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- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 20/01/2026
- IHBC responds to MHCLG consultation on ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, highlighting the ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’ they represent 20/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 20/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 20/01/2026
- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 20/01/2026
- IHBC’s Research Signpost: SAHGB announces recipients of Spring 2025 ‘Research and Publication Grants’ 20/01/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on ‘the minister who did most for conservation’: Wayland Young 20/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse, a ‘much-loved former venue in Yorkshire’ devastated by huge blaze 20/01/2026
- Bridge deterioration unnoticed for 15 years raises alarm on lack of technical expertise in LAs following report to Cross Safety 20/01/2026
- Winner of the RIAS Doolan Award 2025: Category B-listed Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen by Stallen Brand 20/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CyArk & WMF offer virtual tours to remote cultural heritage 20/01/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National updates for volunteer leads includes notice on ‘Online Branch Connection Event’, 22 /01 16/01/2026
- IHBC responds to MHCLG consultation on ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, highlighting the ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’ they represent 16/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 16/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 16/01/2026
- IHBC celebrates SAHGB 2025 Annual Awards, including SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award success at HESPR member Donald Insall Associates 16/01/2026
- IHBC’s Research Signpost: ‘Who stays and who leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and heritage Careers’ from the PEC 16/01/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £14K+ of weekly works: English Council seeks architectural adviser for GII LB, to 30/01 & £14.4K 16/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (CBBC) doorstep’: ‘Newcastle’s Bird poo bridge –Nine TONNES of mess removed from historic landmark’ 16/01/2026
- New Corporate Strategy from Natural England 16/01/2026
- New Newsletter from TCPA on Healthy Homes 16/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Global & Spooky) doorstep’: Historic Ghosts house gains digital protection, as engineers create 3D model of West Horsley Place 16/01/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 AGM concludes successfully: All nominations ratified resolutions adopted, including talks, thanks, Charter progress, elections, congratulations and more 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’ – bite-sized & from the best 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 13/01/2026
Tag Archives: energy
IHBC’s ‘Practice (Retrofit)’ Signpost: How RDSAP 10.2 impacts EPC assessments in traditional buildings – an Engine Shed blog
image for illustration: Edinburgh Tenements – Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Energy performance certificates (EPCs) tell us how energy efficient our buildings are, but the way these certificates are generated has changed, reports Moses Jenkins for … Continue reading
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BEFS 2026 Manifesto: Building Foundations for a Better Scotland
BEFS has launched a new Manifesto, Building Foundations for a Better Scotland, in advance of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.
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Licensing builders must happen following ECO debacle, says FMB
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned that poor oversight in ECO scheme shows urgent need for builder licensing to protect consumers and restore trust in retrofit work.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11
‘BS 40104: 2025: Retrofit Assessment for Domestic Dwellings – Code of Practice’, was officially published at the end of September and here Prof. John Edwards, IHBC’s Technical Panel Secretary and lead on the heritage/traditional buildings workstream, updates NewsBlog readers on … Continue reading
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National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme
A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) sets out the reasons for failures in the government’s energy efficiency scheme for homes, including poor-quality installations, weak government oversight and inadequate audit and monitoring.
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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: Eco-efficient retrofitting: How rural heritage buildings can drive the UK’s sustainable built environment
New research, published in periodical Energies offers a roadmap for integrating sustainability and heritage conservation through the adaptive reuse of rural vernacular architecture.
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£25.5m Energy Efficiency Scheme (EES) evaluation highlights many buildings required structural works before energy efficiency measures could be introduced
An evaluation of the government’s £25.5m Energy Efficiency Scheme (EES) concluded that many applicants’ buildings required structural works before energy efficiency measures could be introduced.
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New report from the National Retrofit Hub offers recommendations to strengthen energy efficiency standards
image for illustration New report from the National Retrofit Hub offers recommendations intended to strengthen energy efficiency standards to protect private renters.
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MPs say ‘Warm homes retrofit failures pushing UK clean, secure energy targets further off track’
A new report sets out practical measures needed to provide essential certainty and confidence for households and supply chains.
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Warm homes retrofit failures pushing UK clean, secure energy targets further off track, say MPs
In a new Parliamentary report the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee says poorly designed retrofit schemes, a ‘skills crisis’ and costly assurance failures have significantly set back efforts to decarbonise home heating and bring down energy bills, and pushed … Continue reading
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THA issues evidence to DESNZ on energy performance of private rented homes in England and Wales
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has submitted evidence to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) on its consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: STBA on CALECHE – Circular Innovation for Historic Buildings
image for illustration As a project partner, the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA) is working with European experts in the CALECHE Project, developing sustainable solutions for historic building conservation.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Scottish Government’s ‘Energy Performance Certificate reform – Consultation analysis’
A new report offers independent analysis of the consultation on EPC reform, held by the Scottish Government to gain views and greater understanding on what could be achieved in this area, has been issued.
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IHBC’s Context 182 now out (Part 1): ‘Heating and ventilation’ from Sustainable heating for listed buildings to people-first retrofit, hothouses and more (& even Alec & Gus!)
The new issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 182 – examines ‘heating and ventilation’ because ‘Is anything more important to historic building conservation…’, and that’s just the start of our CPD journey that includes Alec Clifton-Taylor, Gus Astley … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Scottish) doorstep’: On ‘Heat in Buildings’, Government update from Climate Action Minister
image for illustration Scotland’s Minister for Climate Action, Alasdair Allan has sent a progress update on ‘Heat in Buildings’ to Ariane Burgess MSP, Convener of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee.
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Consultation on ‘Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings’ regime, to 26/02
image for illustration The Government has issued a consultation on changes to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs), and air conditioning inspection reports (ACIRs), closing 26 February 2025. [applies to England & Wales]
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Consultation on ‘Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings’ regime, to 26/02
image for illustration The Government has issued a consultation on changes to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs), and air conditioning inspection reports (ACIRs), closing 26 February 2025. [applies to England & Wales]
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Scottish House Condition Survey 2023: Key findings published
Figures from the 2023 survey, include updated fuel poverty rates, energy efficiency ratings, the condition of housing and the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.
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EPC Report: The future of EPCs – A Roadmap for Change
image for illustration The National Retrofit Hub (NRH) has published its EPC Report on ‘The future of EPCs: A Roadmap for Change’ detailing how EPCs are currently used, identifies barriers preventing EPCs from incentivising home improvement, and outlines an eight-point … Continue reading
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Government’s National Buildings Database – A ‘detailed inventory of all the buildings in Great Britain’, including energy performance
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 … Continue reading
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Consultation on ‘Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings’ regime, to 26/02
image for illustration The Government has issued a consultation on changes to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), Display Energy Certificates (DECs), and air conditioning inspection reports (ACIRs), closing 26 February 2025. [applies to England & Wales]
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Leeds Beckett University: Insulating solid walled homes has potential to cut energy bills up to 30%
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Insulating the UK’s eight million solid walled homes has the potential to cut energy bills by 30 per cent in some homes, according to new research led by Leeds Beckett University.
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