IHBC NewsBlogs

The IHBC is calling for signatories to the Listed Property Owners Club (LPOC) petition to the Chancellor for reduced VAT on select listed building (LB) works, with the IHBC’s Chair stating that ‘it is perverse that repairs should be subject to VAT when new development is not.’

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The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers from the issue this week featuring a call from ChurchCare as it seeks a ‘Freelance Project Manager’, to secure the future of St Martin of Tours, Womersley as a ‘user-friendly place for worship and social events’, closing on 12/09, with no value is stated.

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Walford, a c,1902 house in Dublin’s most sought-after area, Ballsbridge, sold for €58m in 2005 before billionaire Dermot Desmond bought it for €14.25m in 2016, is now to be demolished and replaced by a new-build, as planners say it ‘does not have significant features which would require its retention’.

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An opinion piece in the Guardian by Christine Murray (founder of the Women in Architecture Awards) invites us to consider what our cities would look like if cities reflected their diverse populations, prompted by a recent architectural visualisation of a proposed London development where those featured were overwhelmingly able bodied and white.

image of Greenwich Peninsula: By Kleon3 – Own work,
CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44805834

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Nikki McVeigh of Ulster Architectural Heritage (UAH), the national amenity society, has criticised the lack of forward planning surrounding the Belfast Bank Buildings Fire, and in an opinion piece in the Belfast Telegraph asks ‘Why the partial destruction of Primark is just the latest in the death by a thousand cuts endured by Belfast’s built environment’, highlighting the issues faced in local heritage conservation.

image UAH website

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IHBC North Branch, Carlisle Building Control?and Cumbria Conservation Officers’ Group, are all delighted to present an exploration of ‘Structural repair of historic buildings’ by Ian Hume, former Head of Conservation Engineering at English Heritage, on 4 October – from 9.30 to 4.30 at theCarlisle Civic Centre, CA3 8QG – with the big value, low cost £25 fee (including refreshments and lunch) supported by Carlisle City Council.

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Readers of the IHBC’s membership journal Context  know that we publish regular articles and news relating to built environment heritage conservation, BUT… have you considered using the journal for CPD with colleagues?

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The Design Council has issued an opinion piece discussing diversity in the workplace, raising questions on how best to promote and discuss matters relating to genuine diversity, inclusion and ‘belonging’.

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To build on the IHBC’s 2017-18 Member survey [https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=18289] and its resoundingly positive results – such as 92% of members satisfied or very satisfied with services, and 94% likely or very likely to recommend IHBC membership – in April IHBC trustees received a report that included itemised consideration of membership concerns, as reported in the extract below.

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Now that holidays are finished, why not take some time to plan your CPD ready for the autumn schedule of events? Want to boost your skills in the sector? Volunteer with our professional Branches!

Browse a variety of Branch events, open to both members and non-members together with sector CPD events, across the UK and Northern Ireland.

Main features include:

• London Branch Conference 2018: ‘Creative Conservation: Partnerships and Public Value’
• AGMs in East Midlands & Yorkshire Branches – your chance to network and share ideas!
• Looking to upgrade to Full Membership? Check the next #IHBCMATE events!
• North West Branch Annual Conference in Liverpool on ‘The Work of Faith’ focusing on the many challenges faced in the conservation of historic places of worship.
• Don’t miss the new ‘Scotland Branch Newsletter’ with news and events across Scotland!
• And much more below….

ALWAYS BE SURE TO BOOK AND CHECK WITH THE BRANCH FOR LATEST DETAILS!

If you want to include any Branch event or news in the next edition get in touch with Carla Pianese at support@ihbc.org.uk

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IHBC Chair James Caird’s recent Context article – ‘When history’s mistakes become today’s heritage’ – has been featured to the 9000 registered users on the email Newsletter of Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW), host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, and one of the most popular construction industry websites. Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this week featuring a call from Oxford City Council (CC) which seeks landscape and heritage advice linked primarily to the draft West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2031, closing on 13/09, with no value is stated.

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The recent bridge collapse incident in Genoa has raised concerns in France, with reports commissioned into the condition of the Highways bridges revealing that 840 bridges are at risk of collapse in the medium term.

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Kent Online – like other major publications such as the Telegraph, Metro and the Sun – has carried reports on the case of a developer allegedly profiting from heritage grant funding, and not adhering to public opening requirements required in covenants. 

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