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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
Monthly Archives: May 2024
CLC report: Driving competency in the retrofit sector
The People & Skills workstream of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a report that sets out a framework for defining competence in the retrofit sector: ‘Roadmap skills for net zero: Competencies for domestic retrofit’. image for illustration
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UK’s biggest infrastructure companies sign pledge to decarbonise the construction sector
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and Minister for Industry and Economic Security have brought together leaders from across the construction industry to sign up to ‘Five Client Carbon Commitments’ – pledges which will help the sector to achieve Net Zero.
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A UK-wide campaign celebrating the ‘8 Types of Impact of Culture and Heritage’ to ‘make the case for investment’
‘Culture Makes: the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation’ announces a major UK-wide campaign to celebrate the impact of culture and make the case for investment. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC’s FREE Pre-Conference CPD webinar series for #IHBCReading2024 School continues: Munstead Wood (16/05) & Reading’s conservation and development (24/05)
The IHBC looks forward to 2 more free #IHBCReading2024 pre-conference CPD webinars in our exploration of ‘Place & Building Care…’, targeting IHBC’s ‘Management’ Area of Competence across conservation practice and historic estate management.
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IHBC’s Technical Panel Chair appointed to STBA Board: ‘… strengthening ties between the two organisations..’
The IHBC is delighted to announce that the Chair of our Technical Panel, Professor John Edwards, has been appointed to the Board of the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA), strengthening ties between the two organisations.
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IHBC’s Reading 2024 School CPD Circular now out: Still places left on Full School (12/13-15 June), Day (14/06) & Virtual, from only £30+VAT, with free pre-School webinars too
IHBC’s newest 2024 Reading School CPD Circular offers dedicated guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and resources, for interdisciplinary conservation professionals especially, in and around #IHBCReading2024 reading2024.ihbc.org.uk.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ on ‘architects without CSCS ‘skills’ card…’
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 Architects’ Journal (AJ) reporting on a call: ‘Don’t ban … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposals for ‘bonkers’ Broad Street skyscraper over listed building refused
Proposals for ‘bonkers’ Broad Street skyscraper over listed building refused and one Birmingham councillor described the proposed development as ‘frankly ludicrous’, reports Birmingham Live. image for illustration: Broad Street Birmingham Public Domain Commons Wikimedia
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Policy Exchange: New report shows that building more tall buildings is not the solution to the housing crisis
A new report for Policy Exchange, on ‘Tall Buildings: A Policy Framework for Responsible High-Rise and Better Density’, argues that the unplanned proliferation of tall buildings has not delivered the housing Britain needs and calls for a more responsible approach … Continue reading
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New guide on how to create 20-minute neighbourhood launched in Dundee
A new guide outlining how the concept of a 20-minute neighbourhood can be applied in practice has been created by an urban design expert at the University of Dundee. © The Authors 2024. This work is openly licensed via CC … Continue reading
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Trinity research on Valentia Slate results in its designation as a Heritage Stone
The natural stone, Valentia Slate, only occurs in Co. Kerry and which has been used since at least 1816, has recently been awarded the Status of ‘International Union of Geological Sciences Heritage Stone’, a coveted award exclusive to stones with … Continue reading
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England’s new policy paper on ‘Apprenticeship Funding’
UK Government publishes new paper which sets out the policy for apprenticeship funding in England, for new starts from 1 April 2024. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Investing in Planning: A consultation on resourcing Scotland’s planning system, to 31/05
A Scottish Government consultation explores a range of solutions to support resourcing of the planning system while acknowledging that ‘We live in financially constrained times’.
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Clarice Cliff, 20th century ceramicist known for colourful designs, honoured in Blue Plaque Scheme, Design category
From teenage factory girl to one of the most recognised ceramic designers of the 20th century, the success story of Clarice Cliff (1899 to 1972) is rooted in the heart of the Potteries in Stoke-on-Trent and a Blue Plaque has … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Reading 2024 School CPD Circular out: Still places left on Full School (12/13-15 June), Day (14/06) & Virtual, from only £30+VAT, with free pre-School webinars too
IHBC’s newest 2024 Reading School CPD Circular offers dedicated guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and resources, for interdisciplinary conservation professionals especially, in and around #IHBCReading2024 reading2024.ihbc.org.uk.
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IHBC Chair registers sadness at untimely death of Rosemarie MacQueen MBE, ‘…one of the Institute’s most distinguished members…’
IHBC Chair David McDonald has noted his personal sadness and, on behalf of the IHBC, offered condolences on the recent death of one of the Institute’s most distinguished members, Rosemarie MacQueen, MBE.
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Book now for IHBC’s ‘hybrid’ 2024 School #IHBCReading2024: IHBC Certified CPD across Law, Economics & Practice, with options from £30+VAT for 1 day (online)
After the (surprise) launch at IHBC’s Council on 27 February, booking is now open for the Institute’s 2024 Annual School, to take place online and in person in Reading, from 12/13-15 June, centred on our blended Day School (14 June), … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £214K+ works this week: Town Council seeks PM lead for building renovation project, closing 31/05/2024, to £60K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from an English Town Council for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Call out for statue specialists as part of George Square transformation
The revamp of Glasgow’s George Square has taken a fresh step forward with Glasgow City Council seeking specialists on the restoration of the square’s 11 landmark statues, reports Scottish Construction Now. image for illustration: George Square Glasgow by dave souza … Continue reading
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IStructE on an engineers’ call for the design of buildings, towns and cities that will repair the natural world
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) highlights a call to the sector to move from an agenda of ‘do less harm’ to one of ‘do more good’. image for illustration
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£400 savings on ESC Level 3 courses on ‘Energy Efficiency in Older and Traditional Buildings’ to mid-June, 29-30/05 & 10-11/06
The Environment Study Centre (ESC) has been offered funding to deliver two more courses at a hugely reduced cost saving £400 per place.
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Job Vacancy: General Secretary of ICOMOS-UK – Voluntary + expenses, closing 17 May
ICOMOS-UK is recruiting for a new General Secretary, a voluntary role for which expenses are paid, with closing date for the application is 17 May 2024.
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CAMRA urges Government to support Heritage Pub Bill to stop another Crooked House scandal, with ‘stronger planning enforcement laws’
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is urging the Government to throw its support behind a new law proposed on 24 April to better protect community pubs in the wake of the Crooked House scandal. image for illustration: By Peter … Continue reading
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James Hughes appointed new Director of the Victorian Society
The Victorian Society has announced James Hughes as its new Director. image: Victorian Society
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HES reports on ongoing conservation works at its sites
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has reported on its inspection programme, to help prioritise conservation requirements nationwide for heritage in Scotland’s changing climate. image for illustration: by Fiona Newton
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