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- IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to 2025’s Student Award entrants, as 49 seek prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCNewcastle2026 17/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £495K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks team for urban hub, to 31/10 and c.£75K 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Evaluation’ signpost!): ‘History of the Pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway’ via HE 17/10/2025
- National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme 17/10/2025
- New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story 17/10/2025
- THA Call for Case Studies for Heritage Debate 2025, to 24/10 17/10/2025
- New Towns Taskforce: Report to government published 17/10/2025
- Communities to ‘seize control over high streets and restore pride’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October 17/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
Daily Archives: 24/01/2023
IHBC’s Members… with benefits: 20% discount on ‘moisture-related threats’ online course (next on 27/03)
The IHBC is delighted to offer 20% member discounts on the 1-day online course dealing with damp, mould and condensation delivered by IHBC Technical Panel Chair Professor John Edwards and aligned with the recent cross-sector standard supported by the IHBC, … Continue reading
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Don’t forget: IHBC said farewell to 2022 with top 10 NewsBlogs (so far): Regen, panels, prosecutions and more..
The IHBC’s NewsBlogs resource and linked free email alert service (sign up HERE) form a central part of the institute’s CPD support, guidance and reference for practicing conservation professionals and their sector networks.
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IHBC signpost: Urban Regeneration as a tool for Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery
The report of the ‘Expert Group Meeting on Urban Regeneration as a tool for Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery’ has been published by UN-Habitat.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on favourites from India
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’s news Dezeen as leading Indian architects pick their favourite Indian buildings.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (global) doorstep’: Controversial remodel of NGL GI Sainsbury Wing gets green light from council
Plans to make the Grade I (GI)-listed museum wing of London’s National Gallery (NGL) more accessible and sustainable – described by some as ‘ill-judged’ and ‘insensitive’ – have been approved by Westminster planning committee, reports The Art Newspaper. image: for … Continue reading
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Historic England Refreshes Energy Saving Guidance for Older Buildings
Historic England has launched refreshed web guidance on how to adapt older buildings sympathetically to be warm and comfortable, leading to savings for householders on their fuel bills. image: for illustration only
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Climate Emergency Grant launched by Edinburgh World Heritage
Edinburgh World Heritage is launching a Climate Emergency Grant that will provide funding to private owners and public, private and third sector organisations wishing to carry out targeted energy efficiency improvements or climate change adaptation interventions alongside conservation repairs.
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AHRC welcomes the Design Council to the UKRI family
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Design Council are delighted to have announced their new partnership under UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Scottish Civic Trust welcomes new Director Joe Traynor
The Scottish Civic Trust has announced the appointment of Joe Traynor as its new Director, replacing Dr Susan O’Connor. image: Scottish Civic Trust website
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Tara Page announced as new Chief Executive for CIAT
Tara Page has been announced as the new Chief Executive for the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT). image: CIAT website
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IHBC Signpost: STBA December Newsletter 2022
Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA) reflects on 2022 events and flags the 2023 programme content.
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