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- REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: IHBC’s new & free ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘Interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes 05/06/2026
- SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle 05/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 05/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: RIBA Collections and 1951 celebration of Festival of Britain 05/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Finance & Economics’ CPD Signpost: Revitalisation of Dunfermline’s heritage to support growing visitor economy 05/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £58K+ costed works this week: Historic Buildings Trust seeks lead provider for GII HAR repair works etc , to 12/06. 05/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Donate Towards Our Crannog Construction! 05/06/2026
- RIBA is ‘Making the case for city architects’ 05/06/2026
- New survey calls for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience and for case studies, to 19 June 05/06/2026
- Museums and Heritage Freelancers Network Survey asks if ‘a trade union would make a difference’ 05/06/2026
- APPG on Apprenticeships Call for Evidence on Apprenticeship and Industrial Strategy 05/06/2026
- WMF Call for Nominations: Cultivating Resilience, for ‘… gardens & designed landscapes to adapt to climate change, June 20 05/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (for Newcastle 2026 CPD too!): ‘Urban retrofit in Canadian Cities: Adaptive reuse of offices into housing…’ 05/06/2026
- IHBC’s FINAL 2026 School pre-conference webinar, on ‘skills… for Adaptive Reuse’, our planning take with RTPI, 2026 School Friend, as RTPI members get IHBC rates for Virtual School 02/06/2026
- EARLY NOTICE: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ soon to seek ‘Interest’ from leads in relevant conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 02/06/2026
- PASS ON THE WORD: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 02/06/2026
- IHBC welcomes HE’s Heritage at Risk Capital Fund : EoIs to 7 June 02/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 02/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: ‘What does the future of Planning look like? Engaging the next generation and beyond’, via RTPI & CIC 02/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: PBC Today on ‘views on the state of ethical governance of AI’ 02/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: King’s Speech sets out several key bills that will shape the construction sector 02/06/2026
- AHF: Heritage Revival Fund relaunches to rescue and repurpose more historic buildings across England 02/06/2026
- THA & University of Oxford explore ‘what makes partnerships across heritage sector and academia work’: Survey closing extended to 12 June 02/06/2026
- MPs endorse next Chair of Office for Environmental Protection but insist relations with farmers and environmentalists must improve 02/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Nature and the City – how Vacaresti Urban Park supports biodiversity in Bucharest 02/06/2026
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: RIBA Collections and 1951 celebration of Festival of Britain
What was the Festival of Britain, asks the RIBA as, billed as a ‘tonic for the nation’, it argues that the Festival of Britain was designed to lift the moral of post-war Britain.
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IHBC’s ‘Finance & Economics’ CPD Signpost: Revitalisation of Dunfermline’s heritage to support growing visitor economy
image for illustration: Dunfermline, Mcwesty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Since its establishment in 1997, Fife Historic Buildings Trust (FHBT) has helped deliver over £60 million in historic environment regeneration projects across Fife.
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Tagged cpd, finance, planning, regeneration, Scotland
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (for Newcastle 2026 CPD too!): ‘Urban retrofit in Canadian Cities: Adaptive reuse of offices into housing…’
Written by James White and Jeff Biggar, ‘Urban retrofit in Canadian cities: the adaptive reuse of offices into housing as a dual response to housing affordability and the climate crisis’ was is available online, adding new dimensions to the IHBC’s … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: ‘What does the future of Planning look like? Engaging the next generation and beyond’, via RTPI & CIC
The Construction Industry Council (CIC), with the RTPI, looks at the ‘missing voice’ of young people in the planning process, a turning point that asks ‘…how do we engage young people in choosing the built environment and construction career paths?’
