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- IHBC takes key step forward in Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments’ delivery, joining National Federation of Builders’ National Heritage Skills Forum 10/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 10/11/2026
- Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Climate Change & Significance’, June 10-12 2027: IHBC’s Annual School, with online options, free pre-conference webinars & more… 10/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 10/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: Deregulated housing conversions linked to poor health and wellbeing, from UCL 10/11/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: The Guardian on Clifton Suspension Bridge… ‘A big responsibility’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Back on track as Leas Lift carriages return home 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New Visitor Levy fund to help futureproof Edinburgh’s cultural and heritage buildings 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National Railway Museum celebrates start of construction on… the Porterbrook gallery 10/11/2026
- Nominate a building for the 20th edition of the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list, before 4 January 10/11/2026
- National Trust: ‘Landmark act of generosity secures home of London’s oldest restaurant for the future’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Preserving Legacies Climate Heritage Cohort Program’, open to 8 January, ‘…work with a place that is culturally significant to your community’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC offers advice and support in roll out of ‘Historic Environment Policy for Northern Ireland’ 06/11/2026
- IHBC’s November CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, from Branches to ‘CPD Providers’ & beyond… 06/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 06/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 06/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: RICHeS Access Fund 2nd call opens, to £20K & 15/12, to access ‘cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 06/11/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £68M+ works: BID seeks multidisciplinary team to study local retail areas, to 20/11 and £40K 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (builders) doorstep’: Budget measures welcomed, but much more work left to do – industry warns 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Castle Eden bridge demolition plans withdrawn by Stockton Borough Council 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Westminster honours engineer who helped inspire the world of James Bond 06/11/2026
- Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029 06/11/2026
- Local History Hub launches new School & Heritage Consultancy pilot 06/11/2026
- AHF awards new grants through the Heritage Revival Fund 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: First Joint Transnational Call of the ‘Resilient Cultural Heritage Partnership’ to 11 January 2027 06/11/2026
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Designing Buildings features the ‘Tour of Kyiv’ by Louise Priestman from IHBC’s Context 172
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 features the Designing Buildings Newsletter post of IHBC’s Context article on ‘A tour of Kyiv’ by conservation architect Louise Priestman IHBC.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (City) doorstep’: City of London plans to knock down Museum of London etc. for monolithic office blocks
The City of London plans to knock down the museum of London and Bastion house and erect monolithic office blocks asserts the Barbican Quarter Action Group.
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CIC/CSG white paper proposes new standard to unite the sector behind construction product competence
A new white paper developed by the Competence Steering Group (CSG) of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) sets out how the built environment sector can unite behind a single, agreed standard on construction products competence (CPC).
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European Heritage Awards in Prague: 5 Grand Prix and Public Choice Awards
The winners of the 2022 European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s top honour in the field, were celebrated 26 September with a ceremony at the State Opera of Prague.
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Research by King’s College London, Nomad Projects and J & L Gibbons proves that time by water boosts your wellbeing
New research by King’s College London, Nomad Projects and J & L Gibbons shows that our canals and rivers are amongst the most important places to visit to improve your health and wellbeing.
image: Canal & River Trust
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SAVE reveals alternative vision for threatened Devon mills
SAVE Britain’s Heritage(SAVE) has offered an alternative vision for a former mill building in Newton Abbott, South Devon which is under threat.
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Long before electricity, wind catchers of Persia kept residents cool – Climate-conscious architects are taking notes
A 12th-century invention was a reliable form of air-conditioning in Iran for centuries, and as temperatures continue to rise around the world, this ancient way of staying cool has gained renewed attention.
image: for illustration only dynamosquito from France, Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC’s new Council holds first Presidential election: Congratulations to Mike Brown as President, with Vice-Presidency still open!
The fourth virtual meeting of Council, the IHBC’s inclusive advisory and training body open to all members, included the first election under our 2020 Articles of the IHBC’s President, as Mike Brown is appointed while the Vice President role remains open.
