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- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 20/02/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 20/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 20/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings & more on Restoration and Renewal at Westminster 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: LPA Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025 20/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Charity seeks PM for heritage regeneration project, to 02/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Legal bid to protect Scots brutalist landmark from bulldozer 20/02/2026
- Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals published 20/02/2026
- Government plans to train next generation of construction workers 20/02/2026
- SAVE’s Buildings at Risk register (BaR) – Call for Entries 2026 20/02/2026
- York Consortium for Craft and Conservation opens applications for Bursaries for 2026, to 16/03 20/02/2026
- Government Consultation on Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance, to 10/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: National Residential Retrofit Plan 2026 for Ireland’ makes upgrades more affordable and accessible 20/02/2026
- Bursaries for #IHBCNewcastle2026 open to 13/04, 18-20 June: ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 17/02/2026
- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 17/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 17/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Great Expectations Conference update by the National Churches Trust – Recordings now available 17/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on ‘BOOKING OPEN for IHBC’s Full School (June 18-20): #IHBCNewcastle2026’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage charity to change name after sale of 20,000-acre estate 17/02/2026
- National Heritage Emergency declared by Stoke-on-Trent – ‘first for a UK City’ – as Potteries needs £325Mn investment over the next decade 17/02/2026
- Nominations open for the Plowden Medal Conservation Award 2026, to 15/05 17/02/2026
- LPOC announces Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026 17/02/2026
Daily Archives: 18/01/2022
IHBC welcomes STBA Paper: ‘From Retrofit to Regeneration’ published
The Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA) publishes paper ‘From Retrofit to Regeneration’, a blueprint for post-Covid recovery. image STBA
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CCT CE Peter Aiers IHBC announces move to The Charterhouse
Full IHBC member Peter Aiers, Chief Executive (CE) of The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), has been appointed the new Master and Chief Executive Officer of the Charterhouse, a 400-year-old almshouse charity in central London. image: CCT
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’: Building’s top news for 2021
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’, which this week features Building on its ‘top news, interviews and events of 2021’.
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IHBC Marsh Awards 2022 launched: ‘Your chance to nominate retired IHBC members and/or successful learners’, closing 31 March
[slideshow_deploy id=’32193′] The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Trust, has launched the two 2022 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free place at the … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (civil) doorstep’: Inspector allows Southgate Office Village Scheme on appeal, despite engagement campaign
Southgate District Civic Voice (SDCV) has been involved in a long-running campaign to encourage more meaningful community engagement on a controversial 17 storey redevelopment of Southgate Office Village, now allowed, on which Civic Voice reports. image: for illustration purposes only … Continue reading
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Targeted funds of £65 million for Scotland’s culture and events to help ease impact of pandemic
Details of a financial package worth £65 million for culture and major events to help ease impact of pandemic have been confirmed by the Culture Secretary Angus Robertson.
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Plans unveiled to restore 300,000 hectares of habitat across England
The new schemes unveiled by UK Government will support nature recovery and climate action by rewarding farmers in their local area, alongside sustainable and profitable food production. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Building collapses after foundation blunders
A building contractor has been prosecuted after carrying out unsafe excavation works that resulted in the partial collapse of a residential building.
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New digital model of Skara Brae helps investigate impacts of climate change
3D scans show how Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is investigating climate change impacts at the World Heritage site in Orkney. image: HES
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Top 20 new articles in 2021 from DB announced
Designing Buildings (DB) lists the most popular new articles in 2021. image: DB
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