Daily Archives: 16/06/2020

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Signed-up IHBC members will have received the current issue of the newly named ‘IHBC Membership Matters’ – previously our Member Eletter – offering updates on recent IHBC trustee meetings while providing more context on our NewsBlog service updates.

The IHBC has submitted its response to the Welsh Government consultation on Applications for Listed Building Consent (LBC) made by local planning authorities (LPAs).

Science Learning Hub reports on the work of a multinational team (K021) conducting research on Antarctica’s historic huts, built by explorers like Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton in the early 20th century.

The statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol city centre – often the centre of debates about marking Bristol’s dark history – was ‘torn down, reports The Bristol Cable.

The UK had lifestyle and business operating restrictions imposed on 23 March 2020 in a drastic but needed step to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As it has in every aspect of life, the limitations have had a significant … Continue reading →

Ireland’s Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has warned that Covid-19 site safety measures could add 5-10% – as much as €15,000 – to the cost of a new house. Image: CIOB website – Construction crane over Dublin (Dimitry Anikin/Unsplash)

A £200m government fund for smaller charities, run by the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF), received a record-breaking number of applications when it opened last week.

Visitor centres will need to transform to survive the pandemic’s impact, and David Hills – from IHBC HESPR-member, architectural practice Purcell –thinks construction professionals can help, as reported by Building.

A report by the think-tank Localis has recommended that Ministers fund and empower local people to run vital community businesses and service hubs, as these can help neighbourhoods thrive beyond the immediate Covid pandemic.

Google, under its ‘data for good’ program is helping data scientists, analysts and, communities working in the effort to combat COVID-19 response in aggregating data, discovering new information and publishing them for the use. image: for illustration purposes only