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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: 03/09/2016
IHBC co-sponsors Annual DAC Conference: ‘promoting membership and skills in a training partnership’
The IHBC will join in as a sponsor of the 2016 Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) conference on 20-22 September in Leicester. IHBC Education Secretary Bridget Turnbull said: ‘We’re delighted to be able to add this conference sponsorship to extend our … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes highest fine in magistrates court as illegal G2 works generate c.£93k charge in fine & costs for owners and engineer
The IHBC has welcomed the important penalties in heritage regulation as unauthorised works to a listed building in the City of Westminster have led to charges of over £93,000, where owners and their structural engineer have been fined over £58,000, … Continue reading
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IHBC Conservation Wiki adds European heritage & sustainability articles from Context
Two articles co-authored by IHBC member Dennis Rodwell are to be featured on the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki platform, its public service initiative linked to Designing Buildings Wiki. The articles report on EU project research into the energy efficiency and sustainability … Continue reading
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£20m for station improvement etc. in England and Wales
A new fund for England and Wales which is designed to improve rail facilities, including reopening old stations, has been announced. Government writes: Rail passengers across England and Wales are set for better journeys thanks to a £20 million pot … Continue reading
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eBuildingStandards for Scotland
The Scottish Government has launched a new eBuildingStandards system, aiming to help save time and money and assist applicants in streamlining the process of application. The Scottish Government writes: A new eBuildingStandards system that streamlines applications through one web portal … Continue reading
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Historic England seeks input to survey on EU funding for the historic environment
Historic England is seeking to improve its understanding of what England’s historic environment receives from the European Union, and organisations are invited fill in a short survey to help provide an important baseline from which to identify the impact on … Continue reading
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Detailed mapping of historic water features to help manage Calder Valley flood threats: and can you help too?
The Environment Agency has launched a new project which aims to investigate historic water features and develop a comprehensive map which will assist in the protection of the Calder Valley area, while if you have information about any historic water … Continue reading
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Carbuncle Cup shortlist revealed
Building Design has revealed the shortlist for the Carbuncle Cup 2016, with six buildings being highlighted. Wikipedia writes: The shortlist of six was announced in August 2016, selected by a panel of judges consisting of Building Design editor Thomas Lane, … Continue reading
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Opinion: Bring Back the Planning Olympics
With the success of Team GB in Rio 2016 and the Paralympic Games due to start, sport is on the mind of many, but did you know that Town Planning was once within the Olympics? Mark Thackeray, , a Consultant … Continue reading
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National Trust: Annual Report 2015/16 out, as income tops £500m for first time
The National Trust has published its Annual Report, which records income rising above £500m, apparently for the first time. Income in the year to the end of February is up 5.7 per cent from £494m last year, with the main … Continue reading
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Visioning for all: The Guardian on ‘How London might have looked’
The Guardian has featured a pictorial review of ‘How London might have looked’, a visioning strategy that could be used to inspire local groups to think about their own places, ‘how they might have looked’, or ‘how they might yet … Continue reading
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