Daily Archives: 03/03/2023

IHBC’s Council, on Charters, petitions, your institute and you: Free & exclusive CPD for all member categories, online: 30 March, 2pm, & election too

Posted on 03/03/2023 by IHBC

All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next Council from 2pm on 30 March, to take a first look at chartering the IHBC, its benefits and challenges, starting … Continue reading →

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IHBC responds to the National Planning Policy Framework

Posted on 03/03/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC has submitted its response to The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) consultation on ‘Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: Reforms to National Planning Policy’ (NPPF).

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Easier IHBC Affiliate applications: New short form options, guidance and more + free online ‘surgeries’ & video to come, all IHBC CPD too

Posted on 03/03/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC has launched a suite of new help and guidance to make it easier for our Supporter members to advance to the new Affiliate member category, including shorter forms on a dedicated web page; regular surgeries for more personal … Continue reading →

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IHBC signpost to Honours: Members & Branches encouraging nominations to 2024 NY Honours via DCMS’ proforma, to 24/03

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England’s Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport (DCMS), is asking for help in identifying ‘candidates from within [our] sector to be considered for recognition amongst the 2024 New Year (NY) Honours’, closing 24 March, with a simple blank proforma … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £469K costed works: International body seeks evaluation of a Local-Global project, ends 10/03, £9,000

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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 call from an international authority for … Continue reading →

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NLHF launches Heritage 2033, ‘our new 10-year strategy’

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The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has launched its new strategy  with Heritage 2033, which has four investment principles: Saving heritage; Protecting the environment; Inclusion, access and participation; and Organisational sustainability. image: NLHF website

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NI’s Historic Environment Division launches ‘Conservation Principles…’, and more

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Northern Ireland’s Department for Communities (DfC) Historic Environment Division (HED) has issued ‘Conservation Principles: Guidance for the sustainable management of the historic environment in Northern Ireland’, supported by ‘Applying the Conservation Principles’.

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ARB’s new powers to monitor training and development of architects for CPD etc., from 2024

Posted on 03/03/2023 by IHBC

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has been given new powers in the Building Safety Act 2022 to monitor the training and development architects carry out throughout their careers, to support architects’ commitment to continued learning and uphold public confidence in … Continue reading →

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DLUHC’s new Office for Place launches website

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England’s Office for Place, first announced on 20 July 2021 by Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLHUC) to help ‘make it easier for all neighbourhood communities… to require what they find beautiful and refuse what they find ugly’, … Continue reading →

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RIBA’s ‘Six standards for managing work-related stress in architectural practices’

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The Health and Safety Executive’s Working Minds initiative seeks to normalise conversations around work-related stress and make them as routine as managing any other health and safety issue. image:  Elisa Ventur on Unsplash

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NCT poll confirms Massive public support for church buildings

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Despite a decline in the number of Christians in the UK, the public overwhelmingly support the nation’s 39,000 churches, chapels and meeting houses, according to the findings of a new opinion poll commissioned by the National Churches Trust (NCT).

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