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- IHBC celebrates HE’s ‘The Economic Value of the Heritage Sector’, estimated at £44.9Bn in gross value added for 2022 08/10/2024
- IHBC welcomes Cardiff University’s ‘RICHeS’ funding award: ‘Protecting our built heritage and collections’ 08/10/2024
- Charles Mynors considers the lessons recent changes in Wales might have for other UK historic environment legislation: REGISTER NOW for IHBC’s next Council online, Wednesday 16 October, 4pm 08/10/2024
- IHBC adds new ‘Climate Change and Adaptation’ category to HESPR practice areas: ‘… responding to climate change issues…’ 08/10/2024
- IHBC ‘History’ Signpost: HE’s brief introduction to the ‘Life and Works of Visionary Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel’ 08/10/2024
- IHBC HESPR’s own ‘Special Interest ‘News from the Sector’’: IHBC’s seeks a Support Officer/service 08/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Underground bin system deployed at St Andrews development 08/10/2024
- PAS Guide to better Sustainability Appraisal promoted by the LGA 08/10/2024
- Civic Voice Responds to England’s National Planning Policy Framework Consultation 08/10/2024
- AHF Publishes ‘2023/24 Impact Report’ 08/10/2024
- First Programme announced for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture 08/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Transamerica Pyramid: a San Francisco icon, remastered 08/10/2024
- Charles Mynors considers the lessons recent changes in Wales might have for other UK historic environment legislation: REGISTER NOW for IHBC’s next Council online, Wednesday 16 October, 4pm 04/10/2024
- Serious about your career? Sign up to IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service to stay ahead with opportunities from across disciplines, specialisms & levels: facilities, churches, councils & much more 04/10/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 04/10/2024
- IHBC’s Research & ‘Intervention’ Signpost: New research from the Sustainable Development Foundation – ‘Retrofit-at-scale, how many, how deep, what cost?’ 04/10/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.5M of works this week: Arm of international body seeks consultant for site-based participation, to 04/10 and £30K 04/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: High Court rejects oral appeal against tower block decision in historic Bloomsbury 04/10/2024
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) publishes first ever nuclear heritage strategy 04/10/2024
- New Towns Taskforce set to deliver major housebuilding push 04/10/2024
- The Guardian Obituary: John Sell, ‘..spent his career championing the protection of historic buildings and spaces’ 04/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics ‘regain golden lustre’ 04/10/2024
- 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
Tag Archives: environment
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Oxfordshire’s 19 acre park and ride, with no access, lies empty
image for illustration A multi-million-pound park and ride which has no access road lies empty although major construction work at Eynsham was completed in January, reports the Oxford Mail.
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Consultation on CIC-linked ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability’ open to 16/11/2024
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 the Edge, working within Workstream 10 of the Climate Change Committee of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and other partners, has announced the Consultation Draft of ‘Competence frameworks for the built environment – … Continue reading
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Office for Place: Helping councils get started on design codes
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Office for Place is helping local councils get started on creating their own local design codes.
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Take ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’ with IHBC London’s essential interdisciplinary CPD on managing buildings & nature for sustainability: Landscapes, biodiversity, place & more, in London, 01/09, from only £100 (NO VAT, inc. lunch etc)
The IHBC’s London Branch 2024 conference on 1 October explores how conservation of the natural and historic environments can be managed to make better places in its next annual Conference, at the Grade I Royal College of Physicians, from only … Continue reading
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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’s ‘Management’ signpost: New Homes Accelerator programme to unblock thousands of new homes
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new expert group will speed up delivery of stalled housing sites, supporting plans to boost economic growth and deliver 1.5 million homes, with resources available and a ‘call for evidence’ for details … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Parliament asks what is the ‘Grey Belt’
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’s special news features from a House of Lords Committee’s inquiry into … Continue reading
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Climate Change Bill published by Scottish Government
image for illustration Scottish Government has published draft legislation to create a carbon budget approach to setting climate targets.
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Majority of people value countryside access, CPRE/YouGov polling reveals
image for illustration: Peter Badcock The vast majority of people in Great Britain believe it’s important to have access to the countryside close to where they live, according to new polling from CPRE, the countryside charity and YouGov.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Colorado home built into 200 million-year-old red rocks hits market, brings ‘the outdoors in’
image for illustration A unique 2-bed, 2-bath ‘resort like’ home in Colorado, built into 200 million-year-old red rocks hits market, brings ‘the outdoors in’!
