Construction groups unite with proposed new carbon reporting rules consultation

Posted on 20/07/2021 by IHBC

logoNew international cost management (ICMS) reporting standards published for consultation urge professionals to report and measure carbon in developments.

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Brighton 2021: Day School webinar ‘taster clips’ now out to savour & share, with delegate recordings due soon; Non-delegate access to main sessions @£10+VAT each (when ready)!

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

Recordings of the main CPD webinar sessions from the IHBC Brighton 2021 Day School (which included Heritage MarketPlace stall sessions, not recorded) are due soon EXCLUSIVELY for Day and Virtual School delegates, but Taster clips are now available to all, while session recordings will be available from £10+VAT to new non-attendee delegate sign-ups.

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IHBC sponsors COTAC Conference: ‘Developing the skills, training, and expertise for the challenges ahead’ – 23/24 November

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

logoThe IHBC is delighted to support as sponsor the forthcoming COTAC conference on ‘Developing the skills, training, and expertise…’, to take place over two half-days on 23 and 24 November.

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IHBC welcomes joint IHBC, IEMA and CIfA ‘Principles of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment in the UK’: Launch 20/07, 12.30-1.30

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC has welcomed the launch of the first edition of the ‘Principles for Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment’, prepared jointly by the IHBC, with past Chair James Caird leading, IEMA and CIfA, which will take place on Tuesday 20 July at 12.30-1.30.

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New IHBC ‘CPD Priority’ programme virtual event: Ian Hume on ‘Conservation Engineering’, 28-29  September, from £20 for members, with bursaries too!

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

A new on-line IHBC ‘CPD Priority programme’ event on ‘Conservation Engineering’ with Ian Hume is planned for 28-29 September, with fees from £20.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2.1M+ costed works this week: Scottish council seeks team for buildings ‘overhaul’, closing 29/07, valued £2M

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

logoThe IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from a Scottish Council for a team to help overhaul dilapidated buildings, closing 29 July, value: £2M.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Farnham) doorstep’: ‘It’s okay, you’ve still got the drawings,’ says inspector as ex-school condemned to demolition

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

The Farnham Herald has headlined a case where a former school is lost as the planning inspector notes the proposals would ,only demolish the building, not the drawings, while he can see ‘nothing in the response from HE that leads me to believe the building is… to be considered a non-designated heritage asset’.

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New online tool identifies £8.5bn worth of future construction projects across Scotland

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

An innovative online tool has been launched to provide the construction industry with greater clarity and understanding of future public sector construction projects to be delivered across Scotland.

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£60 million to protect England’s national heritage

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

20 organisations in England will benefit from £60 million to protect our national heritage for future generations.

image: Public Bodies Infrastructure Fund – Royal Armouries, Leeds – Open Government Licence v3.0

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New regulator at heart of building safety overhaul: Government

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

Government reports that the Building Safety Bill will set out a clear pathway for the future on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained.

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Net zero could generate £330bn investment into UK, commission finds

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

Meeting net zero in London and the UK’s Core Cities could bring up to £330bn of investment into the UK, new analysis by the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission has revealed.

image: Local Government website

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The SPAB: Recruiting Fellows & Scholars, closing 14/09 & 12/10

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

SPAB logoThe SPAB is seeking to recruit Fellows & Scholars, closing 14 September and 12 October respectively.

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Legality of £27bn roads building programme in question as court battle begins

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

The legality of the government’s second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) will be determined during a two day High Court hearing.

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Self-healing concrete goes on sale in the UK

Posted on 16/07/2021 by IHBC

Precast specialist JP Concrete has signed a supply deal with a pioneering Dutch firm to offer self-healing concrete in the UK.

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IHBC’s ‘Remembering our 2021 School’: Lessons from Paisley, with first glimpse of A-listed town hall’s £22m transformation

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

A new fly-through video has been released giving the first look at how Paisley’s A-listed Town Hall – featured in Paul McTernan’s Brighton Day School presentation – will look after a £22 million transformation into a landmark venue.

image: Paisley Hall: Video by Visual Lane & Holmes Miller

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IHBC on COP26: GBC-led ‘Open Call’ for COP26 Built Environment Virtual Pavilion – entries close 02/08

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

A coalition of organisations is delivering a digital presence at COP26 in the form of a Built Environment Virtual Pavilion, with an open call launched for entries to two elements – exemplary projects for the exhibition and a sustainability focused installation – and with a closing date for entries of 2 August.

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IHBC CPD signpost: Know your quantum meruit from their contingent interest – check out the DBW Glossary of property law terms

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ – has published a useful glossary of property law terms.

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REMINDER: IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Awards 2021: Win £500 and a place on IHBC’s 2022 Aberdeen School with your built environment/heritage coursework, closes 31/07!

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

logoThe IHBC’s celebrated 2021 Gus Astley Student Awards closes to entries on 31 July, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2020 OR 2021 – just submit it online and on time to have a chance to receive a cash prize at the IHBC’s Aberdeen School in June 2022. Continue reading →

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REMINDER: Green Party calls for no VAT on refurb in new Parliamentary petition

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

A petition from Molly Scott Cato – the Green Party’s finance spokesperson – on the Downing Street website calls on the government to remove VAT on refurbishment projects and raise VAT on non-Passivhaus new-build construction to 20 per cent, with more than 2000 signatories to date, and closing on 8 August.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: HESPR ‘15 minutes free advice scheme’ launched to the public

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

logoThe 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 launch of a new HESPR ‘15 minutes free advice scheme’, as summarised for HESPR members below.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Kent’s Arches Chatham Neighbourhood Forum awarded £50K to develop Go Outdoors store

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

A community development forum has reached an exciting milestone after it was awarded £50,000 to shape the future of a disused superstore, reports KentOnline.

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London, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle & Cardiff to see £322M a month lost in spending with long-term hybrid working plans

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

New research calculates that the pandemic has resulted in £11.9 billion of displaced city centre spending, as many workers left offices for homeworking, with cities set to see employment hub spending drop £322M a month.

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3rd Annual Exhibition of Stone Carving and Stonemasonry for Worshipful Company of Masons’ Craft Fund – EOI due 31/07

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

Supporting and promoting the use of stone and the training of young stonemasons, the Third Annual Exhibition of work by stone masons and stone carvers will take place at Gallery Different from 15– 20 November, with Expressions of Interest due by 31/07.

image: Gallery Different website

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MMC advocacy: Government urged to introduce sustainable supply chain legislation

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

A panel of experts who gathered to discuss how the construction industry will meet zero-emissions targets through Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) have called on the government to introduce a sustainable supply chain legislation.

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New digital guide: Copyright considerations when working with volunteers

Posted on 13/07/2021 by IHBC

Naomi Korn Associates have created a digital guide to provide information on best practice when it comes to managing or supervising volunteers.

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