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- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 Annual Day School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, in person & online, June 19: Accessible & Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT 27/02/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 27/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 27/02/2026
- Looking back to IHBC’s Council on ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and ahead to our new ‘response-led’ DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback 27/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £77K of weekly works: Authority seeks design team for a new development, to 22/03 27/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: HE introduces the Monumental Works of Giles Gilbert Scott 27/02/2026
- DCMS Honours Team on New Year 2027 (NY27) ‘Invitation to nominate’, information sessions and nomination form (to 31/03) 27/02/2026
- RTPI asks: Can England still build its utopian vision of a ‘new town’? 27/02/2026
- New design guidance to raise the bar for new build developments 27/02/2026
- RICS modernises CPD framework and launches new member app 27/02/2026
- UK Research and Innovation launches creative industries strategy 27/02/2026
- ARB’s five-year strategy to strengthen safety, competence and culture in architecture 27/02/2026
- Pride in Place: 40 neighbourhoods join transformational programme 27/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Launch of ICOMOS Report on the Implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 27/02/2026
- IHBC welcomes the chance to ‘Unlock Access’ to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with ‘Full Access Fund Call’ open to 8 April, with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 24/02/2026
- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 24/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 24/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 24/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: BEFS & Dr Scott McGibbon on ‘Skills as Strategic Infrastructure – Building Scotland’s Workforce for Net Zero’ 24/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘Double-up Sector News’: DB on ‘Ireland’s National Residential Retrofit Plan’ & IHBC on ‘Sponsorship opportunities for #IHBCNewcastle2026 24/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (SPAB) doorstep’: Henry rekindles Hot Iron Blacksmithing at Chiddingfold Forge 24/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Preferred developer and development proposal for Egyptian Halls in Glasgow approved 24/02/2026
- England’s cultural infrastructure: repair, maintenance and renewal reports from Purcell show £2 billion of unfunded repair and maintenance (R&M) 24/02/2026
- Icon launches new Early Career Membership category 24/02/2026
- Why City & Guilds says ‘Apprenticeships could be the only way out of the UK’s Housing Shortage’ 24/02/2026
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IHBC welcomes RIBA’s new ‘must-have’ conservation practice guide), with ICOMOS 1993 Guidelines at its heart… and IHBC at its head
image for illustration A new practice guide for architects in conservation – described as ‘the only book that deals systematically with the ICOMOS Guidelines’ – has been launched by the RIBA, and with co-authors that include IHBC Chair David McDonald … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC features Building on the ‘Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh… reborn as Edinburgh Futures Institute!’
image for illustration: Edinburgh Futures Institute by McPhail, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 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 features Victorian Royal … Continue reading
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.2M+ of weekly works: Council seeks evaluation in theatre project, to 18/12 & £8k
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 Council for an … Continue reading
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Cadw and the Royal Commission to review their working relationship
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Jack Sargeant, Welsh Government Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, has announced the formation of a working group to review the relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and … Continue reading
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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IHBC HESPR ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC features NCE on inspection techniques on GII listed Hull tidal surge barrier
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 features New Civil Engineer (NCE) on ‘Techniques… for the inspection of Grade II … Continue reading
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Biodiversity COP 16 in brief, from DB
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Designing Buildings (DB) has summarised issues around the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Biodiversity COP 16, ‘Our Land .. Our Future’, on 2 -13 … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.2M+ of weekly works: Church seeks restoration works etc., to 03/01/2025
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 church body to restore … Continue reading
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Historic England seeks LB EPC Demonstrator Cases for consideration, by 6/12
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Historic England is seeking ten listed buildings (LBs) to take part in research demonstrating how well EPCs accurately reflect the energy efficiency potential for traditionally-constructed historic buildings, contribute to a report presenting evidence-based … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CHN on ‘becoming a key player in the global movement to protect your heritage from climate change’?
Climate Heritage Network CHN) reports on an initiative that helps people become key players in the global movement to protect local heritage place from climate change, open to 3 January 2025.
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IHBC welcomes new appointments to the HES Board, including IHBC Supporter member Ian Baxter
image HES Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Mr Angus Robertson, has announced the appointment of three new members of the HES board, with the IHBC welcoming a second IHBC Supporter member to the board, Ian Baxter, … Continue reading
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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Don’t forget: IHBC’s HESPR-linked service promotion is now even more accessible to clients when using our map-based search
IHBC members, colleagues and client bodies can now find the office locations of HESPR members – IHBC’s Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition (HESPR) scheme – using our new map-based facility. image: Google Maps
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IHBC’s Professional’ Signpost: New Government Policy paper (25/10), ‘Brownfield Passport: Making the Most of Urban Land’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has launched a Planning Reform Working Paper on ‘Brownfield Passport: Making the Most of Urban Land’ with its’ objectives, proposals conclusion and areas for further work.
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The National Lottery Heritage Fund awards £10m to help save Birnbeck Pier as it celebrates 160th anniversary
image for illustration: Birnbeck Pier by Oliver Mills, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Commons Wikimedia Celebrations are underway as The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced £10m of funding to bring the Grade II* listed Birnbeck Pier back to life
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Don’t forget IHBC’s free ‘Publications by Members’ webpage posting: Just send us the details, for all member categories
The IHBC is delighted to remind members of the IHBC who have published books still in print that they can promote these for free on our ‘Members Publications’ web page: Just send the details to Peter Badcock at it@ihbc.org.uk.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: ‘Understanding the grey belt’, a take for southern England, from July
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 There has been much anticipation from the built environment sector on the ‘grey belt’ and how this will affect the protection and fought for land of the green belt, and leads at SLR … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: House of Commons Research Briefing Autumn Budget 2024 – A summary
image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament A summary of the announcements in the 2024 Autumn Budget and an overview of the latest economic forecasts
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Don’t forget: IHBC’s HESPR-linked service promotion is now even more accessible to clients when using our map-based search
IHBC members, colleagues and client bodies can now find the office locations of HESPR members – IHBC’s Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition (HESPR) scheme – using our new map-based facility. image: Google Maps
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HES Consultation for HES’ corporate plan 2025-28 launched, to 3 January 2025
Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) consultation on a new corporate plan for 2025-28 closes on 3 January 2025.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Global) doorstep’: BSRIA Briefing 2024 – Sustainable Futures – Redefining Retrofit for Net Zero Living
Building Services Research and Information Association(BSRIA) Briefing 2024 ‘Sustainable Futures: Redefining Retrofit for net Zero living will take place on 22 November 2024.
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New IHBC MATE Accreditation support dates out: Sign up ASAP for FREE sector-specific sessions, piloting simpler forms – 9/12 (Churches etc.), 11/12 (LAs) or 13/12 (Private sector)
As part of the IHBC’s evolving arrangements for our Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE), advising on applications, three pilot online support sessions are planned for December, all free and each targeting specific sectors, with an open-access session to come in … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £480K+ of weekly works: BC seeks surveyor for listed project, 20/11 and valued at £30K
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 Borough Council (BC) for … Continue reading
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