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- IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to Officers & advisers etc. in UK LG conservation, to help inform our ‘call for changes’ to governments, open to 10/07 & after, and for network circulation 26/06/2026
- 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! 26/06/2026
- 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’ 26/06/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 26/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 26/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Funding opportunity in AHRC large grants: Outline stage – to £3M, 16/09 26/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £10K+ costed works this week: Charity seeks Project Officer for its heritage events etc. programme, to 30/06 26/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (milling) doorstep’: Historic six-sailed windmill reopens following five-year restoration project 26/06/2026
- NAO assesses progress of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme 26/06/2026
- ARB introduces changes to routes to Registration 26/06/2026
- Government UK: ‘Energy security, jobs and investment boost through climate action’ 26/06/2026
- Consultation: Permitted development rights linked to schools, assets of community value, defence and conservation, to August 5 26/06/2026
- Better Planning Coalition sends letter to PM advocating for a planning system fit for climate, nature and people 26/06/2026
- Government’s UKREiiF update: ‘Chancellor puts regional growth at top of the agenda’ 26/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: WHUK on ‘Heritage Adapts!’ launch 26/06/2026
- 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’ 23/06/2026
- IHBC launches survey seeking suggestions for improvements from officers and advisers in local government conservation services across the UK 23/06/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 23/06/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’ with ‘Call for Papers’ to 26 June 23/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: Local Heritage Listing – Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage, by HE 23/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: New research explored at the third National Cathedrals Conference 23/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £6.2M+ costed works last week: Council seeks Green Belt Assessment, to 27/07, £180K 23/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Dezeen on the ‘Sagrada Familia in LEGO’! 23/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Largest ever replica of a pre-historic building at Stonehenge 23/06/2026
- ‘Simpler, shared system’ for describing skills needs in the UK now launched 23/06/2026
Tag Archives: RICS
RICS and global partners launch CLEAR to align whole-life carbon reporting across built environment
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched the Coalition for Life Cycle Emissions Alignment and Reporting (CLEAR), a global initiative to harmonise the measurement and reporting of whole-life carbon emissions.
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Tagged carbon, climage change, decarbonisation, environment, RICS
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RICS Scotland Manifesto 2026 – Surveying Scotland: ‘ambitions… not be achievable without urgent action on skills & workforce’
RICS has published its ‘Scotland Manifesto – Surveying Scotland’, setting out clear priorities for the next Scottish Government and warning that ambitions on housing delivery, infrastructure investment, protecting our existing assets and climate action will not be achievable without urgent … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, government, housing, RICS, Scotland, skills
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RICS: Optimism high for AI in construction but skills shortages and integration challenges adoption
The construction industry stands on the brink of a digital transformation driven by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new global report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): ‘The AI in Construction 2025’ report.
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RICS calls for expressions of interest for pilot programmes of new professional pathways
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is calling for expressions of interest from professionals and employers for two new planned pathways to RICS membership
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Tagged building, charter, environment, expertise, professionals, retrofit, RICS, skills, sustainability
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RICS: Retrofit tool aims offer a new hierarchy of interventions to ‘ensure historic buildings contribute to a sustainable future’
Elizabeth Otter’s ‘Opinion Piece’ for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) notes that ‘While talk of heritage retrofits may conjure images of costly and invasive installations, a new hierarchy of interventions can help ensure historic buildings contribute to a … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, expertise, heritage, net zero, RICS, skills, sustainability
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IHBC welcomes RICS’ #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School ‘Friend’ benefit: RICS’ rates for members at Global Building Conservation Conference, ‘Sharing heritage skills…’, 25/09, online, 7hrs CPD
The IHBC is delighted to announce that, thanks not least to the efforts of our West Midlands Branch team and School Friend lead, RICS & IHBC member Jessica Jones, IHBC members (all categories) can enjoy RICS rates at the online … Continue reading
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Tagged building, conservation, environment, expertise, global, heritage, RICS, skills
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IHBC welcomes RICS Friend of the School Jessica Jones – RICS Building Conservation Advisory Group VC – to #IHBCShrewsbury2025: NB Virtual School booking (13/06, from £35+VAT) closes12/06,5.00pm
The IHBC is delighted to welcome as our 2025 Annual Friend of the School representing RICS Jessica Jones MA MSt FRICS IHBC, Vice-Chair (VC) of the RICS Building Conservation Advisory Group.
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Tagged #cpd, advice, building, conservation, environment, expertise, heritage, planning, RICS, skills, surveyors
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