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- IHBC seeks ‘Support Officer’ consultant/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 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to The Listed Property Show in Malvern, 23-24/09… just email Charlie! 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Design and presentation’ spotlight: Neighbourhood Planning Design Coding Guidance – for ‘groups… to prepare a design code for their area’ 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £330K of works this week: National body seeks heritage & wellbeing research, to 16/09 & £30K 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Aberdeen Council concludes demolition safest option for RAAC-affected homes to be followed by a rebuilding programme 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Swimming pool plans for Broadway house approved by Wychavon District Council 13/09/2024
- TCPA on ‘Health, hope and prosperity: a vision for healthy new towns’ 13/09/2024
- Civic Voice poll reveals doubts among community civic leaders about planning reforms 13/09/2024
- Project to help cultural and heritage organisations commission decarbonisation work: Call for Expressions of Interest to 23/09 13/09/2024
- HES seeks feedback on ‘ Managing Change’ Guidance series 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: PlaceEconomics’ White Paper ‘Response to the YIMBY… pro-development… for de-regulation to promote housing…’ 13/09/2024
- IHBC North West Branch: Historic Building Conservation Award 2024, to 4 October 10/09/2024
- PROGRAMME LAUNCHED for IHBC London Branch Day Conference: 1 October 2024 – ‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Balancing the Built and Natural Environments’ 10/09/2024
- Wales Branch Conference: In-person update from heritage at risk projects & the Historic Environment Wales Act, tour and branch AGM, on 20/09 10/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ signpost: Government policy statement on new towns, and the independent New Towns Taskforce 10/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fresh plans to demolish historic Hillhead Baptist Church building Glasgow for flats 10/09/2024
- HES’s Buildings at Risk Register on pause as new review says ‘insufficient evidence to demonstrate… significant impact in bringing buildings back into use’ 10/09/2024
- AHRC (HE & EH) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Call for Proposals 2024 open to 29/11, on digital, paint, paths, open spaces & compounded climate change hazards 10/09/2024
- CLC: Demonstrating Organisational Capability with the Common Assessment Standard 10/09/2024
- New President for Stone Federation (2024-2026): Adrian Attwood 10/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Ireland‘s ‘… Heritage Climate Action – Climate Change… Plan’ update, 2024 10/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Heritage Counts on ‘Cultural Heritage… and the Creative Economy’ as it confirms ‘… heritage can positively influence… local economic development’ 06/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09 06/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09 06/09/2024
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IHBC seeks ‘Support Officer’ consultant/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
If you would like to get involved at the hub of the IHBC’s UK-wide built and historic environment conservation practice network, have strong IT, comms & personal skills, and seek flexible home-working with huge potential for travel and learning, let … Continue reading
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IHBC Research spotlight: HE on ‘Challenges to Thatch Supply Threaten Vital Rural Industry’
image: Historic England The majority of growers and producers of cereal straw for England’s traditional thatching industry are currently relying on old, inefficient and unreliable machinery, according to a new Historic England report: Machinery for Harvesting and Processing Cereal Straw … Continue reading
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Registration data reflects Building Control Profession’s commitment to high standards
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Building Control registration data indicates a growing number of professionals joining the registered ranks, reflecting the industry’s commitment to upholding high standards.
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CIC event update: Sector experts highlight collaboration as key to competency in Built Environment
image for illustration Sector experts highlight cross-sector collaboration is vital in shaping a more dynamic, skilled and adaptable construction and built environment workforce, reports the Construction Industry Council (CIC).
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IHBC’s Research spotlight: New House of Commons Research Briefing: ‘Maintaining and funding war memorials’
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald A new Commons Library collates some useful resources for individuals seeking information on funding, maintenance and other war memorial related questions.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Oxford Clarion on new homes at air base
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 The Oxford Clarion on ‘what would be Oxfordshire’s … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: BD on ‘… new London Bridge..’
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 Building Design (BD) on its archives linked to … Continue reading
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New degree apprenticeships announced to help build the Wales of the future
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Welsh Government has teamed up with three universities to launch new degree apprenticeships in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, and Real Estate.
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Skills England to transform opportunities and drive growth
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new body has been launched to bring together key partners to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all its regions: Skills England.
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IHBC’s August CPD Circular now out: Easy access to training, awards & more, from a flurry of Branch events (& Wales AGM) across the countries to the HSE on YouTube
IHBC’s CPD Circular for July offers its now-familiar serving of accessible Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for conservation professionals. Table of Contents Introduction IHBC National & Branch Events IHBC Recognised CPD Providers Events Network Events Research Publications, Guidance Notes, & … Continue reading
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REMINDER: IHBC’s Context 180’s BUMPER issue, Part 1: Explore ‘Where heritage and nature meet’…
The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal, Context, No. 180, moves beyond Churchill’s take on ‘architecture shaping us’ to argue that ‘we have [now] come to realise that what we build has a fundamental effect on the planet and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £65K works this week: Council seeks PM for restoration project, to £50K and 14/08
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 Council in England for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Scottish) doorstep: Celebrating 60 Years of The Forth Road Bridge: Join in!
image for illustration: Fiona Newton Scotland’s ‘Sharing 60 Years in 60 Moments’ invites all to join the celebrations to mark the official 60th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge.
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CIBSE: New research ‘Retrofit Revisit’ reveals crucial lessons for future retrofits
image for illustration Published via the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE) co-authors Marion Baeli, and Julie Godefroy have announced the launch of ‘Retrofit Revisit’.
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HES: Skills Investment Plan (SIP) update for Scotland’s Historic Environment
The Historic Environment Scotland (HES) Skills Investment Plan (SIP) responds to the need to support the workforce and to nurture skills, knowledge, expertise, and personal qualities.
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