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IHBC and HE for free CPD: Updates on Building Regs at HE’s Technical Tuesday – ‘… Update to parts F and L’, 25 October, 1pm
The IHBC and Historic England (HE) are partnering in a HE ‘Technical Tuesday’ free CPD event to outline of the key policy changes of Building Regulations Parts F and L since June 2022 where we will discuss new changes and requirements, and the effect on both England and Wales’s Building Regulations: 1pm, 25/10.
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REMINDER: #IHBC25’s personal guidance for Branches and volunteers on 25th anniversary initiatives, funding and more
IHBC Support Officer Jude Wheeler has written to Branches to offer guidance on National Office support for locally-led ideas and initiatives that mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary, with all projects to be commenced before April 2023.
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#IHBCAberdeen2022: Fifth reprise (and more) – Aberdeen in ‘elder’ media as Telly Savalas to Jonathan Meades mix it up!
The newest NewsBlog reprise on the 2022 Annual School – #IHBCAberdeen2022 – is a signpost to two pitches on the city from the mainstream media offering takes that are polar opposites.
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Your Prosecutions data please, for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’
New information is sought for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ so if you have been involved with a case please forward the details to Bob Kindred, who complies the list, at government@ihbc.org.uk.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £69K+ costed works: National heritage body seeks landscape-related services etc, to £24K+
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a national heritage body for service providers etc. for landscape-related works, valued £1K-£24K+.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans out for former M&S on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street
Plans for the former Marks and Spencer on Sauchiehall Street will see a connection between Sauchiehall Street and Renfrew Street being established, as well as new student accommodation.
image: for illustration only – Sunset, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow by wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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CLC announces strategy and priorities for next three years
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published its new strategy and priorities for the next three years.
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First ever UK Islands Forum agrees next steps on net zero
The Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, Nadhim Zahawi, has chaired the first Islands Forum in Orkney, which focused on opportunities for islands around net zero.
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ICOM approves a new museum definition
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has announced that its proposal for the new museum definition was approved in August.
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Picturing High Streets: National Photography competition via #PicturingHighStreets
Historic England and Photoworks invite people to look at the high street as never before, charting and celebrating their history by posting their own photographs on Instagram using #PicturingHighStreets.
image: HE DP325293
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Ian Sinks Florida ‘Dome Home’ Built to Survive Hurricanes
A house built from geodesic domes off the coast of Florida was designed to withstand gale-force winds and powerful storm surges but not sea-level rise.
image: (2016) By Andy Morffew, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61980535
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IHBC’s new Context (173) on your doorstep in September & online now: Aspects of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ in the heritage world
The new issue of the IHBC’s journal, Context, No.173, explores ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ with content ranging from ‘Multiple perspectives’ on heritage; ‘Modernist Women’ and ‘Troublesome statues’ to LGBTQ+ histories.
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EXCLUSIVE AND FREE CPD at IHBC Council: ‘Understand leadership & management in conservation bodies – local trusts to the IHBC and beyond’, online, 2pm, 19 Oct
All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next free Council from 2pm on 19 October which includes IHBC updates, training on charity leadership and trustee/director roles, and our first IHBC Presidential and Council Chair elections.
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IHBC and HE for free CPD: Updates on Building Regs at HE’s Technical Tuesday – ‘… Update to parts F and L’, 25 October, 1pm
The IHBC and Historic England (HE) are partnering in a HE ‘Technical Tuesday’ free CPD event to outline of the key policy changes of Building Regulations Parts F and L since June 2022 where we will discuss new changes and requirements, and the effect on both England and Wales’s Building Regulations: 1pm, 25/10.
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#IHBCAberdeen2022: Fourth reprise – AHF Funding revitalises Portsoy and beyond
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is delighted to have awarded two new grants to projects aiming to revitalise historic harbour buildings in both Portsoy – a site explored in detail by IHBC Aberdeen School delegates – and Annan.
image: Portsoy harbour. Photo courtesy of North East Scotland Preservation Trust
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Urgent IHBC Signpost: Heritage property etc. bodies asked to shape BEIS survey on future of Energy Bill Relief Scheme – ends 24/10
An urgent 3-month review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme – to inform decisions about its future – is being informed by a survey by BEIS, and heritage bodies are called on to respond before 23:55, 24 Oct.
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