Monthly Archives: September 2022

IHBC Education and Application Support Officer Post – Closes 1 October, 1-year, 2/3 days, £200/day+ expenses, Homeworking

Posted on 23/09/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC is offering a unique opportunity for a person, persons, group or organisation in tune with the ethos, ambitions and aspirations of the IHBC – as the UK’s lead body for conservation professionals – to develop and deliver our … Continue reading →

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IHBC President & Vice President: Call for nominees to lead members’ new Council – ‘Statements’ due 27/09, Voting in virtual Council, 19/10

Posted on 23/09/2022 by IHBC

Following confirmation by the IHBC Board of interim terms and procedures for the officers of our new Council, the IHBC is calling for suitably qualified nominees to stand for election as IHBC President and IHBC Vice President at the Council … Continue reading →

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IHBC Supporters: Free 1-hour online guidance sessions on Affiliate applications – Book now for Thursday 13/10, 1PM (IHBC CPD Certified)

Posted on 23/09/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to offer our Supporter members free 1-hour online advice sessions that show just how straightforward our Affiliate application actually is, with the next session scheduled on Zoom at 1pm on Thursday 13th October, booking HERE.

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IHBC Signpost: National Highways defends A303 Stonehenge tunnel plans with responses to PINS closing 28 Sept!

Posted on 23/09/2022 by IHBC

National Highways has pushed back against recommendations made by Unesco that the road operator make ‘substantial’ amendments to its A303 Stonehenge tunnel plans, with interested parties invited to respond to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) by 28 September. image: Sumit Surai, … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £115K+ costed works: UK amenity body seeks project co-ordination officer, closes 28/10

Posted on 23/09/2022 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 leading amenity body … Continue reading →

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Will King Charles III turn his back on environmental campaigning? No, say friends, via BBC

Posted on 23/09/2022 by IHBC

As Prince of Wales he spent decades campaigning, cajoling, and convening meetings to drive action on environmental issues but as king he is subject to different rules, while his friends and advisers say he will not cool on the issue … Continue reading →

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Projects of Landscape Recovery scheme announced

Posted on 23/09/2022 by IHBC

22 projects of Landscape Recovery have been announced by the UK Government and they are receiving funding through a new scheme. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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St Bartholomew’s hires dog to sniff out dry rot during The Great Hall restoration

Posted on 23/09/2022 by IHBC

A dog has been drafted in by St Bartholomew’s Hospital to help renovate one of its historic buildings by sniffing out dry rot. image: for illustration only – St Bart’s By pandrcutts – https://www.flickr.com/photos/panr/3284512802/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons. wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17944947

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IHBC Wales celebrates first in-person CPD in recent years: Plas Mawr (5/09) on retrofit, looking back on #IHBC25 and ahead to #IHBCSwansea2023

Posted on 21/09/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC Wales Branch was delighted to host its first in-person event since the pandemic relaxations at Plas Mawr on 5 September, as it explored issues to re-surface with more depth and context at the 2023 Annual School, #IHBCSwansea2023, in … Continue reading →

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IHBC signpost to England’s Chief Planner: ‘Call for Participation: User Research and Planning’

Posted on 21/09/2022 by IHBC

Joanna Averley, England’s Chief Planner, has included in her monthly update a reminder from that DLUHC’s user research user research is looking at to hear about your experiences of planning and build that into future policy thinking.

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IHBC issues links to #IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School Recordings & CPD Certs: You can still sign up as delegates (from £25+VAT) for access & CPD

Posted on 21/09/2022 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’s joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ (CPPP) survey: Add your thoughts now!

Posted on 21/09/2022 by IHBC

The joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ consultation survey has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector (IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice) statement on practice principles for those working in built and historic environment conservation.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building features ‘Second Elizabethan age: 8 decades of building’

Posted on 21/09/2022 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 Building on the ‘Second Elizabethan age: eight decades of building’. … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (business) doorstep’: Record visitor figures for heritage leisure and retail attraction, Piece Hall

Posted on 21/09/2022 by IHBC

The Piece Hall marks the fifth anniversary of its 2017 re-opening following a multi-million pound refurbishment with the news that it has now welcomed over 10 million visitors, reports The Business Desk. image: The Piece Hall Trust

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RICS policy report: Retrofitting to decarbonise UK existing housing stock

Posted on 21/09/2022 by IHBC

Government must maximise public interest in home improvements to green the UK housing stock says RICS in a new paper that calls on Government to make a step-change in policies for decarbonising existing UK housing stock.

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More department stores in England may be given protected status

Posted on 21/09/2022 by IHBC

Historic England announces review of landmark buildings amid closures as campaigners call for ‘creative reinvention’, reports The Guardian. image: for illustration only – Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons  

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Reclaimed stone from a historic Dundee jute mill to be used in a new signage structure in the University

Posted on 21/09/2022 by IHBC

Reclaimed stone from a historic Dundee jute mill, Wallace Craigie Works, is to find new purpose pointing University of Dundee students in the right direction through a new wayfinding signage system.

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Climate-Conscious Architects Want Europe To Build Less: Time on M&S demolition

Posted on 21/09/2022 by IHBC

An unusual conservation battle is brewing on Oxford Street, London’s busy shopping avenue as Marks and Spencer wants to knock down its flagship store  while group of architects and local activists are mobilised to save the store… because of the … Continue reading →

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Serious about your career? ‘IHBC’s Jobs etc.’ posts diverse roles, from govt. & church bodies to public, private & 3rd sector, volunteering & more

Posted on 17/09/2022 by IHBC

To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse opportunities in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading →

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IHBC Supporters: Free 1-hour online guidance sessions on making an Affiliate application – Book now for Thursday 13/10, 1PM (CPD Certified)

Posted on 17/09/2022 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to offer our Supporter members free 1-hour online advice sessions that show just how straightforward our Affiliate application actually is, with the next session scheduled on Zoom at 1pm on Thursday 13th October, booking HERE.

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Free Level 3 Award in ‘Energy Efficiency Measures for Older and Traditional Buildings’ in Wales (T&Cs): Swansea, 10/11 October

Posted on 17/09/2022 by IHBC

IHBC Wales trustee John Edwards has highlighted the opportunity for qualifying candidates – subject to age, income and residence – to access free retrofit training in Swansea on 10/11 October.

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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick: UK professional body seeks Education etc. Officer, from £200/day + exp., closes 01/10

Posted on 17/09/2022 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 UK professional body … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (civic) doorstep’: MP joins residents’ protest in last-minute bid to halt demolition of local landmark

Posted on 17/09/2022 by IHBC

Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has stepped in to support residents in a renewed attempt to stop the demolition of 33 Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, a locally-listed Victorian villa  reports The Barnet Society. image: The Barnet Society website

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: Restoration of world’s first iron-framed building Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings complete

Posted on 17/09/2022 by IHBC

An eight-year process to restore the oldest iron-framed building in the world, Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, known as the ‘grandparent of skyscrapers’, has finally reached its end, announces Construction Management Now. image: Context 159, Main Mill, historic photo – Shropshire Archives

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Truss says new housing secretary will look at curtailing PINS powers to ‘overrule’ councils

Posted on 17/09/2022 by IHBC

The new Prime Minister is ‘expecting’ her new housing secretary to look at curtailing the powers of the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) as it is ‘too easy’ for the body to overrule local authorities. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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