Daily Archives: 30/05/2023

NW Branch Conference update and review: Adapting to Climate Change, key conclusions, challenges and priorities, because it’s ‘NOT IF, BUT HOW’

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC North West (NW) Branch’s recent conference on ‘Adapting to Climate Change, key conclusions & challenges’, held in Chester Cathedral on 27 April, voiced the need to find common ground between heritage regulation and change under climate change, concluding … Continue reading →

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Your invite to IHBC’s new virtual Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE – 21 June, flexible from 4.30PM, FREE & OPEN TO ALL – supporting #IHBCSwansea2023

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

Anyone can register HERE to visit our free and open forum of heritage advice, guidance, services and more – IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE – online and live & included with #IHBCSwansea2023 bookings, on ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’.

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IHBC welcomes c.130 Heritage MarketPlace Stalls and offers ‘Zoom Rooms’ to reach visitors at MarketPlace:LIVE 2023 on 21 June, 4.30-7.00pm – the launch of #IHBCSwansea2023

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The IHBC has written to Heritage MarketPlace stallholders – our recast web directory and hub for anyone seeking heritage-related support – offering the chance to host ‘Zoom Rooms’ to meet, guide and advise visitors to the online MarketPlace:LIVE launch of … Continue reading →

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2023 Natural Stone Show Seminar programme out: Includes free IHBC Recognised CPD from HE on Conservation Day, 08/06

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The IHBC will be at the Natural Stone Show in ExCeL on 6-8 June, with the full programme of free sessions in the Show’s Seminar Theatre now out, including Conservation Day (08/06), the Historic England (HE) programme of free IHBC-recognised … Continue reading →

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IHBC Project Signpost: McGee to deliver pioneering deconstruction works at 1 Golden Lane in the City of London

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

McGee, a specialist engineering contractor delivering high-profile, complex engineering projects, is pleased to announce it has been appointed by Castleforge for deconstruction works at 1 Golden Lane, in the City of London. image: for illustration – Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB on IHBC’s Marsh Award winners

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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 Designing Buildings (DB) on the announcement of the IHBC … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the roots up’: Ancient King Charles oak faces the chop

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Tensions are brewing in Berkshire as residents push back against plans to cut down a 700-year-old oak tree used to spy on King Charles I’s army during the Civil War, reports Localgov. image: for illustration

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New SME study reveals 47% of UK construction workers feel lonely at work

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

A new study conducted by 3GEM on behalf of NESCAFÉ Make Chat Work surveyed 350 UK construction workers/tradespeople in SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) companies of 5-250 employees, in October 2022 revealed that 47% of UK construction workers feel lonely … Continue reading →

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AJ: City of London looks to ‘retrofit first’ policy for its future City Plan

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

The Architects’ Journal (AJ) has reported that draft measures debated by councillors on the City’s local planning committee last month (27 April) highlighted the corporation’s intention to place greater weight on retrofitting in its 2040 City Plan. image for illustration: … Continue reading →

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Large proportion of levelling up funding left untouched

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Levelling up has been one of the biggest focuses for local authorities recently, but according to the Labour Party, central government has spent less than 10% of the funding that it has committed to levelling up, reports Public Sector Executive. … Continue reading →

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APS indicates safety is at risk as construction sector struggles for staff

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Research from the Association for Project Safety [APS] reveals the UK’s built environment is at risk of becoming less safe as the industry fails to attract new staff. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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HES Regulatory Framework: ‘How we provide regulatory and advisory services in the planning and other consenting systems’

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

The new Historic Environment Scotland (HES) framework document explains HES’s approach to regulatory and advisory services in the planning and other consenting systems, and is designed for anyone who engages with these services or wants to understand more about its … Continue reading →

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