{"id":34478,"date":"2022-09-30T17:22:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34478"},"modified":"2022-09-30T17:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:22:40","slug":"ihbc-chair-ihbc-hesprs-purcell-and-more-on-film-converting-historic-buildings-from-boutique-hotels-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34478","title":{"rendered":"IHBC Chair + IHBC HESPR\u2019s Purcell and more on film: \u2018Converting historic buildings\u2019, from Boutique Hotels News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The IHBC\u2019s Chair David McDonald, Sarah Barlow, associate at IHBC HESPR Purcell member, and more join for online discussions on \u2018Converting historic buildings\u2019 hosted by Boutique Hotels News<\/em>.<\/h3>\n

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\u2018\u2026opportunity to offer planning and conservation advice to those in this part of the hospitality sector\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\n

IHBC Chair David McDonald said:<\/p>\n

‘For me, it was not only a privilege to be invited to contribute to such an event, but it also gave me the opportunity to offer planning and conservation advice to those in this part of the hospitality sector.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I was also able to learn at first hand about some of the challenges that hotel operators have to face in these difficult economic times’.<\/p>\n

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Boutique Hotels News <\/em>writes:<\/p>\n

Old and under-utilised heritage buildings present a great opportunity for boutique hotel conversion. Balancing the traditional with the modern is at once challenging and appealing, with adaptive reuse projects often requiring creative solutions around clever engineering, preservation standards, and operational efficiencies.<\/p>\n

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