Daily Archives: 28/01/2020

IHBC welcomes new Recognised CPD Provider ‘CPD essentials’ – offering 10% discounts to members too!

Posted on 28/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has welcomed CPD essentials as its most  recent  ‘IHBC Recognised CPD Provider’, and to celebrate  that achievement this CPD Provider is  offering IHBC members a 10% discount on any full day seminar (see details below).

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REMINDER: IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Property Show, Olympia,  8-9 Feb

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The IHBC is continuing its CPD partnering with the Listed Property Owners Club (LPOC) into 2020 with free places for members and an IHBC stand on offer at the London Listed Property Show, on 8-9 February in London’s Olympia. For more information see … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD signpost to DBW: What is a party wall dispute or boundary dispute?

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Boundaries and party walls are fundamental issues when dealing with old places, but disputes can occur when parties (usually property owners) disagree, so knowing what they mean and why they count is critical for  any conservation professional; fortunately, Designing Buildings … Continue reading →

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Scottish Government launches first National Islands Plan

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Scottish Government has launched its first National Islands Plan with measures to improve outcomes for island communities.

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Investigation into Roman wall collapse on Chester site

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Investigations have begun into what caused part of Chester’s Roman city wall to collapse during construction work.

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HSE regulator at the fore of new building safety plans

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Housing secretary, Robert Jenrick has announced building safety measures that go further to ensure residents are safe in their homes, revealing that slow improving safety standards will ‘not be tolerated’.

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Place Planning for Decarbonisation service in Scotland

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Architecture and Design Scotland is working with the Scottish Government Committee on Climate Change and a small number of selected Local Authorities to develop spatial plans for places which prioritise the agenda of responding to changing climate and reduction of … Continue reading →

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England’s Village halls boosted by £1.2 million to rejuvenate community hubs

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Village Halls Week: Government scheme supports vital hubs for rural communities. image: for illustration only – by P Badcock

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RIBA ‘Sustainable Outcomes Guide’ out

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RIBA has published guidance on targeting, designing and evaluating sustainable outcomes for buildings, defining a concise measurable set of eight sustainable outcomes that correspond to key UN Sustainable Development Goals and can be delivered on building projects of all scales.

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MOOO architecture design competition for London’s POPS – Privately Owned Public Spaces

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MOOO architecture design competition has placed a call for architects, landscape architects etc. to explore the notion of POPS – ‘Privately Owned Public Spaces’ – and their potential within the city of London in a new competition, with standard entry … Continue reading →

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Petition to save Egyptian Halls launched by the Alexander Thompson Society

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Egyptian Halls is one of Glasgow’s most important buildings and a category A-listed masterpiece by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, but it has been empty for 40 years, so The Alexander Thomson Society has launched a new initiative calling on those ‘with … Continue reading →

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