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: New Future_Scapes platform launched to help places respond to climate change and complex challenges
The UK National Commission for UNESCO, in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has launched Future_Scapes – a new digital platform, methodology & toolkit to help places respond more effectively to climate change and other complex environmental … Continue reading
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Tagged action, climate change, global, landscape, opensource, research, UNESCO
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IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend)
As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged #IHBCNewcastle2026, adaptive reuse, cpd, webinars
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Circular construction policies key to reversing nature loss in cities, says new IUCN report
Policies that reduce how much cities demolish and build new may be the single most powerful action local governments can take to reverse biodiversity loss globally, according to a new report by International Union for Conservation of nature and natural … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Communication’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s Engine Shed on ‘Why building conservation is important for the future’
image for illustration: Hansueli Krapf CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Scotland’s The Engine Shed makes the case on ‘Why building conservation is important for the future’.
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IHBC’s 2026 ‘Adaptive Reuse’ School CPD Circular & Invitation: Your guide to accessible, low-cost CPD with a global reach online – Virtual School (19/06, IHBC rates for RTPI members), Free webinars (for all); Day & Full Schools with exhibitors (closed)
The IHBC has published its CPD Circular Guide to the 2026 School, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, with our Virtual School on 19 June broadcast from Newcastle, offering a huge variety of accessible CPD pitched to all disciplines and levels of interest … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend)
As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity, new report shows
UNESCO’s latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature.
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IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend)
As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptive reuse, conservation, cpd, heritage
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IHBC ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Hop Pole Inn – Grade II Listed Building retrofit
The Greengauge consultancy reports on its ‘deep retrofit of a heritage community-owned pub’.
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Tagged community ownership, pubs, retrofit, wiltshire
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IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend)
As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: The Engine Shed on Scotland’s ‘Traditional Materials Framework – Supporting Sustainable Supply and Best Practice Use’
The Traditional Materials Framework (TMF) sets out a clear delivery framework to guide work on sustainable supply and best practice use of traditional building materials in Scotland.
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IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost (and competition): Antigravity launches Project Eternal & challenge (to 24/06)
With Cyark, Antigravity, a drone specialist ‘created with a single mission: to make flight feel less like work and more like wonder’ and partners have created Project Eternal… ‘transforming 360 imaging into enduring 3D archives’, with a challenge too.
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IHBC’s May ‘CPD Circular’: What’s on… from Branches (NW: IoM Water Wheel; NO & RTPI: Towns etc.; YO+: Mortar Essentials) – School webinars, partnering, & more
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular listing current, accessible & cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities on our networks, updates on local Branch events, 2026 School webinars and much more. SIGN UP FOR IHBC’S FREE CDP RESOURCES
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WM Branch’s ‘CPD Competence Suite No.2’ on IHBC’s YouTube: ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’ – Competence-based learning (open to non-members) with thoughts sought on a Series 3
As part of its support for local, cost-effective Branch-based training, advice and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), the IHBC has posted West Midlands (WM) Branch’s celebrated suite of webinars, ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’, and seeks thoughts on a possible Series … Continue reading
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IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: BEFS, on when Scotland’s party manifestos’ reflect its 2026 BEFS Manifesto
The Built Environment Forum Scotland has collated how any built environment commitments from the main parties in the run-up to the Scottish Parliament elections align with the 2026 BEFS Manifesto.
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Tagged built environment, cpd, manifesto, politics, Scotland
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IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend)
As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged #IHBCNewcastle2026, adaptive reuse, advice, careers, cpd, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Build More Homes and New Towns Summit 2026’ update
This year’s Build More Homes and New Towns Summit offered invaluable insight into the key issues shaping housing delivery with Terraquest reporting on its key takeaways from the pivotal conference
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IHBC’s ‘Design and Presentation’ CPD Signpost: ‘Oliver Barratt MBE (1941–2026): A Life in Service of Edinburgh’, from The Cockburn Association:
Oliver William Barratt MBE was ‘a quiet force behind Edinburgh’s modern conservation movement’ reports The Cockburn Association in the obituary of its former ‘Secretary’.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Why Language Matters In Climate Change Solutions
What happens when sustainability researchers define key terms related to heritage renovation and sustainability with the help of artificial intelligence tools, asks Dr Nina Hunter in The Science Matters
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