Daily Archives: 06/07/2021

IHBC extends members’ invite to new Equality, Diversity, Inclusion Working Group, with update and a ‘Tea Break’ invitation too for 05/08

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

Led by Alice Ullathorne, the IHBC’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Working Group is the first to progress under the constitutional framework represented by the new Articles of Association, and invites interested IHBC members to a collaborative ‘Tea Break’ on … Continue reading →

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Enjoy Brighton 2021 on camera? Plan for Aberdeen 2022 in person as well, with the IHBC and ‘On the edge’

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

Delegates at the 2021 Brighton School appreciated the low cost and international perspectives, but recognised the lack of personal engagement, on-site learning, and networking, so if you want to extend your IHBC experiences in person, start preparing for Aberdeen 2022. … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost via DBW: Construction search engine

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – has introduced a customised Google search engine developed for the UK construction industry, which only returns results from the construction industry knowledge sources listed below.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: On Jane Jacobs, via the 2021 virtual Brighton School, Conservation Wiki and IHBC’s Context

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features a signpost by the IHBC to Jane Jacobs, via … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the edge’: Eden Valley and Stainmore railways concerned for Great Musgrave Bridge

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

Supporters of two heritage railways in Cumbria have been lobbying council officials and their local MP over the infilling of a 159-year-old railways bridge reports the News and Star.

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New plan from HES sets out how historic environment will support Scotland’s recovery

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published its new Annual Operating plan for 2021-2022.

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Redruth’s Historic Buttermarket Listed

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

The Buttermarket in Redruth, Cornwall has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England. image: Redruth Buttermarket c. Historic England photographed by James O Davies

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CICV Forum introduces professional indemnity insurance guide

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has unveiled a new guide to the crucial and increasingly complex issue of professional indemnity insurance (PII).

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Government commits to ‘nature-positive’ future in response to Dasgupta review

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

More of the Government’s largest new infrastructure projects must leave nature and biodiversity in an overall better state than before development, it was confirmed, as the Government commits to delivering a ‘nature positive future’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC Signpost: Promoting tourism in the UK, from Parliament

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

The UK’s tourism industry has been particularly hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and ahead of a House of Lords debate (on 24 June 2021) to take note of the need to promote tourism in the UK, Parliament UK has issued … Continue reading →

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New free cloud-based financial planning tool for the Culture Sector

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

A new tool has been issued to help generate business plans for your museum, gallery, cultural or heritage project.

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IHBC’s signpost to a future: Warehouses are taking over the Earth!

Posted on 06/07/2021 by IHBC

As events like Amazon Prime Day send demand for next-day delivery soaring, speculative warehouse building is taking over vast swathes of land.

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