Monthly Archives: March 2022

IHBC signpost to 2021 research: Economic, social & environmental benefits of stimulating repairs etc. in Scotland

Posted on 22/03/2022 by IHBC

A 2021 report by the University of Strathclyde Fraser of Allander Institute analysed the economic, social and environmental benefits of stimulating repairs and improvements to the Scottish built environment.

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC signpost to 2021 research: Economic, social & environmental benefits of stimulating repairs etc. in Scotland

IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: IHBC features #IHBCAberdeen2022 preview

Posted on 22/03/2022 by IHBC

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 preview of the IHBC’s 2022 School from 15 to … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: IHBC features #IHBCAberdeen2022 preview

IHBC features ‘Heritage form the (Council + Royal) doorstep’: Prince William praises county council’s COP initiative

Posted on 22/03/2022 by IHBC

The Duke of Cambridge has pledged his support for a year-long initiative aimed at fighting climate change organised by Cambridgeshire County Council. image: British Embassy Tokyo / Alfie GoodrichUK in Japan- FCO, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC features ‘Heritage form the (Council + Royal) doorstep’: Prince William praises county council’s COP initiative

BEFS joins in support for ‘Culture and Heritage: A Manifesto for Local Government’

Posted on 22/03/2022 by IHBC

A cross-sector call for ambition, imagination and investment ahead of May’s local elections has been launched by a partnership that includes BEFS, the link body for Scotland’s built environment organisations, which reports on progress on its blog.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on BEFS joins in support for ‘Culture and Heritage: A Manifesto for Local Government’

Ecclesiastical Insurance re-circulates guidance on flood safety for churches etc.

Posted on 22/03/2022 by IHBC

Ecclesiastical Insurance have recently re-shared its guidance documents on flood safety for churches and wider flood guidance, including notes on preparation and damage limitation. image: for illustration purposes only – Joanna Theobald

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Ecclesiastical Insurance re-circulates guidance on flood safety for churches etc.

Women in Planning launch central Scotland branch

Posted on 22/03/2022 by IHBC

Women in Planning has launched a new Central Scotland Branch in direct response to growing interest in the network within Edinburgh. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Women in Planning launch central Scotland branch

Britain’s gas holder history preserved in new photobook: Decommissioned

Posted on 22/03/2022 by IHBC

For more than 200 years, gas holders have been a feature of Britain’s skyline and now Laura Fisher’s five-year journey to capture Britain’s last-remaining gas holders has culminated in a new photobook called Decommissioned. image: for illustration purposes only Dr … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Britain’s gas holder history preserved in new photobook: Decommissioned

Reminder: IHBC opens #IHBCAberdeen2022 School Booking; Hear Griff Rhys Jones (on film) and more explore ‘heritage on the edge’ with virtual and in-person options

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC has opened booking for the 2022 Aberdeen School on 15 & 16-18 June, supported by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils and sponsored by MFL Affinity, and including a film featuring Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ with the IHBC at the ‘blended’ … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on Reminder: IHBC opens #IHBCAberdeen2022 School Booking; Hear Griff Rhys Jones (on film) and more explore ‘heritage on the edge’ with virtual and in-person options

IHBC ToolBox Guidance on ‘Retrofit’: New update

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC has updated its ToolBox practice Guidance Note on the Retrofitting of Traditional Buildings– first launched at one of the ‘IHBC Spotlight’ sessions at the 2019 Annual School in Nottingham – after author and IHBC Technical Panel Chair Prof. … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC ToolBox Guidance on ‘Retrofit’: New update

IHBC Marsh Awards 2022 – ‘Your chance to nominate retired IHBC members and/or successful learners’, closing 31 March

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

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 IHBC’s Aberdeen 2022 … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC Marsh Awards 2022 – ‘Your chance to nominate retired IHBC members and/or successful learners’, closing 31 March

RIBA announces Honorary Fellows 2022: Includes James Moir IHBC, Duncan Wilson and more

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 2022 RIBA Honorary Fellowships, with a strong heritage & history showing that includes Dr James Moir IHBC, critic-historian Kenneth Frampton, and staff at bodies ranging from Historic England to the … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on RIBA announces Honorary Fellows 2022: Includes James Moir IHBC, Duncan Wilson and more

IHBC Signpost: Designing for sustainability – Tools to help you design greener, from CIAT via Designing Buildings

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

A new feature from Designing Buildings – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – via CIAT explores ‘Designing for sustainability: Tools to help you design greener’.

