Daily Archives: 23/11/2012

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s lead professional body for conservation specialists, has welcomed the announcement that a new conservation National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 is now regulated by Ofqual and available to assessment centres though … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s lead professional body for building conservation specialists, has welcomed the launch of a suite of initiatives at an Historic Scotland summit on skills, including a pilot to promote maintenance of traditional … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has joined with the UK Association of Preservation Trusts (UKAPT) to welcome the launch by English Heritage of its tenth ‘Heritage Counts’ with a special commendation for its renewed profile of the work … Continue reading →

A plan by Eon UK to replace a wind farm near Bronte Country in West Yorkshire with 115-metre turbines has been approved by Calderdale Council. It gave permission for the current 23 turbines on Ovenden Moor to be replaced with … Continue reading →

The Government has announced plans to review the judicial review process after the Prime Minister said it had become ‘a massive growth industry in Britain today’ and was holding up much-needed national infrastructure. The Lord Chancellor, Chris Grayling, also argued … Continue reading →

‘If you care about the future of your local neighbourhood then write now to your MP’?, Griff Rhys Jones, Civic Voice President, has said, as he leads the Civic Voice’s campaign against new permitted development rights proposals in England. Civic … Continue reading →

BRE (Building Research Establishment) and Local Authority Building Control (LABC) have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ‘drive the development of a more efficient building control acceptance service for construction products, systems and solutions under the LABCs Registered Details … Continue reading →

The 2012 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship is now open to applications from students at RIBA accredited schools of architecture around the world, with a £6,000 grant to be awarded and a closing date of 26 March 2013. RIBA writes: … Continue reading →

The Hertfordshire Building Futures Partnership has launched a new toolkit for developers and decision makers to help drive sustainable construction innovation in the county, with a linked consultation to end on 18 January 2013. Building 4 Change writes: The interactive … Continue reading →

Culture Secretary Maria Miller welcomed the publication of a report which contains innovative ideas – and a ten-point plan – to boost philanthropy and legacy giving to benefit the arts and heritage in the UK. DCMS writes: This summer showed … Continue reading →

The cataloguing and conservation of the unique archive of the late Sir Denys Lasdun (1914-2001) has been completed by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). RIBA writes: The full Lasdun Archive is now available to all and can be … Continue reading →

The Memorandum submitted by Friends of the Earth (FOE) under the House of Commons Public Bill Committee scrutiny of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill has been published, highlighting FOE’s concerns over proposals regarding centralization; planning purpose and public participation. FOE … Continue reading →