Daily Archives: 11/07/2023

IHBC CPD Circular for July now out: Easy access to training, awards and more

IHBC’s July CPD Circular is now out, with low-cost training and upskilling opportunities – including our livestreamed 2023 School #IHBCSwansea2023 – to help guide on all IHBC-networked and noted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and more.

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IHBC Signpost:  The Natural Stone Source Book 2023-24, Specifiers Guide published

The Natural Stone Source Book has been published by Crosby Associates Media Ltd.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB calls for additions to ‘Types of Beam’ listing

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 Designing Buildings calling for additions to its page on ‘Types … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Cleveland Pools celebrates success at European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra

Cleveland Pools has celebrated it success as a winner of the prestigious European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, its regeneration being one of just 30 projects to be honoured as an ‘outstanding heritage achievement’, from a wide-ranging field of … Continue reading

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Scottish SPICe grills… Climate Change 2: Impacts in Scotland

The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has recently published the ‘Climate change adaptation programme: progress report for 2023’ and this blog reports on the expected impacts of climate change in Scotland.

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Changes made to CITB Managers and Professionals test ‘to reflect the needs of today’s industry’

Important changes are being made to the CITB Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) test for Managers and Professionals (MAP), supported by the launch of updated revision materials for candidates.

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Introducing AHRC’s new funding opportunities: Curiosity and Catalyst

The Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) new Curiosity and Catalyst funding opportunities are being launched as part of the first major change to its ‘responsive mode’ schemes in more than a decade.

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Report of Charter Alliance publishes Mid-term results: Matrix and Methodology Assessment

The Charter Alliance has published a new report – ‘Mid-term results – Matrix and methodology assessment’ – concerning needs and challenges facing sectors professional practice.

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Open Culture on ‘The Destruction of Penn Station’

Open Culture has reported on ‘The Destruction of Penn Station: How New York City Lost Its Majestic Beaux-Arts Rail Terminal’. image for illustration:  New York  Matt Nelson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 

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