Monthly Archives: February 2017

Booking is now open for the IHBC’s 2017 Annual School, the major training event in the conservation calendar, which this year explores one of the most thrilling heritage resources practitioners can work with – transport infrastructure – and how it … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s London Branch is organising a joint seminar with the archaeologists’ professional body CIfA on 28 February toexamine theory, policy and implementation concerning the inclusion of historic environment policies in local plans, with all welcome to the venue on Cowcross … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers its companies weekly HESPR Bulletins that bring tender opportunities together into one handy resource, and the IHBC Director’s top pick for IHBC members this … Continue reading →

The Women and Equalities Committee criticised the government’s response to the proposals put forward in its report last March that aimed to eradicate the gender pay gap, as last week, a survey by insurance company AXA revealed that the number of women … Continue reading →

IHBC members will find many current topics and new developments discussed in the latest Building Conservation Directory (BCD) from IHBC’s publisher Cathedral Communications, with content including current thinking on thatch fires, developments in hot-lime mortars and limewashes, and the plight … Continue reading →

The Institute for Sustainable Heritage (ISH) is pleased to announce a bursary for the MSc Sustainable Heritage offered by Ecclesiastical Insurance, valued at £20,000 and with a deadline of 17 April, while the Bartlett is offering applicants who hold an … Continue reading →

It can be hard to keep track of the diverse array of benefits in IHBC membership today, so we have drawn them together into a simple web page listing, so IHBC members can easily direct colleagues to what is on … Continue reading →

IHBC Affiliate Christina Stuart, architect at Reiach and Hall and the IHBC’s representative on the joint BIM4Heritage initiative led by the Council on Training in Architectural Conservation (COTAC) and Ramboll, offers NewsBlog readers a short summary of the event in … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s North West Branch, which will host the 2017 Annual School in Manchester in June, has some major events planned over the next few months as part of its build up to the theme for the School: ‘Transport Infrastructure, … Continue reading →

Allocations from the IHBC’s Conservation Area 50th Anniversary Celebrations fund are now finished, but groups may still compete the application form if they wish to be placed on a waiting list for un-claimed allocations.

The IHBC’s commercial conservation services listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly HESPR Bulletins that bring tender and other opportunities together into one handy resource, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s new Marsh Awards programme has entered its second year, and includes the celebration of successful learning in heritage activities, with prizes of £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Annual School (closing date 31 March 2017).

The IHBC is delighted to welcome the Civic Voice’s Parliamentary ‘Big Conservation Conversation’ to take place on the afternoon of 7 March in Portcullis House, London, with Civic Voice vice-presidents Laura Sandys and Baroness Andrews as two of the confirmed … Continue reading →