{"id":47865,"date":"2026-08-31T11:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47865"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:40:38","slug":"ihbc-hesprs-news-from-the-sector-ihbc-calls-for-member-assessors-building-on-plymouth-uk-design-capital-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47865","title":{"rendered":"IHBC HESPR\u2019s \u2018News from the Sector\u2019! IHBC calls for member assessors &#038; Building on \u2018Plymouth &#8211; UK Design Capital shortlist\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IHBC\u2019s heritage business register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">HESPR<\/a> \u2013 our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition<\/a> quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\">News and Tender Alerts<\/a>\u2019, and this week features IHBC on <em>BDonline&nbsp; on how\u2026<\/em>&#8216;We are using AI the wrong way&#8217;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">SEE MORE ON HESPR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/#join\">JOIN HESPR, FROM \u00a3145PA (TO 2 EMPLOYEES)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download sample weekly alert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oliver Lowrie in <em>BDonline writes:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Tools like Claude and Chat GPT are the solution to architects\u2019 woes, but we are using them the wrong way&#8217;, says<em>&#8230;..<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Anyone who has used ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude has had it happen. You ask a question, you get a confident answer, and it\u2019s total rubbish&#8230;.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;On its own, a model is just a very clever form of next word prediction&#8230;. So when it doesn\u2019t know, it doesn\u2019t stop. It fills the gap with whatever sounds plausible. That\u2019s a hallucination&#8230;..&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdonline.co.uk\/opinion\/where-do-i-start-with-ai\/5143707.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more to find out how to use AI more effectively&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47681\"><strong>IHBC\u2019s call to all HESPR members<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Join IHBC&#8217;s Membership Assessors<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Please submit your Expression of Interest NOW<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/us.list-manage.com\/1MMGJFQKaxW?e=4961664373&amp;c2id=18239971881cf7da2d73cd47f12f80a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>HERE<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join IHBC&#8217;s Membership Assessors to help \u2018Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benefits include: CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are an IHBC Full Member you can help evaluate the next generation of professionals, maintain our high standards, and earn valuable CPD along the way, by joining us as an IHBC Membership Assessor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please submit your Expression of Interest NOW <a href=\"https:\/\/us.list-manage.com\/1MMGJFQKaxW?e=4961664373&amp;c2id=18239971881cf7da2d73cd47f12f80a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrew Shepherd, Trustee and Chair of IHBC\u2019s Membership and Ethics Committee said: \u2018It is vital that established members come forward to join the Assessors panel so that their skills and experience can help to assess the burgeoning numbers seeking Full and Associate membership\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC\u2019s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at <a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>, as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a>, including a targeted email to 2500+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.25,000) and websites with c. 250,000 visits a month. Contact Joanna at <a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IHBC\u2019s heritage business register HESPR \u2013 our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018News and Tender Alerts\u2019, and this week features IHBC on BDonline&nbsp; on how\u2026&#8216;We are using AI the wrong &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47865\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,18,9,29,16],"class_list":["post-47865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-building","tag-conservation","tag-government","tag-heritage","tag-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47866,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47865\/revisions\/47866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}