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- IHBC’s new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Committee Officers & more 01/10/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 01/10/2024
- IHBC seeks consultant ‘Support Officer’ service with good IT, comms & personal skills: Help boost capacity & value to Branches, members, partners & more, from £120-£160/day, 2-3 days/week, closes 18/10 01/10/2024
- IHBC HESPR’s own ‘Special Interest ‘News from the Sector’’ update 01/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Railway) doorstep’: Network Rail unveils new ‘Harry’s Wall’ at site of iconic Holmes Chapel landmark 01/10/2024
- Met Office launches beta ‘Local Authority Climate Service’ 01/10/2024
- Mayor of London and Government announce bold plans to transform Oxford Street 01/10/2024
- £1Mn donation by playwright Ken Ludwig supports conservation efforts at historic home of Shakespeare’s daughter 01/10/2024
- Unusual Bridge Across the Basingstoke Canal Listed 01/10/2024
- HES Grants Funding Report 2023-24 now out 01/10/2024
- RICS pledges initial £90,000 to student bursary programme 01/10/2024
- Scotland’s amenity lead, AHSS, advocates for heritage protection in response to Scottish Government’s new PDRs 01/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: The St. Anne’s Church fire in Toronto – a cautionary tale to preserve heritage 01/10/2024
- Join IHBC’s Council online on 16 October, 4pm, as Charles Mynors follows up on #IHBCReading2024: Free IHBC training, insights, CPD & more, exclusive to all IHBC member categories 27/09/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 27/09/2024
- LAST CHANCE TO take ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’ with IHBC London’s essential CPD linking buildings & nature: Landscapes, biodiversity, place & more, London, 01/09, from only £100 (NO VAT, inc. lunch etc) 27/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09 27/09/2024
- LAST CHANCE IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place 27/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £174K of works this week: DC seeks CAA update etc., to 11/10 & £29.9K 27/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Police appeal for information on damage to bronze age cairn on Bodmin Moor 27/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Oxfordshire’s 19 acre park and ride, with no access, lies empty 27/09/2024
- Celebrating the AHF’s Transforming Places through Heritage Programme… ‘bringing its current phase to a close’ 27/09/2024
- Consultation on CIC-linked ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability’ open to 16/11/2024 27/09/2024
- Office for Place: Helping councils get started on design codes 27/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: ‘It should be listed’… Tracey Emin slams alterations to brutalist Arlington House, Margate 27/09/2024
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FuturHist survey on ‘barriers to decarbonise historic buildings’, to 15/09
To ‘help identify the barriers to decarbonise historic buildings FuturHist – a European project co-funded by the European Union and the UK Research and Innovation – is leading a ‘Barrier Survey’ for practitioners etc, in a study led by the … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘Lottery’ doorstep’: Cherished churches and heritage receive £7.4M, thanks to Lottery players
From restoring buildings with centuries of choral heritage to championing environmental sustainability, The Heritage Fund is celebrating heritage gems that will thrive again thanks to National Lottery players.
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Registration data reflects Building Control Profession’s commitment to high standards
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Building Control registration data indicates a growing number of professionals joining the registered ranks, reflecting the industry’s commitment to upholding high standards.
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CIC event update: Sector experts highlight collaboration as key to competency in Built Environment
image for illustration Sector experts highlight cross-sector collaboration is vital in shaping a more dynamic, skilled and adaptable construction and built environment workforce, reports the Construction Industry Council (CIC).
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IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09
The IHBC is delighted to announce the special offer to members of a 25% reduction at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference’, online on Wednesday 25 September, with up to 7 Hours Formal CPD.
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Tagged building, conservation, global, heritage
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: A view on planning in Labour, from the World Architecture Festival 6-8/24, Singapore
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Jeremy Melvin has posted a his view on the history of planning in Labour as part of the World Architecture Festival.
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IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09
The IHBC is delighted to announce the special offer to members of a 25% reduction at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference’, online on Wednesday 25 September, with up to 7 Hours Formal CPD.
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IHBC Research spotlight: UCL research indicates reflective roofs are better at beating cities’ heat than ‘green’ vegetation roofs
image for illustration Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered ‘green roofs,’ street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by University College London … Continue reading
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HES adjusts plans for new archive facility due to rising costs
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced a revised approach to the development of a new home for its extensive archive collections due to escalating costs and project timelines.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Unesco to probe high-rise impact on Tower of London
image for illustration: Tower of London By [Duncan] from Nottingham, UK – Tower of London from the Shard, CC BY 2.0 Historic England has said it is concerned about the encroachment of tall buildings on the Tower of London, with the … Continue reading
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Skills England to transform opportunities and drive growth
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new body has been launched to bring together key partners to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all its regions: Skills England.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, engineering, environment, government, heritage, retrofit, skills
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CIBSE: New research ‘Retrofit Revisit’ reveals crucial lessons for future retrofits
image for illustration Published via the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) co-authors Marion Baeli, and Julie Godefroy have announced the launch of ‘Retrofit Revisit’.
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HES: Skills Investment Plan (SIP) update for Scotland’s Historic Environment
The Historic Environment Scotland (HES) Skills Investment Plan (SIP) responds to the need to support the workforce and to nurture skills, knowledge, expertise, and personal qualities.
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IHBC Signpost: Government guidance on Registered Building Inspectors (England and Wales)
image for illustration Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
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