Swansea Council approves measures to add ‘context’ to place names with links to slavery

Posted on 27/04/2021 by IHBC

Place names in Swansea with links to the slave trade or exploitation are to be accompanied by panels or digital bar codes to give a fuller historical context, while lesser-known figures from Swansea’s past will be recognised in the future in ‘a shift away from the traditional commemoration of industrialists and landowners’.

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Sir Laurie Magnus reappointed as Chair of Historic England

Posted on 27/04/2021 by IHBC

Sir Laurie Magnus has been reappointed by the Secretary of State as Chair of Historic England for a two year period, from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2023.

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HE’s Draft Industrial Heritage Strategy consultation open

Posted on 27/04/2021 by IHBC

logoHistoric England’s (HE) Draft Industrial Heritage Strategy is open for consultation until Monday 7 June 2021.

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Nominations for the 2021 Plowden Medal Conservation Award are open: Closing 30/06

Posted on 27/04/2021 by IHBC

Nominations for the 2021 Plowden Medal Conservation Award are open until Wednesday 30 June 2021.

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Halliday Fraser Munro invests in peatland restoration to offset carbon footprint

Posted on 27/04/2021 by IHBC

Architecture and planning practice Halliday Fraser Munro has become the first Scottish firm to invest in a pioneering peatland restoration project in Wester Ross in the north of Scotland.

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IHBC’s IMHO: JCT Contracts – Meeting the objectives of the Construction Playbook

Posted on 27/04/2021 by IHBC

Peter Hibberd (past chair of JCT – formerly The Joint Contracts Tribunal) – has explored how its resources support the objectives of the Construction Playbook Government Guidance (Guidance) on sourcing and contracting public works projects and programmes.

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IHBC’s DRAFT Council Minutes now issued, as IHBC President asks: ‘What do you think should happen?’ on chartering, new council structures and more…

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC has posted working draft minutes of the recent Council meeting – the first under our new Articles – to help promote debate and input on the question raised by the IHBC President – and new IHBC Council Chair: ‘What do you think should happen?’, on chartering, new council structures and more.

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Brighton 2021 Heritage MarketPlace: #IHBCMarketPlace Free stallholder guidance sessions to ‘help you reach IHBC School delegates and networks’, with stalls from £100+VAT or less (includes Day School place)

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC has commenced its support sessions for School MarketPlace stallholders and prospective stallholders, with the next free and open session on 27 April (details on request, limited spaces).

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2M+ costed works this week: English council seeks partner to blend heritage and leading edge design etc., closing 17/05, valued £2M

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

logoThe IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick features this week features the call by an English council for a partner to blend heritage and leading edge design and innovation, closing 17/05 and valued £2M.

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‘Clients overjoyed’, says BD, as Isle of Dogs terrace listed GII

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

BD has highlighted how ‘Clients [are] overjoyed as Historic England lists riverside homes’, when they hear that 50-56 Ferry Street – a distinctive terrace of houses built 1976-79 to designs by Stout and Litchfield, on the Isle of Dogs – are listed Grade II (GII).

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Europa Nostra and EIB Institute announce Europe’s 7 Most Endangered heritage sites 2021

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

Europa Nostra – the European voice of civil society committed to cultural and natural heritage – together with its partner, the European Investment Bank Institute, has announced the List of 7 Most Endangered monuments and heritage sites in Europe for 2021…

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Edinburgh’s new app will make repairing shared properties easier

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

edinburgh viewCity of Edinburgh Council and Novoville have announced the launch of the shared repairs app dedicated to improving the condition of property in co-ownership in Scotland.

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Construction Skills Network 5 YEAR forecast 2021 – 2025 comes at a pivotal moment for Britain

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

Having started to recover from the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, areas of the country are facing new restrictions weeks before we are due to leave the EU. This summary presents three scenarios about how the economy will recover, and what they mean for construction. All suggest that a recovery will not be as rapid as initially hoped for, but that by working together, we can address the key skill challenges.

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£3.5M to support Coventry City of Culture

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

Government has awarded £3.5 million to support Coventry’s tenure as UK City of Culture 2021.

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New £1,000 prize for best memorial in Cemetery Awards: Closes 31/07

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

A new category for ‘best memorial’ in the Cemetery of the Year Awards (CYA) gives masons a chance to win £1,000, thanks to the sponsorship of BRAMM, the register of approved memorial installers, closing 31 July.

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IHBC’s IMHO from Scotland: Steven Tolson on ‘Housing to 2040 – a dream or promise for real deeds?’

Posted on 23/04/2021 by IHBC

Steven Tolson, past Trustee of BEFS and former chair of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Housing’s sub-group, has shared his thoughts on the publication of the final vision for Scotland’s ‘Housing to 2040’.

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Brighton 2021 Heritage MarketPlace: #IHBCMarketPlace Free stallholder guidance sessions to ‘help you reach IHBC School delegates and networks’, with stalls from £100+VAT or less (includes Day School place)

Posted on 20/04/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC has commenced its support sessions for School MarketPlace stallholders and prospective stallholders, with the next free and open session on 27 April (details on request, limited spaces).

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IHBC responds to Building Regs consultation; welcomes ‘emphasis on… professional conservation advice’

Posted on 20/04/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC has responded to government Consultation on changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations, including welcoming the ‘emphasis on taking professional conservation advice’.

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IHBC’s CPD Signpost: The Egan Report 23 years on… Part 1: How has construction changed?

Posted on 20/04/2021 by IHBC

More than two decades on from the release of the influential Egan Report, Nathan Doughty, CEO of Asite, reflects on the progress the construction industry has made with five key drivers of change.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Evolution of the House Plan in Europe, from ArchDaily

Posted on 20/04/2021 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’, with ArchDaily reporting on ‘Evolution of the House Plan in Europe: from the Industrial Revolution to the Interwar Period.’

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hoburne submits plan to transform Lyndhurst Park Hotel site

Posted on 20/04/2021 by IHBC

Plans to replace a historic Hampshire hotel – boasting a facade remodelled by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – with more than 70 homes, have finally been submitted to the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) – a year after the original proposals were unveiled, reports The Daily Echo.

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RTPI Scotland report advocates implementing 20 Minute Neighbourhoods in Planning Policy and Practice

Posted on 20/04/2021 by IHBC

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has published a policy briefing paper which looks at the 20 minute neighbourhood concept and how it can be embedded in Scottish planning policy and practice.

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Virtual Bradford will ‘clone’ the city to create navigable online world

Posted on 20/04/2021 by IHBC

Work is underway on an ambitious project to virtually ‘clone’ Bradford city centre, as a ‘Digital twin’ will open the door to a 3D world with virtually endless possibilities.

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SPAB Receives Culture Recovery Fund Award

Posted on 20/04/2021 by IHBC

SPAB logoSPAB is absolutely delighted to announce that it is one of the 476 heritage organisations who will share £44M from the Culture Recovery Fund.

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KLC to join forces with West Dean College of Arts and Conservation

Posted on 20/04/2021 by IHBC

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation in Chichester, West Sussex has now announced plans to merge with KLC School of Design in London to reflect ‘an exciting new era for specialist creative education’ according to its Chief Executive, Alexander Barron.

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