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- IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to 2025’s Student Award entrants, as 49 seek prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCNewcastle2026 17/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £495K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks team for urban hub, to 31/10 and c.£75K 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Evaluation’ signpost!): ‘History of the Pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway’ via HE 17/10/2025
- National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme 17/10/2025
- New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story 17/10/2025
- THA Call for Case Studies for Heritage Debate 2025, to 24/10 17/10/2025
- New Towns Taskforce: Report to government published 17/10/2025
- Communities to ‘seize control over high streets and restore pride’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October 17/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
Daily Archives: 30/04/2024
Another FREE pre-conference #IHBCReading2024 School webinar: ‘Caring for buildings through effective enforcement’ (03/05, from 1.00pm) and with more to come
The IHBC is delighted to announce three more free and open to all #IHBCReading2024 pre-conference CPD webinars in our exploration of ‘Place & Building Care…’ in Reading in June, with ‘Enforcement up next as Andrew Lavender explores ‘effective … Continue reading
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IHBC seeks Expressions of Interest (EoI) from Full Members as paid MATE session leads, initial closing 1 May
IHBC Full Members who are strong presenters and communicators, committed to maintaining our standards in line with the Institute’s interdisciplinary practice model, as well as supporting members’ career journeys, are called on to submit interest in a new occasional, flexible, … Continue reading
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First CPD guidance for #IHBCReading2024 School: ‘Management’ Competences -‘Legislation & Policy’ + ‘Finance & Economics’, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT
[slideshow_deploy id=’39721′] The IHBC’s initial CPD guidance tied to the exploration of ‘Place & Building Care…’ at our #IHBCReading2024 School (June 12/13-15; Day School June 14) highlights the focus on priority, ‘hard to access’ CPD across our practice areas – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’ Revisited: ALL HESPR member staff get IHBC member rate at #IHBCReading2024 Virtual School, 14 June, only £30+VAT (Code required)
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 #IHBCReading2024 School offer to HESPR members of reduced rates … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Welsh) doorstep’: Welsh slate helps Nash’s All Souls from the end of an era to a new one
John Nash’s last surviving church gets a new Welsh Slate roof giving the church a new lease of life in its bicentenary, reports Welsh Slate. image for illustration: By Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK – The Church of All … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Edinburgh’s Granton gasholder taking shape for future public park, says Council
New footage shows the tank in the iconic gasholder frame has been infilled in preparation for the site to become a public park in the future, reports the City of Edinburgh Council. image for illustration: Granton gasholder by Kim Traynor … Continue reading
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Civic Voice and Historic England join forces to explore local historical plaque schemes: Survey closes 12/05
Civic Voice and Historic England have announced their collaboration aimed at gaining understanding about local plaque schemes and the organisations behind them. image for illustration: Historic England
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RICS launches new Standard to for UK retrofitting Practices
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), has launched a new ‘Residential Retrofit Standard’ following consultation.
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RIBA Horizons 2034: ‘Architecture must change beyond recognition to meet the climate challenge’
The RIBA’s new horizon scanning programme with ‘RIBA Horizons 2034: The Environmental Challenge’ provides foresight into how the design and construction industry can mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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RTPI & Scottish Government launch Digital Skills Portal for planners
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Scottish Government have launched the Digital Skills Portal, a ‘one stop’ portal designed to improve the confidence of digital skills, amongst all planners, in their everyday roles.
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CLC sets out ambitious delivery plan for 2024
Preparing industry for the Building Safety Act, improving productivity, reducing carbon emissions and supporting biodiversity will be the priorities for the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) in 2024.
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CNP Health Check Report: First assessment & recommendations on nature recovery in National Parks in England and Wales
A new National Parks Health check report from the Campaign for National Parks (CNP) finds national parks across England and Wales are struggling to restore nature as a result of insufficient funding and outdated design.
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HES: Skills Investment Plan (SIP) for Scotland’s Historic Environment
Historic Environment Scotland has published a refreshed Skills Investment Plan (SIP) to support our workforce and to nurture their skills, knowledge, expertise, and personal qualities.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia to be completed in 2026
The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will finally be finished in 2026, more than 140 years after construction started, reports CNN. image for illustration: Sagrada Familia Barcelona By Canaan – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
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