IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (UK Research) doorstep 2’: UKRI developing new research data policy framework

Posted on 21/01/2025 by IHBC

A new pan-United Kingdom Research and Innovation(UKRI) research data policy framework will maximise the value of data arising from UKRI funding and support an open research and innovation culture.

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LA conservation jobs in England: ‘Market Intelligence’ Research Note from IHBC’s 2024 ‘Jobs etc.’ posts,via our ToolBox

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s first Research Note (RN) for 2025 (RN2025/1) has been posted on the IHBC’s ToolBox, offering our annual update on ‘Market Intelligence’ on England’s local authority (LA) conservation-related posts from our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service.

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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 31 Jan/01 Feb 2025

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 31 January-1 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential), with stands still available.

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IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards for 2025: Nominations sought for ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – with presentations on June 13, and entries closing 31 March.

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IHBC’s first Councils for 2025, with targeted CPD for all members: · 21 January – virtual, with Conall Doherty on ‘… Structural engineering in Ireland’ · 24 March, blended Council, London Charterhouse, welcoming new President Rebecca Thompson

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next free online Council CPD, exclusive to all IHBC member categories, includes ‘A Wonderful Barn, a Fort and a Gaol: Structural engineering in Ireland’ with Conall Doherty, while the following Council, on 24 March, will be blended, from London’s Charterhouse, and welcome our Vice President Rebecca Thompson as next President.

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IHBC’s ‘Design & Presentation’ signpost: SPAB CE & IHBC member Matthew Slocombe on Clandon Park controversy, BBC (44.32-51.20; and 22/01)

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

Matthew Slocombe SPAB Chief Executive (CE) and IHBC member helps explore the Clandon House options, from ‘a Country House laid bare’ to restoration, on the BBC (from 44.32-51.20, available to 22 January.

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IHBC’s 2025 AGM is coming soon: To take your membership to a new level, as Trustee, be sure to · Check our guidance · Explore options with us · Sort your CPD · Submit your case

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

If you are interested in a voluntary role as an Trustee you can explore duties and obligations not only through our extensive online guidance, but also ‘in real life’ by contacting a trustee post-holder – direct or through your Branch – or any at our National Office (e.g. Administrator, Lydia Porter at admin@ihbc.org.uk or Director, Seán O’Reilly at director@ihbc.org.uk).

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £50K+ of weekly works: National heritage body seeks research linked to regeneration, to 23/01 & £20K

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

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 national heritage body for research in aspects of heritage regeneration, to 23/01, and up to £20K.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Council aims to go beyond net zero by removing carbon emissions

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

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Oxfordshire County Council has become the first local authority in the UK to set a target of going beyond net zero when it comes to carbon emissions.

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National Trust’s 130th birthday marked by Director General’s unveiling of ambitious plans in 10-year strategy

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

The National Trust is marking its 130th birthday by unveiling hugely ambitious plans for the next decade and beyond, as it launches a new 10-year strategy.

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CMS Parliamentary Committee Inquiry call for evidence: ‘Protecting built heritage’… Importance & Barriers, open to 3 February 2025

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

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Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation, and is open to 3 February.

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HE & Direct Access survey: Accessibility and Inclusion, to 05/02, with focus group calls for January

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

Direct Access is conducting an accessibility and inclusion survey for Historic England, open to 5 February, to understand the challenges people face when visiting historic sites up and down the country, with online Focus Groups also open across 27-29 January.

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England’s independent review announced to ensure access to arts and culture in every region, led by Baroness Margaret Hodge

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced a new independent review of Arts Council England with Baroness Margaret Hodge as lead reviewer, to explore how to improve access to arts and culture in all areas of the country to drive access to opportunity.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (UK Research) doorstep 1’: Five new projects tackle climate change with cultural heritage

Posted on 17/01/2025 by IHBC

The AHRC-DCMS Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Research opportunity funds international projects to boost capacity for climate action, as five new research projects have been announced to help mitigate climate change and build capacity for climate action.

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IHBC’s 2025 AGM is coming soon: To take your membership to a new level, as Trustee, be sure to · Check our guidance · Explore options with us · Sort your CPD · Submit your case

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

If you are interested in a voluntary role as an Trustee you can explore duties and obligations not only through our extensive online guidance, but also ‘in real life’ by contacting a trustee post-holder – direct or through your Branch – or any at our National Office (e.g. Administrator, Lydia Porter at admin@ihbc.org.uk or Director, Seán O’Reilly at director@ihbc.org.uk).

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IHBC’s first ‘CPD Circular’ for 2025: For cost-conscious and time-sensitive conservation learning… events, awards, calls and more (with pictures & review too!)

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s new CPD Circular offers our current listing of accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities for historic and built environment conservation professionals and their networks, with the usual range of Branch and network events, publications, awards and more.

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IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards for 2025: Nominations sought for ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – with presentations on June 13, and entries closing 31 March.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Dezeen’s top 10 UK architecture projects of 2024

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

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Scooped facades, innovative material use and community-centric housing define this list of the 10 most memorable UK architecture projects published on Dezeen in 2024.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: AJ features ‘’A ‘boon for landfill’… buildings we lost in 2024’

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

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 Architects’ Journal (AJ) on ‘A ‘boon for landfill’… seven buildings lost in 2024.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Cairngorm railway is ‘inherently flawed’, warns engineer

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

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A top Scottish engineer is warning repairs on the Cairngorm mountain railway will not last, reports The Press and Journal, as the mountain railway should never have relied on concrete.

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Government’s National Buildings Database – A ‘detailed inventory of all the buildings in Great Britain’, including energy performance

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

The government is developing a detailed inventory of all the buildings in Great Britain, including all domestic buildings (houses and flats) and non-domestic buildings (offices, shops, warehouses, schools, hospitals etc.) and include information such as the size, age, construction and energy performance of each building.

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Culture Secretary: Independent review to ensure access to high quality arts and culture in every region

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announces a new independent review of Arts Council England will launch in the new year.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (icon’s) doorstep’:  Barbican Centre funding for essential works approved by City of London Corporation

Posted on 14/01/2025 by IHBC

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The City of London Corporation has approved a £191 million funding package to support critical repairs and upgrades at the iconic Barbican Centre.

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IHBC’s first Councils for 2025, with targeted CPD for all members: · 21 January – virtual, with Conall Doherty on ‘… Structural engineering in Ireland’ · 24 March, blended Council, London Charterhouse, welcoming new President Rebecca Thompson

Posted on 10/01/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next free online Council CPD, exclusive to all IHBC member categories, includes ‘A Wonderful Barn, a Fort and a Gaol: Structural engineering in Ireland’ with Conall Doherty, while the following Council, on 24 March, will be blended, from London’s Charterhouse, and welcome our Vice President Rebecca Thompson as next President.

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IHBC’s ‘Policy’ Signpost: FuturHist’s ‘Policy Framework’ on European Policies for Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings

Posted on 10/01/2025 by IHBC

FuturHist, a project co-funded by the European Union and the UK Research and Innovation that aims to develop replicable retrofit solutions for historic buildings of the future, has produce its first report on the ‘Policy Framework: An Overview of European Policies for Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings’.

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