Monthly Archives: August 2022

IHBC Wales Branch FREE CPD + reception 5 Sept: Looking to #IHBCSwansea2023 and #IHBC25

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC’s Wales Branch is offering free CPD on ‘Retrofitting Historic Buildings for Energy Efficiency’ on 5 September, laying new foundations for the IHBC’s 2023 annual School in Swansea as well offering a local celebration of the institute’s 25th anniversary: … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost: Concrete Jungles – 6 cement alternatives to reduce impact in cities

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

ArchDaily’s ‘Topics: Cities And Living Trends’ presents 6 cement alternatives that can reduce its impact in cities. image: for illustration – Open Government LicenceV3.0

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Guardian on ‘digitally enabled streetscape’ to follow the ‘ramshackle’ Punk heritage

Posted on 16/08/2022 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 Guardian on a ‘digitally enabled streetscape’ and its ‘ramshackle’ … Continue reading →

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Links to #IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School Recordings & CPD Certs issued: Access still open for new delegates

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC has sent all current Aberdeen School delegates links to access the broadcasts of the #IHBCAberdeen 2022 Day School – if you are missing yours let us know, while anyone else can still sign up HERE to access the … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (CIAT) doorstep’: ‘Remarkable survival’ in south London listed by HE

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

A house in south London has been listed at Grade II after Historic England (HE) said its ‘remarkable survival’ showcased the ‘architectural ideals of the 1930s’, reports professional body CIAT to its members and networks. image: © Historic England Archive

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Free guide to help charities recruit young trustees

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

Our Bright Future, a partnership led by the Wildlife Trusts, has published a free guide to help charities recruit young trustees to their boards.

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England’s Communities to agree proposed street name changes

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

All councils in England will need to get agreement from two-thirds of people who live or run businesses on a street before changing its name. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Young construction leaders form Future Innovation Group

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

A new cross-specialism group has been formed to bring together the brightest young minds across construction in order to future-proof the industry. image: for illustration only – open Government Licence v3.0

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Scotland’s Traditional Buildings Health Check Scheme opens to more areas

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

After the successful trial expansion to Bridge of Allan, the Traditional Buildings Health Check scheme is extending the expansion trial to Dunblane and Blairlogie.

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HE Research Issue 20, on ‘Heritage and Wellbeing’

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

Health and wellbeing are more prominent than ever in politics and the media than ever before and Historic England’s (HE) latest volume of Research focuses on the positive relationship between heritage and wellbeing’.

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Ukrainian chapel undergoing £80k renovation to serve refugees

Posted on 16/08/2022 by IHBC

A controversial chapel built by Ukrainian prisoners of war in Lockerbie is undergoing an £80,000 renovation to provide a religious and cultural centre for a new generation of Ukrainian refugees.

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IHBC’s Feedback Report for #IHBCAberdeen2022 School and MarketPlace: 90%+ all round; ‘Topical, informative, & inspiring…’

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

Initial feedback on the IHBC’s Aberdeen 2022 School was impressive – especially for such an experimental format – with that 90%+ positive response now confirmed in our regular School feedback analysis and report.

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IHBC welcomes Vic Soc’s Welsh Heritage Day, Cardiff 3/09, with Griff and more: How to help save our… architectural heritage

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC has warmly welcomed the Victorian Society’s Welsh Heritage Day on 3/09 in Cardiff, especially the focus on community engagement which forms a perfect foil both to our Branch CPD and #IHBC25 event on 5/09 and the ‘Technology’ focus … Continue reading →

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REMEMBER: IHBC’s Student Award closes 31/08 – £500 + free 2023 School place for #IHBCSwansea2023!

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost: BSI introduces best practice guidance standards – The built environment’s journey to net zero

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

The built environment contributes around 40% of the UK’s total carbon footprint, indicating just how important the sector is to achieving net zero, so BSIgroup is introducing best practice guidance standards on managing and reducing carbon emissions. image: BSI infographic

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £900K of recent works: Heritage body seeks data analysis, closing 12/09, valued to £15K

Posted on 12/08/2022 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 IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a national heritage lead … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction awards) doorstep’: Conversion of Kirkcaldy LB wins 3 environmental awards

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

Kingdom Housing Association celebrates three awards for the renovation of Hunter House, Kirkcaldy, a Category B listed building (LB), at the 2022 Green Apple Environment Excellence Awards, reports Scottish Construction Now. image: for illustration only – taken February 2009 by … Continue reading →

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Help ‘Shape the Future Work’ of the Heritage Fund: Heritage sector workers survey open to 5/09

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is looking for views to shape its new 10-year strategy, and has opened a survey for those working in the heritage sector, with a deadline of 5 September.

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Liverpool Council sets out tall buildings policy

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

Liverpool City Council has produced a framework aimed at guiding the development of tall buildings to ensure they ‘positively contribute to the legibility and architectural richness of the city’. image: for illustration only – Dave Chetwyn

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Latest housing data: 1.9M households affected by overheating

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

New housing data in the English Housing Survey shows that in 2020-21, 1.9 million (8%) households reported that at least one part of their home got uncomfortably hot, reports BRE. image: for illustration only

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Funding for 57 new projects across England for ‘our nation’s working-class heritage’: HE’s ‘Everyday Heritage Grants’

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

The untold histories of West Yorkshire’s boxing clubs, Leicester’s hidden nightclub scene and Deptford’s 19th-century slaughterhouse workers are amongst 57 new projects that Historic England (HE) will fund through its Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories. image: General view … Continue reading →

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RTPI research project on UK & Ireland Rural Planning in the 2020s published

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a new research report on Rural Planning in the 2020s across the UK and Ireland.

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Designers unite to meet climate challenges through £25m fund

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Design Museum have launched a £25M fund to bring businesses and design researchers together to tackle the climate and environmental crises. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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National Trust reveals new plans for fire ravaged Clandon Park: Unique ‘X-ray’ view of how a country house is made

Posted on 12/08/2022 by IHBC

The National Trust has announced a new approach for Clandon Park, the early 18th-century house in Surrey, designed by the innovative Italian architect Giacomo Leoni and catastrophically damaged by fire in April 2015.

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IHBC’s response to Parliamentary Committee on Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill: Without capacity, ‘little realistic prospect’ of delivery

Posted on 09/08/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC has submitted its evidence to the Public Bill Parliamentary Committee on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, noting that ‘until capacity issues are properly addressed and resourced, there is little realistic prospect’ of successful delivery on the ground.

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