Daily Archives: 07/04/2016

IHBC welcomes Colin King’s BRE publication on solid wall insulation and its ‘Unintended consequences…

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The IHBC has warmly welcomed the publication by BRE of current and ground-breaking research into solid wall insulation (SWI) and its unintended consequences, by BRE Director Colin King Acting Chair of the IHBC’s Policy committee, Roy Lewis, was pleased to … Continue reading →

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IHBC Support officer update: UCL’s ‘IRDR’ Forum – conclusions on ‘Heritage and Disasters’

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IHBC’s Support Officer Carla Pianese reports on the University College London (UCL) Discussion Forum, ‘Heritage and Disasters’, on 9 March, to draw IHBC members’ attention to the work of the university’s Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR), which brings … Continue reading →

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How easily can you object to a planning application near you?

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Socitm (a ‘society for digital leaders’) has been conducting regular surveys on public services and their accessibility for many years; this year the ‘Better Connected’ programme has been looking at how easy it is to object to a planning application, … Continue reading →

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DCMS ‘Taking Part’ – New 5-year strategy on cultural participation

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A new strategy for collecting information on the participation in cultural activity has been launched by The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), with some changes in the methodology for the programme which aim to have more evidence on … Continue reading →

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Disabled access: ‘Government is failing in its duty of care…’

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The House of Lords Select Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability has concluded that the accessibility of services, facilities and buildings is still challenging for disabled people, with government failing to make reasonable adjustments (affecting over 11.6 million … Continue reading →

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National Infrastructure Delivery Plan and Government Construction Strategy launched

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A new National Infrastructure Delivery Plan has been launched which describes the intended government priorities for infrastructure development for the next five years, including regeneration works and property investment and a new Government Construction Strategy has also been launched which … Continue reading →

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English Heritage: 1 year in the charity sector!

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The one year anniversary of English Heritage (EH) as a charity was celebrated on 1 April, and to mark this event a summary of activities and a video have been released. English Heritage (EH) writes: On April 1 we celebrate … Continue reading →

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BIM Level 2 website launched

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Members with an interest in construction and procurement will be interested to learn of a new online resource to support Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 which has been launched by BSI this week which features downloadable standards and modelling … Continue reading →

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Community involvement in planning in NI

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A Statement of Community Involvement has been published by the DoENI, showing how it intends to increase community involvement in planning. DoENI writes: The Department today published a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which sets out how the Department will … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: 2016 RIBA Wren Insurance Association Scholarships

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If you know a potential historic building conservation architect about to do their RIBA part 2 who deserves recognition, then the 2016 RIBA Wren Insurance Association Scholarships may be of interest, which is now open for nominations, offers £5000 awards, … Continue reading →

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Building Buddhism – Building Hinduism: Research & survey

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A research blog detailing the influence of Buddhist architecture in England has been updated with the results of the research project, while a new Hindu, Jain, Zoroastrian and Bahá’í buildings blog has been launched (Building Hinduism), while both projects, funded … Continue reading →

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World rankings of Architecture and Built Environment universities

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A website ranking of the top universities worldwide to study architecture and built environment reveals three universities in the UK are within the top 10, and nine feature in the top 100.  The website ‘QS Top Universities’ (compiled by Quacquarelli … Continue reading →

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