Daily Archives: 03/10/2023

IHBC gets positive responses to pilot online ‘Welcome for newer members’, thanks attendees & highlights CPD benefits

The IHBC thanked all who joined the institute’s pilot online ‘Welcome’ event for newer members from across the UK and beyond, with early compliments including that it was ‘…such a welcoming event’ and ‘… a useful introduction’, our two lead … Continue reading

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’ duet: Dezeen on ‘Placemaking confessions’ & DB on the IHBC

[slideshow_deploy id=’37745′]   [Slideshow HESPR News Alert – Special Feature Marcel Breuer by unknown – immediate source Robert F Gatje and the Bauhaus Archive] IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council’s) doorstep’: Croydon appoints industry experts to Design Review Panel

Croydon Council has announced the appointment of 31 members and four chairs of its newly launched Design Review Panel, ‘to advise the council’. image: Croydon Council

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Scottish Construction Now speaks out on readers’ feedback on ‘devastating’ state of Scotland’s planning system

Scottish Construction Now (SCN)  has headlined ‘devastating’ sentiments on the state of Scotland’s planning system as highlighted in their  readers’ survey. image for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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RIBA: UK homes will remain least energy efficient in Europe without government support

RIBA President Muyiwa Oki has responded to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he plans to scale back key green policies. image for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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HE’s ‘Snap Survey’ into Industrial Heritage Training Needs

Historic England seeks responses on short questions around ‘knowledge and skills needed to care for our Industrial Heritage’. image for illustration Chris Allen / Ebor Mill, Haworth – Wikimedia Commons

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Building Safety Alliance to become a charity

The Building Safety Alliance (BSA) – a collaborative group of stakeholders from the occupation phase with over 70 declared supporters from a wide range of organisations across the sector – has announced its intention to become a charity.

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Icon welcomes new Chief Executive Officer Emma Jhita

Emma Jhita, Head of Partnerships and Development at Historic England, will join Icon in November. image: ICON

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (global) doorstep’: The Battle to Save Marilyn Monroe’s Last Home in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles City Council has saved the actress’s Brentwood home from demolition — temporarily, sixty years after her death there from an overdose. image for illustration of ‘Cursum Perficio‘ by JG Klein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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