Monthly Archives: February 2020

IHBC’s 2-for-1, as SE Branch Day Conference is also a Brighton 2020 ‘Pre-School’ event: Ramsgate – Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) and local projects, 13 March, BOOK NOW

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC South East Branch Day School and AGM in Ramsgate on 13 March also serves as an introduction to IHBC’s theme for the 2020 Annual School in June.

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#IHBCMarshAwards – nominations still open!

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Don’t forget the #IHBCMarshAwards for 2020: ‘Your new chance to nominate ‘retired IHBC members’ and/or ‘successful learners’ for our awards’, closing 29 Feb 2020

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IHBC members with benefits: Last 3 member subsidies still available for HE’s roofing ‘Repair and conservation…’, 03 March, London

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

A major one-day conference from Historic England (HE) on its latest technical research into the deterioration and conservation of traditional roof coverings will take place in London on 3 March with booking closing 26 February, while the IHBC is offering … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick, from £4.9M+ costed opportunities: CC seeks consultancy services for review of farm building use, 03/03, valued £25k

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plymouth’s Civic Centre plans to finally be given the go-ahead

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Civic Centre is set to be turned into flats, shops, offices, cafes and restaurants, bars, hot food takeaway, art gallery, gym, creche and day nursery, The Plymouth Herald reports, while highlighting that the Grade II listed Civic Centre dates … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Brighton 2020? ‘Neoliberal think tank’ says red tape is strangling our high streets

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

A new paper from the Adam Smith Institute – described by some as a the ‘neoliberal think tank’ – argues that the problem with the High Street has been totally misunderstood, saying that we need to reform restrictive planning rules … Continue reading →

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Nominations open for 2021 New Year Honours List: Closing 24 April

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Honours Team at DCMS seeks nominations for 2021, with a simplified application form on offer to assist the process, and a closing date 24 April.

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Scottish Government publishes Scottish house condition survey: 2018 key findings

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Scottish Government has published figures from the 2018 house condition survey, which includes topics areas such as Key Attributes, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Poverty, Perceptions and Experiences and Housing Conditions.

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47% of councils have no plans for reducing emissions from built assets

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Local authorities in England are not prepared to deal with climate change, it seems, following a freedom of information request from engineering services trade body ECA.

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s School of Architecture at Taliesin to close after 88 years

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The School of Architecture at Taliesin, which Frank Lloyd Wright established nearly 90 years ago, will shut in June, after failing to come to a financial agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

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Edinburgh 2030: A ‘Million Tree City’ planned

Posted on 14/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Edinburgh set to be home to one million trees by the end of this decade, joining counterparts all over the globe in becoming a Million Tree City. image: Fiona Newton

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IHBC SE’s day conference and AGM (and Brighton 2020 ‘Pre-School’): Ramsgate – Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) and local projects

Posted on 11/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Book Now for the IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch’s annual own day conference and AGM on 13 March in Ramsgate, a ‘pre-School’ event, as the topic – Ramsgate Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) and local projects – is linked to the … Continue reading →

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Thinking about IHBC’s Brighton 2020 School theme? 1851 Royal Commission Award goes to URBED, to explore the ‘High Street’

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On 14th November 2019 David Rudlin – Principal at URBED – was awarded the 2019 ‘Fellowship in the Built Environment’ by the 1851 Royal Commission, to ask ‘what is the high street for, and what might the future high street … Continue reading →

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IHBC notes: No time limit for listed building prosecutions based on conviction for GII demolition

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The former Chairman of Holme Valley Parish Council, Greg Cropper was successfully prosecuted twelve years after illegally demolishing one Grade II (GII) listed building and illegally extending another at his home at, West Yorkshire.

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REMINDER: 2 WEEKS LEFT to get your nomination in for the #IHBCMarshAwards 2020

Posted on 11/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

  Don’t forget the #IHBCMarshAwards for 2020: ‘Your new chance to nominate ‘retired IHBC members’ and/or ‘successful learners’ for our awards’, closing 29 Feb 2020

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: York Magistrates issue fine over CA tree felling

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York Magistrates’ Court has fined a South Lakeland woman £2,000 for carrying out unauthorised works to a healthy and prominent 200-year old tree in the Dent Conservation Area (CA), reports the Cumbria Crack.

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IHBC CPD boost: Fires in buildings under construction caused by hot work

Posted on 11/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Safety suggestions relating to ‘Hot work’ – including fires and injuries – in the construction sector and how to reduce the risk from Cesafety via Designing Buildings Wiki, host partner to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki.

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HES: Grants updates etc

Posted on 11/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has updated it grants deadlines for 2020 published then on the grants website, while also introducing a new ‘expressions of interest’ process for their grant programmes.

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Calculating the full cost of energy used by buildings: Beta form and feedback welcome

Posted on 11/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Whole Life Cost of Energy (WLCoE) calculator – issued by government in BETA form – is intended to help building owners and operators to understand the full financial cost of the energy their buildings use, and welcomes feedback to … Continue reading →

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Motorway cash helps revitalise West London park, via Highways England and HE

Posted on 11/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Government UK has highlighted how a much-loved park in West London – Gunnersbury Park, a 75-hectare Historic England (HE) Registered Park containing 22 listed buildings – is being revitalised as a thriving community asset with help from a £340,000 award … Continue reading →

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Immense damage’ to JS Bach’s church as stained glass windows smashed in attack

Posted on 11/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Heavy stones were thrown in a New Year’s Eve attack on one of classical music history’s most important churches St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany.

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Bird friendly buildings bill passed in New York

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New York City’s Council has passed legislation requiring new buildings to contain bird friendly materials, aiming to reduce bird deaths.

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Preview of IHBC’s Brighton Day School: ‘Evolution’ theme insights, from Cliff Hague (planning) and Jess Steele (Hastings)

Posted on 08/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC’s 2020 Brighton School conference, ‘OLD TOWNS : NEW FUTURES’ sponsored by HESPR member Heritage Collective, explores the challenging topic of our towns and urban centres, and NewsBlog readers are offered a special preview of the Day School’s ‘Evolution’ theme, … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s Brighton School Pub Tour App launched: More looking ahead to #IHBCBrighton2020 and ‘OLD TOWNS : NEW FUTURES’ as we ‘Green the School’

Posted on 08/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC’s 2020 Brighton School conference, on ‘OLD TOWNS : NEW FUTURES’ sponsored by HESPR member Heritage Collective, explores the challenging topic of our towns and urban centres, and to help make it more sustainable we are moving much of our … Continue reading →

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Dyfi Architecture welcomed as the newest practice on IHBC’s HESPR register of ‘service providers working to the IHBC’s standards’

Posted on 08/02/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Dyfi Architecture has become the latest company to be included on the IHBC’s conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ quality assurance listing, joining more than 40 heritage businesses that enjoy benefits and support from the IHBC including benefits such as: Recognition … Continue reading →

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