IHBC’s National Office reports to the Board of Trustees include our NewsBlog posts as prompts and reminders of recent achievements, as our free and accessible NewsBlogs etc. outreach servicealso serves as a critical and cost-effective resource in our governance.
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British Land’s report on ‘Brownfield urban regeneration: how to deliver more growth, homes and jobs with the support of communities’ has been published.
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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 our update this week being Designing Buildings’ promotion of IHBC NewsBlogs etc posts to its c.20,000 development sector users.
Continue reading‘Embodied Carbon Briefing Document’ highlights an ‘existential threat to the demolition sector’ – argues DemolitionNews: ‘a lot like COVID-19 just because no-one is talking about it doesn’t mean the problem has gone away!’
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A new National Churches Trust research report – The house of good: health: Churches are good for our health – shows that the UK’s churches take an immense amount of pressure off the NHS.
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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced Wraxall Yard by Clementine Blakemore Architects as the winner of the 2024 Stephen Lawrence Prize.
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The restoration of the Grade II* Winter Gardens in Great Yarmouth, being led by BFF Architects, has won an AJ Retrofit Award. It was the winner of the ‘Future Reuse’ category, which celebrates ‘planned and future projects on the drawing board, in particular those looking to push the envelope in terms of retrofit and reuse’
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Ombudsman shares over 100 severe maladministration cases on damp and mould ahead of Awaab’s Law to prevent future failings.
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A new report by the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) has warned that drastic reform or the abolishment of the government’s Apprenticeship Levy scheme will have a hugely detrimental impact on public services.
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The Victorian Society announces appointment of James Grierson as Chair of the Society in succession to Professor Hilary Grainger OBE.
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Winnipeg history buffs and heritage organizations are shocked and angered to find pieces of the city’s past left in ruins during the demolition of the downtown Air Canada Window Park.
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To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique career support service!
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Historic England (HE) has offered an introduction to the history of England’s Village Greens.
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The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a Bourgh Council for Landscape consultants for a restoration project to meet Lottery requirements, to 19/11 and valued £430K.
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Gloucester and Ramsgate officially became Heritage Harbours on Saturday 7 September 2024, joining twelve other locations across the UK already recognised for their contribution to saving our maritime heritage.
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A Grade-II listed power station and several car parks have been included among a list of assets a council intends to sell off to plug a £27million budget gap.
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Russ MacMillan will lead the team of architects, engineers, project managers and specialist contractors who will help shape the future direction of the restoration work for the Houses of Parliament.
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Feedback from stakeholders is helping to shape future improvements for the Planning Inspectorate and for the wider planning system.
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European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2025 is calling for submissions by 20 November 2024, for ‘exceptional achievements’ in aspects of cultural heritage care.
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Civic Voice has stressed the critical role of Local Plans in response to House of Lords ‘Grey Belt’ Inquiry.
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The Elizabeth Line – London’s new transport network – designed by Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis has been named as the winner of the 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize.
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