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- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 30/05/2026
- IHBC welcomes HE’s Heritage at Risk Capital Fund: EoIs to 7 June 30/05/2026
- PASS ON THE WORD: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 30/05/2026
- EARLY NOTICE: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ soon to seek ‘Interest’ from leads in relevant conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 30/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: New Future_Scapes platform launched to help places respond to climate change and complex challenges 30/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2M+ costed works this week: Buildings Trust seeks heritage exhibition leads, to 22/06 & 180K 30/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (quarry) doorstep’: Former brick shale quarry in Lancashire to be turned into wildlife sanctuary 30/05/2026
- Victorian Society’s ‘Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026’ now out 30/05/2026
- Heritage Sector Resilience & Collaboration 2025-26: Call for case studies and survey responses to 19 June 30/05/2026
- Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) User Needs Survey – Year 2: Open to 31 May 30/05/2026
- THA & University of Oxford explore ‘what makes partnerships across heritage sector and academia work’: Survey closing extended to 12 June 30/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Huge loss’… University student works to preserve national database on historic sites set to be unplugged 30/05/2026
- IHBC@Surveyor Live 26: At a ‘community event created by surveyors, for surveyors’ IHBC’s staff, volunteers & consultants advise and more, winning endorsements too (Thanks Richard Oxley!) 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s latest Council Update: LA Conservation service talks and feedback, learning lessons as we shape our staff survey for a new parliamentary push 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 26/05/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Communication’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s Engine Shed on ‘Why building conservation is important for the future’ 26/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Circular construction policies key to reversing nature loss in cities, says new IUCN report 26/05/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB looks via IHBC… ‘From medieval scribes to modern word art’ 26/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (footie) doorstep’: Historic site of First Hampden scores scheduled status 26/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (vinyl) doorstep’: 11 Historic Buildings and Places That Feature on Album Covers 26/05/2026
- CLC’s Construct Zero: A refreshed programme with updated priorities. 26/05/2026
- Heritage Network’s ‘Digital Heroes’… ‘to connect digitally savvy 18-30 year olds with UK’s heritage organisations and help with their digital challenges’ 26/05/2026
- ACE report finds commercial strategy drives cultural sector income growth 26/05/2026
- Icon appoints Michael Osbaldeston as new Chair of the Board of Trustees 26/05/2026
Tag Archives: expertise
Top marks for IHBC’s latest Council as LA Conservation service talks, papers & film get 10/10 from nearly 20% of 120+ delegates, shaping the survey in our new parliamentary push
IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, as we advance the 3rd of our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’, and ‘Investigate the complex challenges in heritage management processes and skills…’– here focussed on helping Local Authority … Continue reading
IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know!
The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: MHCLG seeks input from LAs & applicants for evidence base on impact of Design Codes
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MCHLG) has launched a Volunteer Registration for a Survey on the Use and Implementation of Design Codes.
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Buildings Must Adapt Faster to Climate Change, says Saint-Gobain – Arup Report
Buildings must be designed, built and retrofitted differently, with integrated and performance-based systems, to withstand a changing climate, according to a new report from Saint-Gobain and Arup.
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IHBC’s new format ‘CPD Circular’ : Colour coded for quicker access to CPD -from Branches (EM on Master Planning), partnerships to networks & more – including members-only Virtual Council, 08/04
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular, listing accessible and cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities on our networks, has been simplified, with tighter ties to our Events Calendar, colour coding of provider categories.
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Final details on IHBC’s members-only Virtual Council now out… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’: Book now for 8 April, 4.30pm
IHBC members are invited to our next online Council on 8 April, on conservation in local government, to open our response to the 3rd Commitment in our Parliamentary Briefing, with a ‘scattergun’ of topics, from Conservation Officer Groups (COGs) and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Research for Practice Digest No.7 now out: ‘Connecting conservation research and professional practice’
The seventh IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers, and features Prof Dana Arnold FSA, Chair of the Programme Board for the UK’s Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) and a distinguished architectural … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: CIAT via DB – Beyond the render… embedding AI tools into architectural education…
image for illustration Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way technologists and architects design, visualise, and share ideas, and for graduates architectural education must adapt quickly to ensure the next generation is confident in using these technologies.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE on ‘New measures to protect Historic Shipwrecks from heritage crime’
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald Historic England has marked a significant step forward to protect England’s most important shipwrecks, together with our wider underwater cultural heritage, from the threat of heritage crime.
IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on winners in IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award
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 Designing Buildings on winners in IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Rare Scottish chain-bar suspension bridge secures £1/4Mn support for heritage restoration
image for illustration: Callum Black / Old bridge at Kalemouth, Commons Wiki Plans for Borders historic bridge, Kalemouth Suspension Bridge, to receive a major restoration have secured support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, reports the Scottish Borders Council.
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Latest on IHBC’s members-only Virtual Council now out… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’: Book now for 8 April, 4.30pm
IHBC members are invited to our next online Council on 8 April, on conservation in local government, to open our response to the 3rd Commitment in our Parliamentary Briefing, with a ‘scattergun’ of topics, from Conservation Officer Groups (COGs) and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Residential Full School Booking closes, with some non-residential open, and Day & Virtual School places
The IHBC has closed its booking for Full School residential places at its 2026 Annual School – #IHBCNewcastle2026 – while some Full School (non-residential) and Day School places are still available, as with our Virtual School.
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IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know!
The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow … Continue reading
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IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after
IHBC’s members and prospective members are asked to feed back on the summary review of our Corporate Plan for 2020-25 – ‘CP25’ – presented at our September Council, to help inform plans for our Corporate Plan for 2026-30 (CP30), with … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: TCPA on ‘From slums to homes – the story of the Campaign for Healthy Homes…’
image for illustration …windowless… Damp… Mouldy… Noisy… Cramped… Inaccessible… Unaffordable… Isolated… Insecure… … is ‘home’ for too many: as the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) updates on The Campaign for Healthy Homes and the housing crisis in England.
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £234K costed works: City seeks services for new neighbourhood in heritage context, to 22/04
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – sends members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a city partnership for a new … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Norwich Debenhams flat bid approved by councillors
image for illustration: Norwich by Fiona Newton A meeting to decide the fate of a landmark building in the city centre descended into farce as a vote to block the scheme was overturned, reports the Eastern Daily Press.
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Welsh Government: ‘Assessing workforce requirements for home retrofitting in Wales’, to ‘meet a Net Zero pathway’
A report for the Welsh Government on ‘Assessing workforce requirements for home retrofitting in Wales’ shows a shortfall in qualified workers and how this will need to grow over the next 10 years to meet a Net Zero pathway.
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Planning reforms have ‘numerous safeguards’, Government insists in response to Select Committee report
The Government has rejected several cross-party recommendations to mitigate and reduce housebuilding’s impact on nature and the environment, in its response to the Environmental Audit Committee report on ‘Environmental Sustainability and Housing Growth.
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Campaign for National Parks on Fingleton Review: The worst averted — but still a backward step for national parks and nature
The Campaign for National Parks (CNP) welcomed Government’s decision to reject the most extreme recommendation in the Fingleton Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Review – to repeal the Protected Landscapes duty – but warns that the planned legislation still represents a significant … Continue reading
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CIOB & FMB State of Trade Survey: Construction SMEs face cost pressures & insolvencies despite continuous growth
The construction sector is under strain from high numbers of insolvencies, increasing wage bills, in part linked to National Insurance changes and persistent materials price inflation, according to the latest State of Trade Survey from the Chartered Institute of Building … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’:Unesco-protected monastery in Lviv damaged by Russian drone strike
image for illustration: (before the drone strike) Bernadine Monastery, Lviv (26 September 2015) by Rbrechko – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 A 17th-century Bernardine Monastery was one of several buildings hit in the Ukrainian city’s historic centre, which is a … Continue reading
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IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know!
The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: City of London future skyline ‘showcases strong investor confidence and growth momentum’ ahead…
image for illustration: City of London from Petty Wales by Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons City of London Corporation has highlighted the strength of development pipeline in the Square Mile with new skyline imagery to promote London’s competitiveness.
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