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- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 10/07/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage (DBTH) Toolkit 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: UCL research confirms ‘Engaging with arts linked to slower pace of ageing’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £3M+ costed works this week: Professional body seeks research into structured civic input to planning processes, to 17/07, £15K 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘The unlikely return of the back-to-back’ from Building 10/07/2026
- UK Government ‘Call for evidence’ (real world and quantitative especially): Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, to 12/08 10/07/2026
- CITB publishes Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-2030 10/07/2026
- Historic Environment Scotland is looking for your thoughts on volunteering – we need your input, to 19 July! 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s National Trust celebrates 50 Years of the World Heritage Convention 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s July CPD Circular now out: Our ‘What’s on’ CPD listing, for IHBC, partners etc. includes ‘Thanks’ to Newcastle & RTPI etc, & ‘Hello’ to Bristol/Bath 2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 07/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 07/07/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 07/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: DCMS and its refreshed ‘Areas of Research Interest’ (ARIs) 07/07/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Dezeen on… ‘An ‘alternative New York’, via Gaudi, AI and more. 07/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Scotland’s oldest working woolmill partners with Octopus Energy to bring its 19th-century waterwheel back to life 07/07/2026
- ‘Thoughtful’ Fife data centre ‘rethinks the server shed as a temple’ 07/07/2026
- Georgian Group ‘Vanbrugh 300’ competition for young designers – to 30 September 07/07/2026
- Government UK Policy Paper update on ‘Culture Priority Places’ 07/07/2026
- Reflections on the first six months of future lab, from HB&P’s Director 07/07/2026
- HES survey on use of new service trove.scot: to 28 Feb 2027 07/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: As one in three fail to collect derelict property levy, Ireland’s Taoiseach says some councils ‘just didn’t bother’… 07/07/2026
- IHBC welcomes ‘SAVE Buildings at Risk’ 2026 launch as data – a record 208 buildings added – highlights ongoing heritage pressures & threats 03/07/2026
Tag Archives: cpd
IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July
Dr.Scott McGibbon IHBC, at Pvotal Consultancy, seeks help to develop flexible Silica dust CPD courses for professionals etc, and has launched a 5-minute survey to scope interest in tackling ‘One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’.
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REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses
The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading
IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage (DBTH) Toolkit
The Decarbonizing the Built Environment through Heritage Toolkit aims to support policymakers, practitioners, communities, and heritage advocates in accelerating the rapid uptake of heritage-informed decarbonization strategies through policy.
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Tagged built environment, careers, cpd, decarbonisation, heritage, learning, skills
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IHBC’s July CPD Circular now out: Our ‘What’s on’ CPD listing, for IHBC, partners etc. includes ‘Thanks’ to Newcastle & RTPI etc, & ‘Hello’ to Bristol/Bath 2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular lists current, accessible & cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities across our networks, with updates on local Branch events, our 2026 School webinars and much more, while also looking ahead to Bristol & Bath in June … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July
Dr.Scott McGibbon IHBC, at Pvotal Consultancy, seeks help to develop flexible Silica dust CPD courses for professionals etc, and has launched a 5-minute survey to scope interest in tackling ‘One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: DCMS and its refreshed ‘Areas of Research Interest’ (ARIs)
Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) set out policy issues, evidence needs and research questions identified by UK government departments, agencies, and devolved governments, and with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) first ARIs document issued in 2018, it … Continue reading
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As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’
The IHBC is delighted to thank all contributors, participants, sponsors, network partners, exhibitors and, especially, our RTPI 2026 School Friends, all of whom have helped make our Annual School in Newcastle, such a success, as we look ahead to June … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Fight Fire with Fire, from the Vic Soc – ‘These are no longer isolated incidents’
image for illustration: Gkbediako, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Victorian Society (Vic Soc) has responded to fire at The Big Mill in Leek – William Sugden’s Grade II-listed silk mill.
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REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses
The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading
IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: The rise of AI and automation is making planning for industry harder to predict
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) warns that the planning system must be better equipped to handle automation, AI and advanced manufacturing, which are reshaping how land is used and employment is planned for.
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As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’
The IHBC is delighted to thank all contributors, participants, sponsors, network partners, exhibitors and, especially, our RTPI 2026 School Friends, all of whom have helped make our Annual School in Newcastle, such a success, as we look ahead to June … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Funding opportunity in AHRC large grants: Outline stage – to £3M, 16/09
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) encourages applicants to apply for Large Grants funding to deliver novel, ambitious and transformative arts and humanities research projects at scale.
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As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’
The IHBC is delighted to thank all contributors, participants, sponsors, network partners, exhibitors and, especially, our RTPI 2026 School Friends, all of whom have helped make our Annual School in Newcastle, such a success, as we look ahead to June … Continue reading
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PASS ON THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, from Newcastle and from £35+VAT
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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Check out our new-style 2026 School programme pdf, as there’s still time to ‘join online’! IHBC’s Virtual School, a day on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, 19 June, from just £35+VAT (IHBC & RTPI members)
The IHBC is offering a special ‘early launch’ of our Newcastle 2026 School Programme, to celebrate its brand new look and teeming new features, from our ‘Exhibitor Hub’ and adverts to a user-friendly styling that helps Virtual Delegates navigate this … Continue reading
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IHBC’s June ‘CPD Circular’: ‘What’s on’, with IHBC, partners & more, from Yorkshire (mortar), London (amenity), Llanberis (slate), Exeter (fire) & 2026 Annual School + RTPI Friends too
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular lists 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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PASS ON THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, from Newcastle and from £35+VAT
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: Help shape the future of construction insight with DB Intelligence
Opportunity to join the new Designing Buildings (DB) intelligence market research Advisory Panel.
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IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: ‘Designing equitable places: responsibility at the design stage’
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has featured a ‘Muslims in Real Estate’ take on how equity and access are best shaped through design decisions, not post-occupancy fixes.
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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
The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading
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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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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
The IHBC will soon launch a call to register ‘Interest’ in our new network – ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice’ – aimed at service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning programmes and courses etc., with resources allocated, advocacy … Continue reading
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