Daily Archives: 18/02/2015

IHBC-sponsored Place Alliance Big Meet 3 – last bookings to hear Vaizey and Farrell

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The third meeting of the Place Alliance’s Big Meet, sponsored by the IHBC and to be addressed by culture Minister Ed Vaizey, will take place in on 24 February at University College London. IHBC Education Secretary David McDonald said: ‘The IHBC … Continue reading →

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Reminder: IHBC sponsors ‘Living Heritage’: Oxford 19 Feb!

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These seminars will address current and contentious topics within the historic built environment, fostering academic dialogue, professional practice, and providing an arena in which the public, private, civic and academic sectors can engage in heated and healthy debate about all … Continue reading →

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IHBC welcomes Doctoral Training in Heritage Science @ SEAHA

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The IHBC has welcomed the news that the UK EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA) at University College London’s Institute for Sustainable Heritage, has new opportunities in heritage science, with a … Continue reading →

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IHBC: Are you involved in the ‘green economy’?

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IHBC members who work in the construction field may be interested in the new datasets being collected by the ONS, whose latest survey work of 40,000 businesses in manufacturing, energy production, construction and waste collection aims to quantify the contribution … Continue reading →

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Women in construction: new research

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The human resources recruitment consultancy Randstad have been conducting research into the role of women in construction, predicting that women will comprise a quarter of all construction workers by the end of the decade.  Key statistics from the research include: … Continue reading →

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Wales rented housing reforms

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The Welsh Government is aiming to introduce new legislation to reform rented housing provision, including written contracts for rental agreements, new short term let opportunities and change in the law to allow 16 year olds to rent their own home. … Continue reading →

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Core Cities UK calls for a ‘modern’ Magna Carta

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Core Cities (an organisation representing ten cities of the UK calling for greater devolution of powers, including Sheffield and Glasgow) has launched a petition calling for more freedom for cities in a modern version of the Magna Carta aimed at … Continue reading →

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Historic route harmed by larger estate on settlement edge

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Despite not being able to demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land Cornwall Council successfully resisted a development of 154 dwellings on the edge of Falmouth, an inspector supporting its concerns regarding the impact on a grade II* listed church … Continue reading →

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Lloyds Banking Group commission report into housing needs

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An independent report by the Lloyds Banking Group Commission on Housing has recommended new targets for new build housing, better public engagement and more longer term development partnerships to meets the housing needs of the future. Lloyds Banking group writes: … Continue reading →

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BBC: England’s forgotten railway stations

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As Scotland’s Borders Railway sees its track completed, the BBC reviews England’s stations note in that: ’In living memory, hundreds of railway stations have closed across the country and have since been abandoned, demolished or converted to other uses. But … Continue reading →

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London politicians attack ‘catastrophic’ vacant building credit

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A cross-party group of London politicians has called on planning minister Brandon Lewis to immediately suspend the new vacant building credit, which reduces planning gain liabilities on vacant stock. Search Planning Resource

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Historic building fundraising trends of the future?

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Civil society have reported on new technological initiatives which might be used by fundraisers in the near future, citing research by NESTA on scent technology, the introduction of contactless giving and using ‘bitcoins’ as virtual currency. Civil Society reports that … Continue reading →

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