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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 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: Accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Alexandra Fairclough’s ‘Law and Policy update’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ with Government’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ – ‘biggest home upgrade plan in British history’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: COTAC issues Insight 4 – ‘Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on Marsh Awards – Successful Learning & Community contributions 27/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Man ordered to pay £38,000 after stripping out historic listed building 27/01/2026
- RTPI & TCPA: ‘Planning for the Climate Crisis – A guide for local authorities’, 5th Edition 27/01/2026
- ‘Empty Properties in Wales’ handbook issued by Welsh Government 27/01/2026
- Introducing the HEF’s first Newsletter: ‘Resilience Review’ 27/01/2026
- Scotland’s Bar-L’ joins the (Category) A list 27/01/2026
- Regeneration leader appointed to key role at Homes England 27/01/2026
- Swansea University Heritage Project recovers evidence of a major archaeological find 27/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s Charlottetown staff propose 45-day heritage designation for research, but council says ‘no’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ at heart of Government’s Warm Homes Plan… ‘biggest home upgrade… in British history’ 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 23/01/2026
- 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 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National updates for volunteer leads includes notice on ‘Online Branch Connection Event’ which took place on 22 /01 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: DfT’s new ‘connectivity score’ tool, helps understand ‘how sustainably located a place is, and transport interventions needed…’ 23/01/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £290K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks Regeneration Masterplan to 30/01 and £40K 23/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (amenity) doorstep’: Canterbury Society launches campaign to preserve Victorian era Street lamps 23/01/2026
- Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee notes ‘Potential for fraud’ after ‘clear and catastrophic failure’ in government-funded wall insulation works 23/01/2026
- LI Briefing: ‘A landscape-led approach – Maximising value for people, place and nature’ 23/01/2026
- Templar Heritage Trust Bursary Scheme funds up to 50% of fees for training in crafts of historic building restoration or conservation… 23/01/2026
- Government’s New National River Walk announced: the first of nine to be created in manifesto pledge: the ‘Mersey Valley Way’ 23/01/2026
Tag Archives: surveyors
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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Tagged AI, expertise, investment, RICS, skills, surveyors, workforce
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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 analysis, climate change, environment, expertise, residential, retrofit, surveyors, 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, conference, conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, global, heritage, learning, skills, surveyors
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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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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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RICS members: Survey of the Profession is now open to share views, to 13/12
The next round of the RICS biannual Survey of the Profession has been launched and is open until 13 December.
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Tagged expertise, professional, questionnaire, skills, surveyors
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