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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
#IHBCAberdeen2022 Full School closed: Virtual & in-person Day School (17/06) options with #IHBCMarketPlace open, from only £25+VAT
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IHBC welcomes MPs report on Building to Net Zero: Reuse first!
The IHBC has welcomed the publication by Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) of ‘Building to net zero: Costing carbon in construction’, as MPs confirm that ‘Retrofit and reuse of buildings, keeping the carbon locked in, should be prioritised over new build’.
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#IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School, 17/06, certified CPD update: ‘Innovation: Working with ‘old’ heritage’, virtual from only £25+VAT
IHBC’s virtual and in-person 17 June, Day School afternoon session – on ‘Innovation: Working with ‘Old’ Heritage’ – explores contrasting challenges in caring for ‘old’ heritage, across retrofit and sustainability, masterplanning and design, with takes from Aberdeen, Gaia and heritage care standards across the IHBC’s networks.
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10+ hours CPD at IHBC’s Aberdeen School for FREE? Submit ‘Chair’s Choice’ questions early & win Virtual School fee back
Question and Answer opportunities will take place across the IHBC’s ‘blended’ Day School on 17 June, but time will be tight, so get your questions in beforehand for a chance to win the ‘Chair’s Choice’ for each session by submitting yours HERE.
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IHBC’s Research signpost: Vernacular Architecture Group – New Building Glossary
The Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) has issued its new Building Glossary.
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Check out #IHBC25 online: 25 years being professional, and ideas sought on marking our heritage and looking ahead
Our new subscription year – April 2022 to March 2023 – will see the IHBC mark a quarter of a century since our incorporation as a professional body supporting and accrediting built and historic environment conservation specialists, so we’re kick-starting it by launching the logo inviting your ideas on how to mark this special year!
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FREE learning, advice, networks etc. at IHBC’s virtual #IHBCMarketPlace – opening #IHBCAberdeen2022 15/06
All IHBC members can sign up for 3 hours of our free virtual Heritage #IHBCMarketPlace learning and networks, with access prioritised for #IHBCAberdeen2022 School delegates and earliest sign-ups.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £1M+ costed works:: Church body calls for engagement etc. consultants, closing 03/06, to £9000
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 from the HESPR News and Tender Alert email for this week is a call from church body for engagement consultants etc. for a lottery funded programme, closing 03/06, valued £1.8K- £9K.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fife’s historic buildings, ‘deteriorating due to climate change’, are closed
A councillor has criticised the decision to close so many of Fife’s historic attractions at the same time as ‘short-sighted’, reports The Dunfermline Press.
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Historic England Launches Interactive Story Map for Schools to Celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee
Historic England has launched an interactive education tool displaying images of the Queen visiting key heritage sites across England. Continue reading
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Reminder – National Lottery Awards 2022 nominations open: Closing 1 June
Nominations for the 2022 National Lottery Awards are open to 1 June.
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New Europa Nostra Heritage Hub for Central and Eastern Europe to be based in Kraków
A branch of the Europa Nostra network – the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub – will be established in Kraków, as the first outpost of this pan-European federation.
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IHBC NewsBlogs, with new style: Pass on your thoughts on our new-style news alerts for our anniversary year #IHBC25
The IHBC’s celebrated open-access NewsBlog etc. news service has given its email alerts a small overhaul, and we welcome any thoughts from NewsBlog users – simply email Jude Wheeler at support@ihbc.org.uk.
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#IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School, 17/06 closing session CPD: ‘REGENERATION: Recovery and resilience’ (urban + pandemic); in person, or virtual from £25+VAT
The closing session of the IHBC’s blended Day School on 17 June – on ‘Recovery and resilience’ in regeneration, from 4.10 local time – takes two recent but contrasting successes: urban regeneration in Fraserburgh, and pandemic recovery in England, with Ian Morrison OBE.
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10+ hours CPD at IHBC’s Aberdeen School for FREE? Submit ‘Chair’s Choice’ questions early & win Virtual School fee back
Question and Answer opportunities will take place across the IHBC’s ‘blended’ Day School on 17 June, but time will be tight, so get your questions in beforehand for a chance to win the ‘Chair’s Choice’ for each session by submitting yours HERE.
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IHBC research signpost: Great Place Scheme (England & Nations) – final evaluation reports
The Heritage Fund has compared and contrasted the findings of its two £22m place-based schemes and look at the lessons learned.
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Check out #IHBC25 online: 25 years since we turned professional – with ideas invited on how to mark our heritage and look ahead too
Our new subscription year – April 2022 to March 2023 – will see the IHBC mark a quarter of a century since our incorporation as a professional body supporting and accrediting built and historic environment conservation specialists, so we’re kick-starting it by launching the logo inviting your ideas on how to mark this special year!
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB on IHBC’s ‘Interdisciplinary… accreditation recognised by CSCS’
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 IHBC’s ‘Interdisciplinary… accreditation recognised by CSCS’.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bristol Harbourside landmark Canons House (Arup, 1988-91) gets GII listing
Canons House, a landmark building on Bristol Harbourside has been awarded Grade II (GII) listed status, and having been built as a regional headquarters for Lloyds Bank between 1988 and 1991, it is now being sold off later this year.
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DCMS: Cultural venues to receive £128M for access, maintenance etc.
Organisations in England are being encouraged to submit expressions of interest to receive support, from access to maintenance.
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RTPI flags LABC’s ‘practical advice on home improvements’ with LABC Front Door
In the early spring of 2021 LABC (Local Authority Building Control) launched their LABC Front Door website. It provides wide ranging advice on building regulation issues and top tips from the expert team at LABC.
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UKCGB – Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap for the Built Environment
UK Green Building Council(UKGBC) has launched the Whole Life Carbon Roadmap, a common vision and agreed actions for achieving net zero carbon in the construction, operation and demolition of buildings and infrastructure.
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New British Ecological Society: ‘Achieving the ‘30×30’ target for protected areas’ – an evaluation
Following the launch of the new British Ecological Society report exploring the UK pledge to protect 30% of land and seas by 2030, the Society asked one of the report’s Steering Group members how close we are to achieving this target in practice, and if it will deliver for nature.
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Six Scottish islands set to become carbon neutral
The Scottish Government has identified six islands that will be supported to become carbon neutral by 2040.
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Carol Pyrah appointed Trustee of NHMF and National Lottery Heritage Fund
The Prime Minister has appointed Carol Pyrah as a Trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, for a term of three years commencing 09 May 2022 until 08 May 2025.
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