Monthly Archives: August 2024

Three quarters of construction firms say scrap the levy and the CITB

Posted on 09/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Open Government Licence 3.0 Three quarters of construction firms say scrap the levy and the CITB. According to survey commissioned by Hudson Contract.

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DON’T FORGET: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2024 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, enter work from 2022 by 1/09 2024

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2024 joint Heritage Research Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, with submissions welcomed … Continue reading →

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IHBC launches Affiliate Fast-Track Pilot for Local Authority conservation staff (with personal guidance too): Open to applicants from 15/07 to 30/08/2024, so pass the word!

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC has launched a new Affiliate Fast-Track Pilot – developed from recent pilots – specifically aimed at helping existing Local Authority heritage, planning and conservation staff progress from Supporter to Affiliate membership, and maybe beyond, with applications closing 30 … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: New playbook on AI in construction, from CIOB

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration A new playbook on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the construction industry has been published by the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Digital and Innovation Advisory Panel.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: BD on ‘Resurrecting Gaudi’s vision’

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

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’s special news features Building Design (BD) ‘Resurrecting Gaudi’s vision’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Consultation on Tall Buildings in Glasgow begins

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

image: Open Government Licence v3.0 A public consultation on Tall Buildings in Glasgow began on 8 July in response to the increasing number of these being built and planned, especially in the city centre and on its fringes.

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Celebrating 40 years of Cadw: Caring for our precious Heritage, Discovery and Learning

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

This year marks a significant milestone for Cadw as it celebrates its 40th anniversary and continues on its mission to care for Wales’ historic places while inspiring current and future generations to connect with the nation’s rich cultural heritage.

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New Barker review of housing makes initial recommendations

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Twenty years after her landmark Review of Housing Supply in the UK, Dame Kate Barker has written a public memorandum to the incoming Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook MP, setting out the initial recommendations … Continue reading →

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Heritage Fund: £150Mn to enhance and protect the UK’s world-class landscapes

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration The Heritage Fund has announced its strategic initiative, ‘Landscape Connections’, to support long-term projects to boost nature recovery and connect more people to our most treasured landscapes.

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Housebuilders commit to make Homes for Nature

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration UK homebuilders have signed up to a major new initiative to support wildlife on their new developments.

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CIC makes 56 recommendations for a better built environment…

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has published a set of policy recommendations for the new Government.

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Grenfell Tower Memorial design team selection process launched

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission will ensure that the bereaved families, survivors and North Kensington residents lead decision-making on the long-term future of the Grenfell Tower site as the design team selection process is launched.

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Letter from Deputy Prime Minister and Defra Secretary of State to environmental NGOs on planning and infrastructure bill

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have written to eNGOs about using the value gained from enabling development to proceed quickly and smoothly to support nature recovery.

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UK Green Building Council appoints Judith Everett as Chair of the Board of Trustees

Posted on 06/08/2024 by IHBC

Judith Everett has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees at The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) following election by members at the Annual General Meeting on 23rd July, 2024.

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IHBC’s Context 180’s BUMPER issue, Part 3: Regular updates from IHBC officers and networks, with Chair’s take ‘in the spotlight’, on an unfamiliar side to White’s ‘history’ of Selborne

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal, Context, No. 180, alongside themed features on heritage and nature includes a wide range of regular articles, with the spotlight in this NewsBlog on ‘Notes ‘from our Chair, on White’s … History … Continue reading →

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IHBC launches Affiliate Fast-Track Pilot for Local Authority conservation staff (with personal guidance too): Open to applicants from 15/07 to 30/08/2024, so pass the word!

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC will soon launch a new Affiliate Fast-Track Pilot – developed from recent pilots – specifically aimed at helping existing Local Authority heritage, planning and conservation staff progress from Supporter to Affiliate membership, and maybe beyond, with applications closing … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s occasional ‘Student Research’ spotlight: UWE student research seeks input to survey on ‘cultural heritage and building conservation’

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration A Masters student at the University of the West of England (UWE), Hana Mahmood,  has opened a questionnaire on cultural heritage and conservation while also seeking volunteers for interview.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £693K works this week: National charity seeks PM-led team for NI heritage village initiative, valued £643K, to 28/08

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

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 a national charity for a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Falkirk Council declares Slamannan ‘eyesore’ demolished

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration The derelict and abandoned former Royal Hotel in Slamannan has been torn down, clearing the way for the community to decide what the future holds for the land.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: PI decision on removing Congham Bridge infill favours National Highways

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Congham Bridge – ‘ Overgrown railway bridge north of Roydon’ by Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons   National Highways has won its appeal against removing thousands of tonnes of concrete it poured under an historic … Continue reading →

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King’s Speech: … to unlock growth and ‘take the brakes off Britain’

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

image: Open Government Licence v3.0 New laws unveiled by His Majesty The King on Wednesday 17 July focussed on ‘improving living standards for working people through economic growth’, reports the government.

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New National Planning Policy Framework consultation now open to public, till 24/09

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Government has unveiled plans for a major overhaul of the planning system in England, aimed at tackling the nation’s acute housing crisis and stimulating economic growth, to include new mandatory housing targets … Continue reading →

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Two new sites in the UK inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List: Scotland’s Flow Country & NI’s Moravian Church Settlements

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

Two new sites in the UK have been inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List: Scotland’s Flow Country and Northern Ireland’s (NI) Moravian Church Settlements.

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Heritage Fund: Partnership unlocking the UK’s archives awarded £5Mn

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration The Heritage Fund has announced one of its biggest investments into archives this century, awarding £5m to Archives Revealed, a long-running partnership between The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust and the Wolfson Foundation.

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HE says: ‘Heritage Works for Housing’ as it aims to support developers in their journey to reusing historic buildings

Posted on 02/08/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Liverpool – Dave Chetwyn Historic England’s new ‘Heritage Works for Housing’ sets out how heritage can work for housing, to enable and facilitate the reuse of historic buildings to deliver more homes and better outcomes for all.

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