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IHBC’s ‘CPD Circular’ update: An extra issue for a busy schedule of opportunities, awards, calls & more, from the ‘Wild Side’ in London in person (01/10), to engineering, retrofit, and more
IHBC’s second CPD Circular of September looks to October, offering our regular serving of accessible, cost-effective Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, including a wide range of local IHBC Branch events from London’s ‘Wild Side’ walk on 1/10 (from only £100) … Continue reading
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Take ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’ with IHBC London’s essential interdisciplinary CPD on conservation, nature and sustainability: Landscapes, biodiversity, place & more, 01/10, from only £100 (NO VAT, with lunch etc)
The IHBC’s London Branch 2024 conference on 1 October explores how conservation of the natural and historic environments can be managed to make better places in its next annual Conference, at the Grade I Royal College of Physicians, from only … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Finance & Economics’ (& biodiversity) Signpost: HM Treasury’s Final Report – The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review
The Final Report of the Independent Review on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta has been published.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £50K of works this week: Council seeks guidance note for owners etc. on energy etc, to 27/09 & £10K
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 Borough Council (BC) for … Continue reading
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National Trust brings nature back to an area twice the size of Manchester… in less than a decade
image for illustration: Peter Badcock The National Trust has achieved its aim of creating or restoring 25,000 hectares (61,776 acres) of priority habitat (habitats of principal importance for wildlife and supporting ecosystems) on its land by 2025, a target set … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: California City ‘OKs’ development threatening world’s oldest known living oak
image for illustration: City of Jurupa Valley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Jurupa Valley City Council has approved a development plan Thursday that would place the world’s oldest known living oak in jeopardy, reports The Center for Biological Diversity.
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IHBC Research signpost: NBS publication ‘Sustainable Futures UK Report 2024’… sustainability now a consistent priority for developers’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Sustainable Futures UK Report 2024 by NBS, in association with the Sustainable Energy Association and supported by bodies such as the RIBA, indicates that sustainability has become a significantly bigger focus for … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on FLW Skyscraper Hotel closure due to unapproved sales of historic items
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News & Tender Alerts’, and this week’s news from Dezeen on Frank Lloyd Wright’s (FLW) Skyscraper Hotel temporary … Continue reading
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Natural England: … improvements to planning service for LPAs to maximise environmental outcomes…
image: An aerial view of part of Chesil and the Fleet SSSI, which is designated for its coastal lagoon seagrass beds and vegetated shingle saltmarsh – Open Government Licence v3.0 Natural England has published a letter outlining a series of … Continue reading
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MHCLG Demolition and retrofit survey launched to inform England’s National Planning Policy: Open to 31/10
image for illustration A new survey from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on the future of national planning policy, specifically regarding the demolition, redevelopment, and retrofit of buildings, has been launched.
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IHBC’s ‘Design and presentation’ spotlight: Neighbourhood Planning Design Coding Guidance – for ‘groups… to prepare a design code for their area’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ‘Neighbourhood Planning Design Coding Guidance supplements the National Model Design Code: Part 1’ is aimed at groups who wish to prepare a design code for their area.
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TCPA on ‘Health, hope and prosperity: a vision for healthy new towns’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 ‘Health, hope and prosperity‘ is a publication from the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) that sets out the high-level preconditions necessary to create a healthy new town.
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Civic Voice poll reveals doubts among community civic leaders about planning reforms
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 As the National Planning Policy Framework consultation deadline approaches, a Civic Voice poll reveals doubts among civic leaders about Government’s ability to solve housing crisis through the latest planning reforms.
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Project to help cultural and heritage organisations commission decarbonisation work: Call for Expressions of Interest to 23/09
image for illustration Arts Council England (ACE) and Historic England (HE) are looking for up to 4 micro, small or medium sized non-national cultural or heritage organisations manage, use or occupy a listed building, to 23/09.
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HES seeks feedback on ‘ Managing Change’ Guidance series
image:HES Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking feedback on ‘hear what you think about the services within HES’s Heritage Directorate’ to help ensure it aligns with current policy and national priorities including its use in planning, land management and other … Continue reading
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