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- IHBC’s 2026 School welcomes ‘Exhibitor Hub’ for #IHBCNewcastle2026 with thanks to Exhibitors, with reminder that IHBC’s Virtual SCHOOL BOOKING CLOSES 6PM Thursday, 18 June 16/06/2026
- Still time to ‘join online’ – and check out our new-style programme pdf too)! IHBC’s Virtual School, a day on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, 19 June, from just £35+VAT (IHBC & RTPI members) 16/06/2026
- 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! 16/06/2026
- 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 16/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 16/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on shaping the future of construction insight with DB Intelligence 16/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Mayor announces £1M for ‘iconic’ Moseley Road Baths restoration 16/06/2026
- CIOB urges UK Government to consider social media’s role in careers guidance in ban debate 16/06/2026
- ITFG publishes new guidance on managing competence in organisations across the built environment 16/06/2026
- Exploring the role and impact of small museums in places, by AIM 16/06/2026
- ARB accredits brand new qualifications from two universities 16/06/2026
- HEF publishes 2025-26 Year in Review informatic 16/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: World Architecture Festival Director blogs on UK planning and… collaboration 16/06/2026
- 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) 12/06/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards 2026 Winners announced: Marion Barter (NW Branch), for retired IHBC ‘Community Contribution…’, & Harry Richards (Paye Stone Ltd) for ‘Successful Learning…’ 12/06/2026
- 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 12/06/2026
- 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 12/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 12/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Help shape the future of construction insight with DB Intelligence 12/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £215K+ costed works this week: European lead seeks guidance to improved renovation etc., to 08/07 12/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Lido’s) doorstep’: Lido’s £11m revamp wins top architecture award 12/06/2026
- Green space, clean air & community lead the wish list for new homes, with surrounding landscape valued above how buildings look: LI 12/06/2026
- Historic England’s 20 Historic Sites with potential to become new homes, in 2026 ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’ 12/06/2026
- New survey calls for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience and for case studies, to 19 June 12/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Left to Rot – How the (Irish) State ends up fining itself over derelict sites 12/06/2026
Tag Archives: industry
New Report by CIC: Task & Finish Group update on Apprenticeship Assessment Reform
The ‘Impact of Assessment Reform on Built Environment Technical & Professional Apprenticeships’ report warns that apprenticeship assessment reform in England must not weaken competence, professional recognition or employer confidence in technical and professional apprenticeships across the sector.
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Tagged built environment, construction, industry, professional, skills, technical
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Tourism: MPs launch inquiry into the future of UK’s tourism industry, open to 18 May
A new inquiry from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee will examine the future of the UK’s tourism industry, open to 18 May.
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Tagged government, industry, tourism, UK
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IHBC’s Context 186 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’… bite-sized & from the best
Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’, in IHBC’s new issue of its members’ journal Context – No. 186, themed on Infrastructure & Industry – offers ‘bite sized’ summaries from the best of current conservation and heritage periodicals and handbooks.
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Tagged archive, context, industrial heritage, industry, journal, periodical
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Built Environment Competence Hub launched to align industry best practice
A new national resource designed to bring together standards, competence frameworks, guidance and trusted industry insight in one central place has been launched by BSI.
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Tagged buildings, built environment, industry
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Youth sentiment on construction careers holds firm, CIOB report shows
Young people continue to view construction careers positively, with sentiment largely unchanged from last year, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
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Tagged careers, construction, industry, skills
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Construction Leadership Council announces governance changes and new board appointments
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has announced a series of new appointments to its board and changes to how it is governed.
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Tagged building, construction, industry
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CITB ‘Industry Picture’ report explores challenges and opportunities underpinning construction skills gap
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its Industry Picture 2026, with evidence on the challenges and opportunities underpinning the construction skills gap, to help understand the significant trends and challenges for construction.
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Tagged construction, heritage, industry, skills
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AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’
The first applications are now open for studentships investigating the barriers to creating healthier places – for people and the planet – through a new consortium of academic and industry partners, with support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, arts, climate change, community, conservation, ecology, environment, heritage, humanities, industry, planning, research
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Wales’ Economic mission: Green skills review – Recommendations on how to improve training and support for green jobs in Wales
A new note provides a summary of the findings of the Green Skills Review into improving training and support for green jobs in Wales, one of four short turnaround reviews undertaken across Welsh Government during the first half of 2025.
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Tagged climate change, environment, government, industry, nature, planning, skills
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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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Tagged building, conservation, cpd, environment, event, expertise, heritage, industry, learning, planning, reuse, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Making Buildings Safer – Government’s ‘A to Z of building safety’
Building safety involves a lot of technical terms, names and abbreviations, some of which are defined by law, and the government has issued an ‘A to Z’ of commonly used terms, as well as other government and industry organisations involved … Continue reading
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Tagged building, expertise, guidance, health and safety, industry, terminology
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (heritage) doorstep’: History of Stoke-on-Trent in 8 Places… from Historic England
image for illustration: Chris Allen / Dolby Flint Mill, Lytton Street, Stoke on Trent, Commons Wikimedia In the 18th century, the ceramic industry was essential to industrial Britain’s development. Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire played a key role in the pottery industry for over … Continue reading
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Tagged building, conservation, environment, expertise, heritage, industry, planning, pottery, skills
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MHCLG seeks ‘Technical independent advisers’ for College of Experts
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is recruiting individuals from a diverse range of science, engineering, and industrial backgrounds for its first ever College of Experts, ‘a list of pre-approved experts from … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering, expertise, government, industry, science, skills
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IHBC’s Professional signpost: Designing Buildings on International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2025, with a built-environment perspective
Using a range of resources, Designing Buildings has compiled a report on International Women’s Day with a built-environment perspective.
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Tagged business, campaigning, environment, equality, global, government, industry, legislation, planning, policy, women, work
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MHCLG seeks ‘Technical independent advisers’ for College of Experts
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is recruiting individuals from a diverse range of science, engineering, and industrial backgrounds for its first ever College of Experts, ‘a list of pre-approved experts from … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering, expertise, government, industry, science, skills
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MHCLG seeks ‘Technical independent advisers’ for College of Experts
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is recruiting individuals from a diverse range of science, engineering, and industrial backgrounds for its first ever College of Experts, ‘a list of pre-approved experts from … Continue reading
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Tagged building, engineering, environment, expertise, government, industry, planning, science
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MHCLG seeks ‘Technical independent advisers’ for College of Experts
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is recruiting individuals from a diverse range of science, engineering, and industrial backgrounds for its first ever College of Experts, ‘a list of pre-approved experts from … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering, expertise, industry, science, skills
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IHBC’s looks back on Context 181 (Part 3): Regular updates from IHBC officers and networks, with James Caird ‘in the spotlight’, from ‘The Upper Ten thousand’ to ‘women’s… freedom’
The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal, Context, No. 181, alongside themed and special features includes a wide range of regular articles, with the current spotlight on IHBC’s past-Chair James Caird’s journey from the ‘The Upper Ten Thousand’ to … Continue reading