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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary conservation practice standards deliver public benefit 19/12/2025
- Lodge your IHBC proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & book your online place (members only) for IHBC’s 2026 AGM, 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO, from 5.30pm, with 6.00pm AGM 19/12/2025
- IHBC’s new Context, No185, ‘lifts the lid on roofing’, from craft to carbon, with essential, accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals & colleagues 19/12/2025
- IHBC’s Research Signpost from HE & EH: ‘Pathways Into Heritage Construction: A Strategic View/Models and Case Studies’ 19/12/2025
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £101K+ of weekly works: Trust seeks fire engineer for GII* project to 15/01 19/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (riverside) doorstep’: Historic rail bridge collapses into River Spey 19/12/2025
- UK Government urged to step up maintenance to safeguard ageing infrastructure: Royal Academy of Engineering 19/12/2025
- Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law 19/12/2025
- England’s NPPF update: New consultation on proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system, to 10/03 19/12/2025
- AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’ 19/12/2025
- £2.9m heritage investment for Waterfront regeneration 19/12/2025
- Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology 19/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Heritage 2026, entries open to 16/01/2026 19/12/2025
- IHBC welcome SAHGB’s new Colvin Special Award 2025, celebrating editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides 16/12/2025
- IHBC issues formal notice for 2026 AGM, online on 7 January 2026, from 5.30pm (with special presentation!) for 6pm start 16/12/2025
- IHBC updates on ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’: Check out our web hub, with video & feedback, and help reduce damage to both health and heritage 16/12/2025
- IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter 16/12/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: How to get started in sharing knowledge and expertise on Designing Buildings 16/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hotspur Press will rise from the ashes as developers issue promise for fire-ravaged mill 16/12/2025
- Videogame to help protect Nottingham Cathedral and other heritage buildings: ‘Pugin’s Revival’ despite ‘structural ‘monsters’’ 16/12/2025
- UK Heritage Pulse Spotlight: Operational use of Artificial Intelligence 16/12/2025
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Historic Environment Scotland 16/12/2025
- HHBT to continue its work in the Highlands as part of SHBT 16/12/2025
- RIBA responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on sustainable housing growth 16/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’– WMF & EH receive grant for next phase of Coastal Connections Programme 16/12/2025
Daily Archives: 02/07/2016
IHBC FREE TRAINING on WHS ‘Buildings at Risk’ residential course, 21-6 August: Student and professional places available on ‘first come’ basis, so APPLY NOW!
Following the IHBC’s support for the The Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust 5-day residential course on ‘Buildings at Risk’ (BAR) in the the heart of the Derwent Valley World Heritage Site (WHS), from 21-26 August, the IHBC is now offering up … Continue reading
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IHBC’s first new Conservation Wiki postings: Context’s Kew; free taster memberships, and more …
The IHBC has just produced its first update in its new Conservation Wiki on the ‘Designing Buildings Wiki’ website, the free cross-disciplinary knowledge base for the construction industry, as the institute uses this innovative resource to extend its reach to … Continue reading
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IHBC Gus Astley Student Award 2016 reminder: Closing 31 July, prizes up to £500
The closing date for the IHBC’s 2016 Gus Astley Student Awards (GASA) is fast approaching, so if you have presented coursework on a taught course in the last two years that you think merits wider recognition by us, be sure … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes BIM4HERITAGE Web resource live as Beta site: www.bim4heritage.org
The IHBC has welcomed the arrival of the BIM4Heritage web site, which is now live as a ‘work in progress’ or ‘Beta’ site. COTAC Chair Ingval Maxell said: ‘On behalf of the Council on Training in Architectural Conservation (COTAC) I’m delighted to … Continue reading
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NTS set to axe one in four staff in union consultations
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is consulting with unions on axing more than a quarter of its full-time staff under a multi-million pound cost-cutting drive, as reports from mainstream press and civil sectors highlight potential threats to core heritage … Continue reading
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HRP launches Heritage Science Scholarship for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates
Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is funding a scholarship for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates accepted onto the UCL MRes in Science and Engineering in Art, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA). HRP writes: HRP particularly welcome BAME applicants as a … Continue reading
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Highways England: Spaghetti Junction works ‘protect one of Britain’s most iconic road structures’
Vital work to ensure drivers continue to have safe journeys over Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham is set to restart on repairs of what Highways England has described as work ‘to protect one of Britain’s most iconic road structures’. Highways England … Continue reading
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NHTG: Continuing heritage opportunities in carpentry and brick – closing 8 July
The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) bursary scheme is still offering opportunities in carpentry and brick (London area) as part of its HLF funded training programmes, with current closing dates of 8 July. For more details see below or contact … Continue reading
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Oldham MBC faces judicial review challenge over siting of new school
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC) is facing a judicial review over its decision to approve a former pallet works as the site for a new school. The Save Diggle Action Group (SDAG) has applied for the judicial review as spokesman … Continue reading
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Norfolk tree house saved with grant of PP
South Norfolk Council members have gone against officer recommendation and given retrospective planning permission for a child’s tree house in a garden at Harleston, built three years ago. The BBC writes: Chris Mack built the den at his parents’ home … Continue reading
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