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- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 20/02/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 20/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 20/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings & more on Restoration and Renewal at Westminster 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: LPA Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025 20/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Charity seeks PM for heritage regeneration project, to 02/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Legal bid to protect Scots brutalist landmark from bulldozer 20/02/2026
- Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals published 20/02/2026
- Government plans to train next generation of construction workers 20/02/2026
- SAVE’s Buildings at Risk register (BaR) – Call for Entries 2026 20/02/2026
- York Consortium for Craft and Conservation opens applications for Bursaries for 2026, to 16/03 20/02/2026
- Government Consultation on Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance, to 10/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: National Residential Retrofit Plan 2026 for Ireland’ makes upgrades more affordable and accessible 20/02/2026
- Bursaries for #IHBCNewcastle2026 open to 13/04, 18-20 June: ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 17/02/2026
- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 17/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 17/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Great Expectations Conference update by the National Churches Trust – Recordings now available 17/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on ‘BOOKING OPEN for IHBC’s Full School (June 18-20): #IHBCNewcastle2026’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage charity to change name after sale of 20,000-acre estate 17/02/2026
- National Heritage Emergency declared by Stoke-on-Trent – ‘first for a UK City’ – as Potteries needs £325Mn investment over the next decade 17/02/2026
- Nominations open for the Plowden Medal Conservation Award 2026, to 15/05 17/02/2026
- LPOC announces Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026 17/02/2026
Daily Archives: 15/03/2024
IHBC’s 2024 AGM UPATE – Register now: From 5.30pm & Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, for 6.00pm AGM and ‘next steps’ Petition for Charter Resolution, for ALL member categories, with ‘proxy’ voting open & encouraged!
The IHBC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 will take place online from 5.30pm (for 6.00pm start) on 30 April 2024, with Dr Robyn Pender opening the programme, exclusively for IHBC members in ANY membership category.
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‘Money is not the barrier’: Bursaries for top notch conservation CPD, from finance to law, at IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit by 31/03 to be first on the list!’
Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s new CPD Circular, out since 01/03: Easy access to training, awards & more – from Branch AGMS & events (Cob & Earth; HSHAZs & Dundee), & networks too
IHBC’s CPD Circular for March has been issued, offering low-cost training and upskilling opportunities to help guide on all IHBC-networked and notable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and more.
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IHBC’s FREE webinar – ‘Six simple steps to social media’: An introduction to social media platforms online on 27/03, 5pm – plus tips on how to promote #IHBCReading2024
Find out why social media is a useful tool in helping to raise awareness of the IHBC and its operations and in encouraging engagement with branch members, colleagues and others in the sector and beyond.
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IHBC SW Branch ‘Cob & Earth Day’, Reed Hall, Exeter University, 21 March, blended & from £25 (no VAT)
IHBC members and networks are invited to ‘explore the technology behind these amazing buildings’ with online and in-person options to the South West (SW) Branch’s own special ‘Cob & Earth Day’, on 21 March, from 10.00am – 5.00pm, with prices … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: BCIS outlook for the construction industry 2024
Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has published its outlook for the construction industry for 2024. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hundreds leave homes in Aberdeen after Raac concrete discovery
Hundreds of people are being moved out of their homes in Aberdeen after structural engineers found they contained collapse-risk concrete, reports The National. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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‘No turning back’ says RIBA report: 41% of architects now using AI
A new RIBA AI report includes the findings of a survey asking architects how they are using and plan to use AI, which reveals that 41% of UK architects are already using AI on at least the occasional project. image … Continue reading
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DLUHC and RTPI work to tackle shortage of planning enforcement officers in councils
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has supported the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) in addressing the critical shortage of Planning Enforcement Officers across councils nationwide.
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Pathways to Planning: information for councils
The Local Government Association (LGA) ‘Pathways to Planning’ aims to widen the pool of graduates entering planning roles in local authorities, as the scheme offers an exciting opportunity for councils and graduates alike. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Purcell and Harlow Consulting undertaking major research for DCMS – online survey now closed
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has commissioned a major research project to understand the scale and nature of the UK’s cultural infrastructure maintenance needs, with the online survey now closed. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Logs the length of a double decker bus, harvested by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) now used to build a full-scale log house
The house is now being constructed by Bedrock Buildings and erection on site is expected to begin in the early summer, on a plot of land in the village of Tomich…The finished house will use a total of 55, massive, … Continue reading
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