Daily Archives: 28/05/2024

IHBC Research for Practice Digest No. 4: Connecting conservation research & practice, featuring Strathclyde’s research with updates on heritage research, funding etc

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The fourth IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers – sign up HERE – and features a profile of Dr Cristina Gonzalez-Longo, founder and director of the University of Strathclyde’s fully recognised IHBC course, and … Continue reading →

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IHBC to be represented at Housing Cymru conference and exhibition 11 July 2024 – Charities etc. FREE!

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IHBC Technical Panel Chair Professor John Edwards will share the stage with Jill Fairweather of Cadw and natural insulation product manufacturers to talk about the need for a more informed approach towards retrofit and insulation of traditional building.

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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

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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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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (railway’s) doorstep’: Boosting York with a £1bn development

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Network Rail has signed a £1.1bn agreement to regenerate one of UK’s largest brownfield sites – York Central – in a significant boost the economy. image for illustration: Aerial view of York by DACP, CC BY-SA 2.0, Commons Wikimedia

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Inscribed stone found in a Coventry garden

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A MYSTERIOUS medieval inscribed stone thought to date back more than 1,600 years, is to go on public display, reports The Coventry Observer. image for illustration: Ogham Stone Rathass Church Tralee Kerry by Jaqian, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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Sustainable Development Foundation(SDF) on STBA’s ‘Championing natural materials to de-risk retrofit’

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The Sustainable Development Foundation(SDF) has hosted a new paper from the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA), that identifies a number of barriers to best practice retrofit of traditional solid wall buildings. image for illustration

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Mavisbank will be saved!

Posted on 28/05/2024 by IHBC

Thanks to a major grant of £5.3m from the National Heritage Memorial Fund we are now able to begin rescuing Mavisbank: one of the most important buildings at risk in Britain. image for illustration: Mavisbank – en:William Adam (architect), Public … Continue reading →

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UKGBC meeting with the Government to champion stronger new build standards

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The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has met with Baroness Swinburne to discuss our concerns about the draft Future Homes and Buildings Standard.

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European Parliamentary Research Service: ‘The impact of climate change on cultural heritage’

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The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has issued a briefing on ‘The impact of climate change on cultural heritage’. image for illustration

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SPAB’s ‘Best Loved’ Award now open

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SPAB’s ‘The Best Loved Award’ recognises and celebrates old buildings getting the maintenance they deserve, and the people looking after them.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Historic Obelisk Bridge near Drogheda to reopen

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An historic bridge in Ireland has been re-opened after repair works, reports RTE. image for illustration: Drogheda – Obelisk Bridge over the R Boyne by Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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