark. The mark can be affixed to websites, meeting agendas and the other … Continue reading →

Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today the latest executives to join the UK Green Investment Bank (UK GIB) as Shaun Kingsbury, Europe boss of private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy, has been appointed as the Chief Executive. The UK GIB … Continue reading →