Daily Archives: 08/03/2022

Reduced & more accessible IHBC Affiliate Application Form: Submit by 31/03 to retain ‘Aff’ membership in advance of results in April/May

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The IHBC has issued a newly reduced and more accessible Affiliate Application Form to help those current Affiliates successfully applying before 31 March to retain their ‘Affiliate’ membership category title, with assessment results due from April on.

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IHBC Signpost: The role of women in the construction industry

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Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, explains her progression to where she is today and why it is important for women in the construction industry and manufacturing to play their part. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: BD features Quinlan Terry – ‘Architects don’t know how to produce classical schemes’

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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 BDonline on Quinlan Terry and how ‘Architects don’t know how … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Rep’s) doorstep’: Dundee Repertory Theatre granted A-listed status

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Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre has registered its pride as its ‘rare and exceptional example of post-war theatre design in Dundee, Scotland has been recognised with A-listed status for its special architectural significance.’

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DCMS Sectors Skills Shortages and Skills Gaps published: 2019

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Experimental statistics from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) show skills shortages and gaps in its sectors and sub-sectors (including Creative Industries and the Cultural Sector) for 2019.

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Is £30M underground asset register a waste of taxpayer money?

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The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) being created by the Geospatial Commission – part of the Cabinet Office – may be a waste of taxpayer money and lacks rationale, according to an underground asset specialist. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Technical consultation on consequential changes to permitted development rights: Consultation outcome

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The outcome from consultations carried out on consequential changes to permitted development rights has been published with a summary of responses.

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Bennerley Viaduct reopens to public after £1.7m repairs

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A Victorian railway bridge, Bennerley Viaduct, is back open to the public after more than five decades of dereliction. image: Grant Shaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses /by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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An East End construction drama on Albert Square

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Matthew Grellier, head of construction and engineering at Slater Heelis, assesses the ‘fundamental planning mistakes’ made during the construction of the new Eastenders set that went £30m over budget.

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