About Conservation Wiki
Exploring local assets of community significance. Book review.
Wood-burning stoves should not be used in thatch-roofed buildings.
Book review of an architectural and social history.
Conservation and sustainability on the island of Gotland in Sweden.
Re-imagining a community and achieving reconciliation.
Conservation of Architectural Ironwork
A well-thumbed copy should be on the shelves of all conservation practitioners.
Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust
Training through partnerships on practical projects.
The world heritage list has evolved to embrace built, cultural and natural heritage.
Whilst apparently confusing, German conservation is actually not that different.
The rise and fall of council housing. Book review.
Funding for future research programmes remains uncertain.
Book review. Bringing drab scenery and harshness of life into the realm of serious art.
Acknowledging and challenging the realms and interpretations of heritage.
More than just aesthetic and historic values and meanings.
An exciting and novel collaboration between the RIBA and the SPAB.
Historic England free download
Hardy Plants and Plantings for Repton and Late Georgian Gardens (1780-1820).
IHBC NewsBlog
IHBC’s 2019 Nottingham Annual School a Great Success
One of the IHBC’s most populous Schools, the 2019 Nottingham School will be remembered for its combination authoritative speakers, urban experiences and accessible learning, including the IHBC’s Spotlights.
England’s new High Streets Task Force will help revitalise high streets and town centres
A new High Streets Task Force, to support local leaders as they revitalise England’s high streets and town centres, has been launched.
UK petition to Zero-rate VAT on deep retrofit/eco-refurbishment building works now open
A UK parliamentary petition to Zero-rate VAT on deep retrofit/eco-refurbishment building works on all homes, has been launched, with a deadline of 8 January 2020.
IHBC’s new Guidance Notes launched at Nottingham’s 2019 School Spotlights
The IHBC has launched two new Guidance Notes, on Retrofitting of Traditional Buildings and Climate Change and Older Buildings – Key Sources.
NLA awards 2019 include Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery for Conservation & Retrofit
The Conservation & Retrofit award of the New London Awards (NLA) 2019 has been won by Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, W5, by Jestico + Whiles and Julian Harrap Architects.
AHF £15M fund – ‘Transforming Places Through Heritage’
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced the opening of the ‘Transforming Places Through Heritage’ fund, focussed on reinvigorating England’s high streets.
How wartime photographers dodged Nazi bombing to record historic buildings
A race against devastation - a new exhibition chronicles the wartime work of the National Buildings Record – set up to capture a disappearing landscape.