Daily Archives: 23/05/2023

SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2023 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Enter online before 1/09/23

Posted on 23/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

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IHBC welcomes address by Welsh Government Deputy Minister Dawn Bowden MS to #IHBCSwansea2023 – ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’ – 23 June, in Swansea and online

Posted on 23/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC warmly welcomes the agreement by Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Arts, Sports & Tourism, Dawn Bowden MS to address Day School delegates – in Swansea and online – at the IHBC’s 2023 Annual School: ‘Climate Change the Historic … Continue reading →

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Check out IHBC’s re-cast online Heritage MarketPlace, free to visit and use: Supporting #IHBCSwansea2023

Posted on 23/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s recast Heritage MarketPlace web resource is a new way to access, promote and secure quality services, advice, guidance and more on all aspects of heritage and conservation – its care, checking and changing – free and accessible to … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s Practice Signpost from DB: BSRIA’s Rules of Thumb – Guidelines for building services

Posted on 23/05/2023 by IHBC

‘Rules of Thumb – Guidelines for building services’ (5th Edition) (BG 9/2011), written by Glen Hawkins and published in April 2011, remains a valuable source of engineering design, environmental performance and project cost data for building services projects, but publishers … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ on RIBA London Award winners – all 52!

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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 Architects’ Journal (AJ) on ‘RIBA London awards 2023: all … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: London couple ordered to tear down £80K extension and pay £200K legal bill

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Shabaz Ashraf and wife Shakira were told to tear apart extension to their £700,000 London home because it was built over two inches too close to their neighbours’ house, reports The Evening Standard.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Council to challenge ‘irrational’ solar farm decision in High Court

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Telford & Wrekin Council will challenge the government’s decision to allow New Works Lane solar farm to go ahead in the High Court. image: for illustration – Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 

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Visitor numbers to Cadw sites on track to full recovery post-Covid

Posted on 23/05/2023 by IHBC

Visitor numbers to Cadw’s staffed sites have made an impressive recovery in the financial year 2022/23, reaching to 92% of pre-Covid levels with some sites performing better on pre-Covid levels.

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£5K funding boosts to support young people into England’s planning careers

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Over 50 students will receive a £5,000 planning bursary, covering up to 50% of university fees, to support a career in planning. image: for illustration

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England’s Council leaders defend planning system

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Council leaders in England have hit back at a claim that local planning systems are preventing tens of thousands of homes from being built each year. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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HES Annual Operating Plan 2023-24 published

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The Historic Environment Scotland (HES) ‘Annual Operating Plan 2023-24’ outlines the activities planned, and build on the progress made since Heritage for All was first published.

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European Heritage Hub and European Data Space for Heritage discussed at Alliance 2023 Spring meeting in Brussels

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The spring plenary meeting of the European Heritage Alliance with representatives of 21 member organisations, and with the new European Heritage Hub project and the European data space for cultural heritage were the main topics on the agenda.

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New Scientist: Notre Dame fire revealed cathedral’s innovative use of iron

Posted on 23/05/2023 by IHBC

New Scientist has reported on how the 2019 fire at the Notre Dame, Paris, unexpectedly led to discovery of the building’s use of iron staple reinforcements throughout its structure. image: for illustration – By Ali Sabbagh – Notre Dam De Paris, … Continue reading →

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