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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: 06/08/2019
IHBC’s observations on a Scots case: Couple refused bigger windows intended to allow husband to fit in bedroom
A North Berwick couple who appealed a ban on putting bigger windows in their cottage so that, they argued, the husband could fit in the bedroom, has lost its case, and the IHBC has advice for those planning change to … Continue reading
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Another IHBC ‘Sample a weekly HESPR alert’ opportunity! See how IHBC can work for you at the ‘quality end of… commercial conservation’
Once again IHBC members can sample one of our weekly news ‘Alerts’ for members of the institute’s conservation services quality assurance scheme HESPR–Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition – and get a real sense of the benefits of HESPR membership, both … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: High Court tosses out Wildlife Trust concerns over Oxford-Cambridge Expressway route
The High Court has thrown out a legal bid to save wildlife along the route of the new Oxford to Cambridge Expressway, as the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) had argued against the chosen route of the line, … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘CPD Boost’, out of Context: How do you equip historic buildings to deal with an increasingly harsh climate? See the Scottish Highlands and Islands Context for some new ideas…
The technical complexities of repair and conservation of traditional buildings are an issue which many IHBC members are familiar with, Jessica Hunnisset invites us to consider how to retain the character and authenticity of historic properties whilst ensuring that they … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘CPD Boost’, out of Context: Reinventing a heritage hub for the Hebrides… as a case study
Lews Castle on the Hebridean island of Lewis has associations with the industrialist, colonialist, politician and philanthropist William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (most famous for creating Lever Brothers and founding the model industrial village of Port Sunlight), in the … Continue reading
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RIBA opens the RIBA International Awards for 2020
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) global architecture awards are now open, with the Call for Entries closing on 31 October 2019. image: RIBA website
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Office for National Statistics announces SOC Extension Engagement Opportunity, closing 30/09
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced an extension of the opportunity to add more detail to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), which now closes on 30 September. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Arts Council England consultation on draft strategy 2020-2030, closes 23/09
The Arts Council England is currently developing a new strategy for 2020-2030, which will shape their approach over the next ten years, and the online consultation open until 23 September.
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New guidance on the compulsory purchase process and the Crichel Down Rules
Guidance on the compulsory purchase and the Crichel Down Rules for the disposal of surplus land acquired by, or under the threat of, compulsion was updated by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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BBC on Wales in history: ‘Industrial heritage stories from five key sites’
BBC News has explored how – from Blaenavon ironworks to Pontcysyllte aqueduct – Wales is famous for its industrial heritage. image: Hafod Morfa Copperworks website
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IHBC’s IMHO feature: Opinion Piece: ‘Design can’t solve all our problems, so stop pretending it can’
Designers may not be able to save the world by themselves, but they must help avert societal problems and the looming climate crisis, says Christine Murray in an opinion piece from Dezeen.
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