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC Signpost: Designing for sustainability – Tools to help you design greener, from CIAT via Designing Buildings

IHBC’s HESPR pick from £90K+ works this week: Welsh Council seeks Lottery project input, closing 28/03

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

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 a Welsh council for a Lottery … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC’s HESPR pick from £90K+ works this week: Welsh Council seeks Lottery project input, closing 28/03

Centre for the History of People, Place and Community offers 3 paid early-career research internships, closing 4 April

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

The Centre is seeking to recruit to three paid early-career research internships, for a project on ‘Creative Repurposing’ and Levelling Up’, closing 4 April.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Centre for the History of People, Place and Community offers 3 paid early-career research internships, closing 4 April

Research: Carbon reduction measures should be led locally

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

New research published by PwC has found that ‘place-based’ carbon reduction measures led by UK cities and towns would produce far better environmental, economic and social results, and will have a lower cost compared to a national ‘one size fits … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Research: Carbon reduction measures should be led locally

Welsh church collapse: Four sentenced over death

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

Four men have received suspended prison sentences after a worker died following a partial church collapse in Wales.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Welsh church collapse: Four sentenced over death

Tarmac shows concrete can be more than 90% slag

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

Tarmac has demonstrated that concrete can be made with more than 90% ground granulated blast furnace slag. image: for illustration purposes only – DB

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Tarmac shows concrete can be more than 90% slag

Keighley mill fire: Five arson arrests over Peaky Blinders location blaze

Posted on 18/03/2022 by IHBC

Five people have been arrested over a suspected arson attack which gutted a mill used to film scenes for Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey, the historic Dalton Mills complex in Keighley, West Yorkshire.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Keighley mill fire: Five arson arrests over Peaky Blinders location blaze

IHBC opens #IHBCAberdeen2022 School Booking; Options for in-person (strictly limited numbers) and virtual delegates (open access) to hear Griff Rhys Jones (on film) and more explore ‘heritage on the edge’ across up to 4 days of IHBC engagement & learning

Posted on 15/03/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC has opened booking for the 2022 Aberdeen School on 15 & 16-18 June, supported by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils and sponsored by MFL Affinity, and including a film featuring Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ with the IHBC … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC opens #IHBCAberdeen2022 School Booking; Options for in-person (strictly limited numbers) and virtual delegates (open access) to hear Griff Rhys Jones (on film) and more explore ‘heritage on the edge’ across up to 4 days of IHBC engagement & learning

Serious about your staffing plans or career? Keep up with ‘IHBC’s Jobs etc.’ as we headline career-defining posts from archaeology (2) & conservation science to placemaking and more

Posted on 15/03/2022 by IHBC

To help marry employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, while this round offers both more and less familiar career routes, so sign up … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on Serious about your staffing plans or career? Keep up with ‘IHBC’s Jobs etc.’ as we headline career-defining posts from archaeology (2) & conservation science to placemaking and more

IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ features HESPR member Purcell for RIBA regional joint shortlist

Posted on 15/03/2022 by IHBC

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 Architects’ Journal (AJ) on IHBC HESPR member Purcell jointly … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ features HESPR member Purcell for RIBA regional joint shortlist

IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (engineers’) doorstep’: Decommissioned Welsh power station to be converted into £36M green energy hub

Posted on 15/03/2022 by IHBC

The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has purchased the decommissioned coal-fired Aberthaw Power Station in south Wales with the intention of converting it into a compound for green energy production, reports New Civil Engineer. image: for illustration purposes only By Dm4244 … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (engineers’) doorstep’: Decommissioned Welsh power station to be converted into £36M green energy hub

DEFRA: Apply for Landscape Recovery funding to protect native species and improve rivers

Posted on 15/03/2022 by IHBC

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) explains how land managers and farmers can apply for funding from the Landscape Recovery scheme for wildlife and river projects. image: for illustration purposes only – P Badcock

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on DEFRA: Apply for Landscape Recovery funding to protect native species and improve rivers

Search on for CLC co-chair as Andy Mitchell steps down: Closing 31/03

Posted on 15/03/2022 by IHBC

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) which works between industry and government to identify and deliver actions supporting UK construction in building greater efficiency, skills and growth has commenced a search for a new co-chair as Andy Mitchell steps down.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Search on for CLC co-chair as Andy Mitchell steps down: Closing 31/03

Holocaust memorial: High Court challenge to monument outside Parliament begins

Posted on 15/03/2022 by IHBC

A legal challenge by the London Parks and Gardens Trust over plans for a Holocaust memorial next to Parliament has started at the High Court. image: for illustration purposes only – Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Holocaust memorial: High Court challenge to monument outside Parliament begins