Designing Building the construction wiki and host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki is ‘Guest Editor’ in a pilot initiative across its Newsletter and Wiki service, including spotlights on the London Branch Conference on 3/10, IHBC’s Heritage MarketPlace, and a RICS partnering on 27/09.
… Seán is director of [IHBC]…he helps shape professional conservation practice and standards, training and services in the UK…
DB writes:
… Introduction
Seán is director of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s professional body accrediting built and historic environment conservation practitioners. In this role he helps shape professional conservation practice and standards, training and services in the UK especially, across industry, government and education.
… Seán volunteered to be our first Guest Editor…
Seán volunteered to be our first Guest Editor, and as part of this we spent some time catching up on all things from conservation to car manufacturing, carbon, financing, training, the meaning of value and back to construction….
Is there anything else you would like to add or highlight for our readers…?
The IHBC has been investigating the submission of a petition for Royal Charter, and while currently we are focussed on member consultation, we are very keen to hear any thoughts from the readers of DB from all disciplines.
You can find out more on our consultation web resource at petitionforcharter.ihbc.org.uk.
The IHBC’s Heritage MarketPlace web resource is a new way to access, promote and secure quality services, advice, guidance and more on all aspects of heritage and conservation. Here we are collating a resource of sound, well-informed services from designers, and architects to contractors and trades people, and using lists ranging from our own IHBCspecialist high-end and commercial advisory listing, HESPR? to more general training services and advocacy bodies. It’scentred on helping informed care of fabric and places – historic and otherwise – and is free and accessible to users.
You can find out more HERE
IHBC’s SelfStarter page is really a quick guide to conservation learning respurces online, one that is open to anyone who wants to find out more, exploring matters from gaining experience to practice standards, research, networking and volunteering.
You can find out more at HERE
Finally the IHBC online ToolBox helps to interactively delve into different practice areas in more depth, including our Conservation Wiki, the APPG, publications and research updates.
You can find out more at HERE
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