Monthly Archives: March 2021

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is calling on businesses across the industry to help secure net zero carbon construction by 2050, and support the Race to Zero by linking up with its CO2nstruct Zero initiative.

COTAC’s next Newsletter has been issued, with news, updates and more from across COTAC and its networks, including heritage data, understanding conservation and climate change, and featuring the ‘Insight 1’ series, with its focus on assisting The Need to Appreciate … Continue reading →

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is calling for nominations to the 2022 World Monuments Watch, with submissions accepted until 1 May.

Dr Teri Okoro and Cindy Leslie have been appointed to the Architects Registration Board(ARB) by the Privy Council. images: arb website

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has launched its new website to make it easier to find advocacy documents and publications and keep up to date with work and news from our members and the wider sector.

BEFS has compiled a list of manifestos ahead of and following the forthcoming Scottish elections, with a view to supporting advocacy.

The Grade II listed Hanwell station will be removed from the Heritage at Risk Register by Historic England following extensive renovation work by Transport for London (TfL).

An opinion piece column for RICS by Greg Clark – urbanist and author of ‘The Planet Cities – explores how ‘good governance in cities pays dividends’ and how cities can leverage hard and soft powers to compete in the global … Continue reading →

A nationwide home upgrade across England and Scotland will help households save up to £450 a year on their energy bills, and support around 8,000 green jobs annually, government has announced.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine the Government’s approach to permitted development rights, with the call for evidence closing on 30 April. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

Scotland’s Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has written to the UK Treasury minister Jesse Norman to urge a rethink on VAT rates for building refurbishments and renovations, highlighting the disincentives to improvements making buildings more energy efficient, and the need for … Continue reading →

The Pevsner series’ latest revision – Martin Roberts’s County Durham – will launch with an online conversation and time for questions on 31/03, 6pm, with a ‘£10 off’ purchase code on offer (Booking essential).

Glasgow City Council (CC) is seeking a deal with the Scottish Government to fund run-down pre-1919 tenements in the city. Image for illustration puroses only: Commons Wikimedia – Thomas Nugent / Dudley Drive

Friends of the Earth(FoE) has published a new report, by Transition Economics and entitled ‘An emergency plan on green jobs for young people – why and how?’ which argues for up to £10.6bn of Government funding to go towards wage … Continue reading →

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has issued a report on the first year of its ‘Transforming Places Through Heritage’ grants programme, funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, aimed at supporting bodies saving historic buildings in high … Continue reading →

Scottish House Condition Survey Local Authority figures for 2017-2019 have been published, including fuel poverty rates, energy efficiency ratings, the condition of housing and the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.

The Consultation Institute’s legal and parliamentary officer Stephen Hill explores ‘one of the big concerns held by campaigners and concerned citizens… that changes introduced ‘temporarily’ during the pandemic might be carried over after the return to normality without any consultation.’ … Continue reading →