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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: 16/07/2016
IHBC 2016 Yearbook’s Rypkema on ‘Heritage incentives’: now also on IHBC’s Conservation Wiki
The IHBC Yearbook article by the renowned American authority on heritage finances, Donovan Rypkema, entitled ‘Incentives for the protection, restoration and maintenance of historic buildings’, has been re-published on the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki site, helping extend the reach of heritage-related … Continue reading
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IHBC Members with benefits: HCA offers 10% discount to IHBC members on ‘Lime’ courses
The Heritage Crafts Alliance (HCA), IHBC’s newest recognised CPD provider, offers IHBC members 10% discount on forthcoming short courses in ‘Lime’ at its Bedale centre, in North Yorkshire, in August and September coming. The courses cover Lime Pointing (17 September) … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘reminder’: NW Conference on housing today – ‘Home is where the heart is!’, 6 October, Liverpool
Members are reminded that places can now be booked at the ever popular IHBC North West Conference – this year looking at the home and taking place on Liverpool on 6 October. IHBC’s NW Branch writes: Houses form the highest … Continue reading
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IHBC HSE Theatres Trust update on ‘inspecting suspended plaster ceilings’
The Theatres Trust has written to the IHBC to update our members on their discussions with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), to note especially that the requirement for suspended plaster ceiling inspection is applicable to any building open to … Continue reading
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New government axes DECC
The government has axed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) in a major departmental shake-up. The BBC writes The brief will be folded into an expanded Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under Greg Clark. Ed Miliband, … Continue reading
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IHBC perspective: 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist – 2 of final 6 ‘designated’
The successful shortlist of 6 in the prestigious 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building has been announced, and includes two projects for designated buildings, Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall and the Grade II listed Giles Gilbert … Continue reading
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Launch of Great British High Street competition 2016
High Streets Minister Marcus Jones called on communities across the country to enter their villages, towns and cities into the Great British High Street competition 2016, with prizes of up to £10000 and a deadline for entries of Friday, 9 … Continue reading
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BRE Trust reports on latest built environment research
BRE Trust has published its annual review of some of the latest built environment research online, as the report outlines research projects and activities across areas ranging from infrastructure sustainability and resilience to occupant wellbeing and energy. BRE Trust writes: … Continue reading
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Future of public parks parliamentary inquiry launched
The Parliamentary Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee launches an inquiry into public parks to examine the impact of reduced local authority budgets on these open spaces and consider concerns that their existence is under threat, with an online survey, … Continue reading
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SAVE makes Legal bid to save Grimsby port buildings
Campaigners are continuing a legal bid to save a row of undesignated port buildings that are set to be torn down, as SAVE Britain’s Heritage says North East Lincolnshire Council’s decision to approve the demolition of Grimsby’s Cosalt Buildings is … Continue reading
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Nominations for A&B Scotland 30th Annual Awards open till 30 September
Arts & Business (A&B) Scotland is inviting nominations for its 30th Annual Awards, to celebrate outstanding collaborations between the business and cultural sectors, with a deadline for submitting nominations of midnight, Friday 30 September 2016. The categories: People Placemaking Innovation … Continue reading
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