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- IHBC North West Branch: Historic Building Conservation Award 2024, to 4 October 10/09/2024
- PROGRAMME LAUNCHED for IHBC London Branch Day Conference: 1 October 2024 – ‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Balancing the Built and Natural Environments’ 10/09/2024
- Wales Branch Conference: In-person update from heritage at risk projects & the Historic Environment Wales Act, tour and branch AGM, on 20/09 10/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ signpost: Government policy statement on new towns, and the independent New Towns Taskforce 10/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fresh plans to demolish historic Hillhead Baptist Church building Glasgow for flats 10/09/2024
- HES’s Buildings at Risk Register on pause as new review says ‘insufficient evidence to demonstrate… significant impact in bringing buildings back into use’ 10/09/2024
- AHRC (HE & EH) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Call for Proposals 2024 open to 29/11, on digital, paint, paths, open spaces & compounded climate change hazards 10/09/2024
- CLC: Demonstrating Organisational Capability with the Common Assessment Standard 10/09/2024
- New President for Stone Federation (2024-2026): Adrian Attwood 10/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Ireland‘s ‘… Heritage Climate Action – Climate Change… Plan’ update, 2024 10/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Heritage Counts on ‘Cultural Heritage… and the Creative Economy’ as it confirms ‘… heritage can positively influence… local economic development’ 06/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09 06/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09 06/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes CIOB’s ‘Retrofit of Buildings’ Technical Publication – ‘suited to a global audience’ 06/09/2024
- IHBC Policy Signpost: Parliamentary Statement by Angela Rayner Deputy Prime Minister, on ‘Building the homes we need’, from 30/07, for planning consultations 06/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New signs marking Yorkshire’s old boundaries put up in push back against modern counties 06/09/2024
- New suite of HES reports ‘detail where Scotland’s heritage sector is now, and the steps needed for future success’ 06/09/2024
- United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO announces three sites as pilot locations in UKNC’s groundbreaking new Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage project 06/09/2024
- HE’s ‘Everyday Heritage Grants’: Celebrating working class histories, open to 7/10 06/09/2024
- FuturHist survey on ‘barriers to decarbonise historic buildings’, to 15/09 06/09/2024
- HE: A new community for local authority heritage teams 06/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Villa Medici, Académie de France à Rome makes open call for Fellows annual selection, to 16/10 06/09/2024
- IHBC’s new ‘CPD Circular’ now out: For Continuing Professional Development opportunities, awards, calls and much more! 03/09/2024
- PROGRAMME LAUNCHED for IHBC London Branch Day Conference: 1 October 2024 – ‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Balancing the Built and Natural Environments’ 03/09/2024
- IHBC adds new ‘Climate Change and Adaptation’ category to HESPR practice areas: ‘… responding to climate change issues…’ 03/09/2024
Daily Archives: 12/12/2023
IHBC welcomes new Chair of Wales Branch Sam Johnson
The IHBC is delighted to welcome the new Chair of the IHBC’s Wales Branch, Sam Johnson as he takes up his role in succession to Peter Wood, who was elected to the Board formally as Wales Branch representative at the … Continue reading
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IHBC congratulates BEFS on 20th Anniversary
The IHBC has offered its congratulations to Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) on 20 years of service as the umbrella body for organisations working in the built environment in Scotland.
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IHBC seeks paid expert leads for priority new topics in Branch CPD training: ‘Fire Protection’, ‘Enforcement’ and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’: Closing 6 January 2024
The IHBC is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from nationally recognised lead conservation experts in three new priority areas: ‘Fire Protection & Regulations’, ‘Enforcement’, and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’ as it expands the IHBC Branch CPD training pilot, which funds locally … Continue reading
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IHBC’s flashback to #IHBCAberdeen2022 – Architecture students engage community to ‘Keep Bon Accord Baths Afloat’
A team of architecture students from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment at Robert Gordon University(RGU) has created an innovative project to support the restoration of the Bon Accord Baths, the Thursday reception venue for IHBCAberdeen2022. image: … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘History’ signpost, from the archives: Five lesser-known Scottish buildings that were never built
Have you heard of the Scottish buildings that were never built? Would you like to see some alternative visions for Princes Street Gardens or Dundee Waterfront? image: Concept [cropped] for a proposed aerated water factory, designed for William Struthers and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: IHBC calls for expert leads for new Branch network training (closing 06/01)
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 IHBC’s call for paid expert leads for its Branch … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Herefordshire Council gets ‘the triple’ in Sustainability benchmarking
Herefordshire Council has announced that it has been ranked as the top performing local authority in the West Midlands on sustainability action for the third year in a row, after completing the Sustainability West Midlands (SWM) benchmarking. image for illustration: … Continue reading
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Building a greener future – New green Aggregates Tax Bill proposed in Scotland
The Scottish Government plans to introduce an Aggregates Tax Bill to encourage use of recycled materials in construction. image for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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Nottingham Trent University to launch new £1.5m centre for sustainable construction and retrofit
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) will invest £1.5 million into developing skills, research, training and consultancy to support the UK construction sector reach net zero. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Arts and Humanities Research Council celebrates 25 Years of Excellence and Impact
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is celebrating ‘25 Years of Excellence and Impact’, with a snapshot of some of the incredible work it has enabled since 1998.
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Retrofit champion Lacaton & Vassal wins Soane Medal 2023
French architectural practice Lacaton & Vassal has been awarded the Soane Medal 2023 for its sustainable and ‘holistic approach to buildings’ and for avoiding unnecessary waste in its schemes. image for illustration: Sir John Soane – Thomas Lawrence, Public domain, … Continue reading
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