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- IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to 2025’s Student Award entrants, as 49 seek prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCNewcastle2026 17/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £495K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks team for urban hub, to 31/10 and c.£75K 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Evaluation’ signpost!): ‘History of the Pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway’ via HE 17/10/2025
- National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme 17/10/2025
- New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story 17/10/2025
- THA Call for Case Studies for Heritage Debate 2025, to 24/10 17/10/2025
- New Towns Taskforce: Report to government published 17/10/2025
- Communities to ‘seize control over high streets and restore pride’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October 17/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
Monthly Archives: October 2021
IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts, every COP weekday via our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’, starting with Carl Elefante (1/11)…
IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcast interviews feature expert leads and practitioners from the US and Europe, all offering diverse takes on climate and conservation.
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Wonder why is IHBC@COP26? Accessible guide on how ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’ for ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ visitors
The IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ web page will host accessible summary guidance on how ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’.
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Is COP26 helping you realise just how serious your staff or career planning actually is? Stay ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’, as posts range from Design Review and DACs to surveying (Royal Household) and more
To help employers and practitioners, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, as posts range from Design Review to the Directorial (Glasgow), DACs (Carlisle) and surveying (Royal household) so … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 virtual ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ updates, by email: Podcasts, films, advice networks, partners and more… because ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’: 31/10-12/11
The IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ webpage carries the most current arrangements, but occasional email updates are available to any signed up HERE (NB: all details to be confirmed).
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IHBC@COP26: Weekend programmes on our virtual ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’, with films (Carl Elefante, David Chipperfield and more), resources, guidance and much more
Weekends on the virtual ‘IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ focus on offering the most fundamental resources in the IHBC’s armoury of conservation principles and practice.
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IHBC@COP26 climate-aware CPD signpost: Plymouth’s CobBauge to be ‘living lab’ for cob material
Construction has begun on the first-ever building in the country to be made from an upgraded version of the material cob.
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IHBC’s COP26-compliant HESPR pick from £7M+ works this week: heritage estate opens (resource management) surveying services framework, closing 20/11, valued £200K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from this week is the call from … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 features ‘Heritage from the icon’s doorstep’: Climate change impacts from Buckingham Palace to Jeddah Tower, via The Daily Mail
Shocking images reveal famous landmarks that will be flooded if we continue on the current global warming path are reviewed by The Daily Mail. image: Buckingham Palace – Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC@COP26 in context: Cadw update on landscape care -Historic Parks and Gardens and The Statutory Register
Cadw has highlighted changing arrangements on Historic Parks and Gardens and its Statutory Register.
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IHBC@COP26 in context: DBEIS issues Heat and buildings strategy
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (DBEIS) has published its strategy setting out how the UK will decarbonise our homes, and our commercial, industrial and public sector buildings, as part of setting a path to net zero by … Continue reading
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IHBC@COP26 in context: Scottish Parliament Research Briefings: Flat Management, maintenance and repairs
The Scottish Parliament has published ‘Research Briefings’ on flat management, maintenance and repairs. image: ‘Different types of buildings containing flats – Scottish Parliament website
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REMINDER: IHBC@COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts, via our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ from 01/11
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) – the UK’s professional body for built and historic environment conservation – launches our COP26 ‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts via the virtual IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ on 1 November.
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IHBC STUDENT SUPPORT: Don’t forget the IHBC’s free, first-timer ‘taster’ membership for students on Recognised Conservation Courses
The IHBC offers free one-year, first-timer ‘taster’ memberships to students on IHBC Recognised Conservation Courses so simply REGISTER ONLINE HERE (T&C apply).
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REMINDER: IHBC sponsors COTAC Conference: ‘Developing the skills, training, and expertise for the challenges ahead’ – 23/24 November
The IHBC is delighted to support as sponsor the forthcoming COTAC conference on ‘Developing the skills, training, and expertise…’, to take place over two half-days on 23 and 24 November.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: Stone Specialist features IHBC@COP26’s ‘heritage building helpline’
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 the Stone Specialist on the IHBC@COP26’s ‘heritage building helpline’ & … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Civic society disappointed after Shirehall is prevented from being listed
A civic society has expressed disappointment over the decision to prevent one of the county’s landmark buildings Shirehall being granted listed status. image: for illustration purposes only – By Mike White, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13951995
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Wales: Update on changes in LPA and LBC Regulations
Wales announces a change in Regulations concerning Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) and Listed Building Consent (LBC), including that LPA s need not apply to Ministers for LBC, but must notify them if minded to grant it.
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New EIC report argues for Greenfield surcharge to encourage brownfield development
A new ‘greenfield surcharge’ is among a series of practical proposals to encourage future brownfield development, according to Brownfield First, a major new report from the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC).
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Europe’s first ‘smart canal’ wins Scotland’s top civil engineering award
The creation of a pioneering drainage system to mitigate flood risk has been chosen as making the ‘Greatest Contribution to Scotland’ at the Scottish Civil Engineering Awards. image: CECA Scotland
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Net Zero Strategy from DBEIS: Build Back Greener
A Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (DBEIS) strategy sets out policies and proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy to meet our net zero target by 2050.
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Govt. Building Strategy to look at embodied carbon, says government: Don’t demolish… mend!
The government is looking at how to tackle ‘embodied carbon’ as part of an upcoming building strategy, the BBC reports, as Lord Deben says ‘It’s not acceptable to pull buildings down.. We have to learn to make do and mend.’ … Continue reading
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Aberdeen tower block listing appeal to be heard within weeks
Aberdeen City Council’s appeal against a decision to award protected status to eight blocks of 1960s high-rise flats could be resolved within weeks. image: HES website
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Ecclesiastical and UCL extend partnership to support next generation of heritage leaders
Specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical Insurance has pledged a further £72,500 to University College London (UCL) to support the development of heritage leaders.
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IHBC@COP26 ‘Helpdesk+’, with Carl Elefante (x2+), David Chipperfield (on film), Podcasts, School re-runs, SPAB, BEFS, HTN and more… because ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’: 31/10-12/11
[slideshow_deploy id=’31518′]The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) – the UK’s professional body for built and historic environment conservation – opens its accessible and virtual IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+ to the COP26 global network from 31 October, offering advice and learning … Continue reading
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IHBC President (& IHBC Council Chair) offers ‘Thanks to speakers, delegates and leads’ at institute’s 2nd constitutional Council
Following the IHBC’s second Council under its new constitution Mike Brown, IHBC President and Chair of the IHBC’s second Council meeting, extended his thanks to all contributors while renewing a call to members to help shape the Institute’s forward planning, … Continue reading
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