Daily Archives: 02/04/2021

Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Stay ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’: Roles like HES Designation Head call for conservation-related skills across UK’s public, private and third sectors!

Posted on 02/04/2021 by IHBC

To help employers and practitioners the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, and recent posts include a rich variety of roles from Scotland’s HES Head of Designation to a … Continue reading →

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See IHBC’s priority CPD taster from John Edwards, on ‘Retrofit of Traditional Buildings’ on YouTube

Posted on 02/04/2021 by IHBC

On 26 March the IHBC, led by Prof. John Edwards, hosted a free one-hour CPD webinar ‘Introduction to Building Survey for Retrofit’ for sector professionals – introducing the broad concepts of retrofit and relevant standards and guidance in advance of … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR double-up pick from £82M+ costed works this week: From £79M restoration of parliament to golf course archaeology

Posted on 02/04/2021 by IHBC

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 its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Manchester begins public consultation on its statues, monuments and memorials

Posted on 02/04/2021 by IHBC

Manchester Council has announced a public review and on-line consultation to focus on statues, monuments, and memorials around the city, reports About Manchester, marking the start of a wider review by the council that will include updating information held. image: … Continue reading →

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MHCLG Local Plan Pathfinders: expressions of interest by 09/04

Posted on 02/04/2021 by IHBC

England’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) is seeking submissions of expressions of interest from local authorities for the Local Plans Pathfinders, which will bring together 10 local authorities to look at the digital transformation of local plans … Continue reading →

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Cadw: Finding history on your doorstep – ‘15-Minute Heritage’

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Cadw has launched the ‘15-Minute Heritage’ initiative to encourage everyone to explore the heritage on our doorsteps. image: Cadw website

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Green plan to upgrade homes was ‘botched’, say MPs

Posted on 02/04/2021 by IHBC

The environmental audit select committee says the Green Homes Grant (GHG), which is to help people in the UK upgrade their homes and offers people up to £10,000 for insulation, has been ‘botched’ and is so inept that it is … Continue reading →

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Scottish Construction Leadership Forum makes ‘steady progress’ on Recovery Plan goals

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An interim assessment of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum’s (CLF) long-term Recovery Plan for the sector is showing steady and consistently-improving progress.

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Rethinking Sustainable Cities: Focus on social inclusion vital to future of sustainable cities

Posted on 02/04/2021 by IHBC

Equality and social inclusion must go hand in hand with climate protection and economic growth to ensure the long-term success of sustainable cities and a green recovery post-pandemic, says a new report: Rethinking Sustainable Cities.

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£4.5 million investment for Scotland’s historic towns and cities

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Over £50 million has been invested since 2007 through the CARS scheme which encourages communities to preserve built heritage and stimulate economic regeneration. Four historic communities across Scotland will benefit from a combined investment of £4,502,575, Historic Environment Scotland (HES)announced … Continue reading →

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Historic rose window saved from local church to be incorporated into Inverness Castle transformation

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A historic rose window saved from a local Methodist church is to be incorporated into the interior design of the transformation of Inverness Castle.

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