Daily Archives: 20/12/2024

Join the IHBC’s next virtual Council with free CPD, open to all IHBC members: Tuesday 21 January, 4pm, includes ‘transferable lessons for all practitioners’

Posted on 20/12/2024 by IHBC

All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next free online Council for more relevant and topical CPD.

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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: New AXA UK research reveals areas of England most vulnerable to extreme weather

Posted on 20/12/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Joanna Theobald New research by AXA UK highlights the areas of England most vulnerable to climate risks posed by extreme weather, with more than half of those polled admitting they would be ill-equipped to deal with flooding … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £3.1M+ of weekly works: Council seeks qualified architect for GI LB works etc., to 27/01/25 & £200K

Posted on 20/12/2024 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 Council for a qualified … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Heritage Strategy to protect, preserve & enhance Stirling’s historic assets

Posted on 20/12/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Stirling Castle by Stirling Council from Stirling, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons A strategy to secure the future of Stirling’s historic assets has been approved by Stirling Council.

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RIBA, RTPI, CIOB and RICS call for exemptions to Level 7 apprenticeships changes

Posted on 20/12/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A joint statement between RIBA, RTPI, CIOB and RICS has called for Built environment Level 7 apprenticeships to be exempt from funding reforms as they are ’vital to help address skills shortages and … Continue reading →

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HE & partners’ ACHTaxonomies Research Project seeks evidence, participants etc. to ‘articulate the economic value of heritage’

Posted on 20/12/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ACHTaxonomiesproject, led by Historic England (HE) and partners, looks to develop a framework and linked taxonomies to better articulate the value of arts, culture and heritage on an economic platform, seeks assistance.

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CLC: Statement on Standard Appointment Terms – Voices concerns at amendments to approved contracts

Posted on 20/12/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has voiced its concerns about the ‘ongoing practice’ in the construction sector, of ‘industry-approved forms of contract being amended by clients and their solicitors to introduce terms that are onerous and/or difficult … Continue reading →

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Faith Museum at Auckland Palace by Níall McLaughlin Architects wins Building Beauty Awards among suite of winners for 2024

Posted on 20/12/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Auckland Castle Gate by Bishop FM, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Faith Museum at Auckland Palace – until recently the residence of the Bishops of Durham – by Níall McLaughlin Architects, has won the Royal … Continue reading →

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NHIG 2024 Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation winners announced

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Sydney Gardens, Bath By Ordnance Survey (UK) – Ordnance Survey map, Public Domain 2024 winner of the National Heritage Ironwork Group (NHIG) Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation announced

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IHBC features ‘Heritage on the global (COP29) doorstep’ 1: CHN, on culture advocates leaving COP29 with pride in efforts, disappointment in outcomes, as hope turns to COP30 in Brazil

Posted on 20/12/2024 by IHBC

COP29 has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan following two weeks of fraught negotiations, reports Climate Heritage Network (CHN), with tense disagreements over the COP’s signature issue of climate finance and outcomes whose adequacy is hotly disputed.

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