Monthly Archives: March 2023

IHBC 2023 School launched: #IHBCSwansea2023 booking opens for ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment; Resilience and Performance’, in-person and online, 21-24 June 2023

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

IHBC’s Council on 30 March saw the booking open for our 2023 Annual School, #IHBCSwansea2023, examining ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’, offering current thinking on addressing climate change in the historic environment, with up to 4 days of IHBC-recognised … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s Toolbox update on LA conservation jobs in England: ‘Market Intelligence’ Research Note from IHBC’s 2022 ‘Jobs etc.’ posts

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s first Research Note (RN) for 2023 (RN2023/1) has been posted on the IHBC’s ToolBox, offering our annual update of ‘Market Intelligence’ on England’s local authority (LA) conservation-related jobs, based on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick ‘double up’ from £815K costed works: Lighthouse-linked improvements and fire safety upgrade in London icon, £250K total

Posted on 31/03/2023 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 features a double-up call on a fire safety … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter could get a farm, café & community space on a car park roof

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

Birmingham Live reports on a proposal that could see Slow Food Birmingham build a farm on the Vyse Street car park. image: for illustration only – By JimmyGuano – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34431206

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City of London says: ‘Consider green alternatives to demolition’

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

Developers in the City of London will be asked to consider alternatives to demolition at the earliest stage of the planning process – in a ‘pioneering’ scheme aimed at reducing the Square Mile’s carbon footprint. image: for illustration – © … Continue reading →

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DCMS: Now recruiting DCMS Departmental Non-Executive Board Members, closing 7/04

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

DCMS seeks Non-Executive Board Members (including a Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee), for 20 day(s) @ £15K to £20K p.a., closing 7 April.

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Sir James Dunbar-Nasmith, conservation architect and past president of the RIAS has died

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

Scotland’s most renowned conservation architect of recent times, Sir James Dunbar-Nasmith, has died at the age of 96.

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Richard Rogers’ Channel 4 HQ listed GII

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

Richard Rogers’ Channel 4 Headquarters building in Westminster has been granted Grade II-listed status amid concerns for the future of the 1990s high-tech building. image: for illustration – By Tim Benedict Pou – Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56639883

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Reshuffle at the Construction Leadership Council (CLC)

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has reorganised its leadership, putting the man in charge of building the controversial Lower Thames Crossing in charge of ecology and environmental issues.

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ARB consultation on ‘Tomorrow’s Architects’: On ‘…comprehensive reforms to the education and training’, closing 10/05

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has launched a consultation on comprehensive reforms to the education and training of architects, closing on Wednesday 10 May 2023.

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Seven theatres awarded funding to improve environmental sustainability

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

The latest round of the Theatre Improvement Scheme in association with the Wolfson Foundation has awarded a total of £124,000 in grants to seven theatres. image: for illustration – The Theatres Trust

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The Prince’s Foundation opens applications to new Building Crafts Programme, from July 2023, closes 3/04

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

Applications are open now for The Prince’s Foundation Building Craft Programme’s new course, to commence in July, and close on 3 April.

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IHBC Director features recent CPP APPG Inquiry Report on BEFS Blog

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

In a blog on BEFS’ Bulletin, IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly has offered his own take on the progress, relevance and application to BEFS and other national networks of the IHBC-supported and UK-wide All Party Parliamentary Group for Conservation Places and … Continue reading →

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REGISTER NOW for IHBC Council, 30/03, online from 2PM: Exclusive to all IHBC member categories, with charter briefings, election (Vice President), Branch & training updates & more

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

All categories of IHBC member – Supporter, Affiliate, Associate, Full Member and Retired – are invited to join Council from 2pm on 30 March for a packed afternoon of CPD, from a new election (Vice President) to practice and Affiliate … Continue reading →

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LAST CHANCE ON IHBC Marsh Awards 2023 in #IHBC25: Nominate ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’, 31 March

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

The last chance is approaching (31/03) for nominations to both IHBC Marsh Awards for this anniversary year, #IHBC25 – for civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost: Three standards set to impact the built environment in 2023, ex BSI

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

As the UK’s national standards body, BSI publishes a plethora of standards to support those who operate within the built environment and Dan Rossiter FCIAT, sector lead at BSI and vice-president technical at CIAT, highlights three in particular.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on how Liverpool Street station was saved last time

Posted on 28/03/2023 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 Building how campaigners saved Liverpool Street station, last time.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 10-year campaign by Croydon locals wins reprieve for Central Hill Estate

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

Plans by a labour-controlled south London council to bulldoze a residential estate, the Central Hill Estate, Crystal Palace have been binned, after a decade-long campaign by locals, reports Inside Croydon. image: for illustration by Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14470982

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University of York to establish new Department of Architecture and the Built Environment

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

The University of York is to establish a new Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, with a focus on sustainable and societally-informed design, and now seeks an inspirational leader.

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Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes announced

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

Two Heritage Heroes have been recognised for their exceptional service to the UK’s heritage sector, reports Ecclesiastical.

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Wren 300 announces celebrations during 2023 to mark the tercentenary of the death of Sit Christopher Wren, and seeks volunteers

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

Wren300 is a multifaceted celebration of the life and work of the renowned British architect, mathematician, astronomer and scientist Sir Christopher Wren, marking the tercentenary of his death in 2023, and seeks volunteers.

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Building Improvement Grants – Protecting and enhancing Christian buildings

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

Protecting and enhancing Christian buildings – Benefact Trust’s Building Improvement Grants programme provides essential support to protect and enhance churches and Christian charity buildings, ensuring their continued use, viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.

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National Creative Health Survey closes 6 April 2023

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

A new ‘State of the Sector Survey’ is open to everyone who is involved in doing, commissioning or supporting creative health work in the UK, whether you work in museums, as a freelance artist /creative, as a researcher, in health … Continue reading →

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REGISTER NOW for IHBC Council, 30/03, online from 2PM: Exclusive to all IHBC member categories, with charter briefings, election (Vice President), Branch & training updates & more

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

All categories of IHBC member – Supporter, Affiliate, Associate, Full Member and Retired – are invited to join Council from 2pm on 30 March for a packed afternoon of CPD, from a new election (Vice President) to practice and Affiliate … Continue reading →

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LAST CHANCE ON IHBC Marsh Awards 2023 in #IHBC25: Nominate ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’, 31 March

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

The last chance is approaching (31/03) for nominations to both IHBC Marsh Awards for this anniversary year, #IHBC25 – for civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading →

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