About Conservation Wiki
Demolition and retrofit approaches in Planning Policy
MHCLG demolition and retrofit survey to inform future updates to national planning policy.
Government policy statement on new towns
A coded vision for a new generation of new towns.
Cumbria's vernacular architecture
A history of building impeded by unsettled times.
IHBC Conservation Professional Practice Principles
Spotlighted in HEF Historic Environment Overview.
What happened to Hadrian's Wall?
Its former stones can be found in buildings near its route.
Hadrian's Wall Path and the national trails
The trails are heritage assets in their own right.
Articles on timely advice and hydraulic lime.
Building regulation requirements can have unintended consequences.
Hadrian's Wall from end to end
Running the 135-kilometre-long footpath.
Police Preferred Specification for historic buildings.
Historic environment overview.
IHBC launches affiliate fast-track
Pilot for local authority conservation staff.
The long history of one of the country’s newest cities.
Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency
Historic England advice note 18, free download published.
IHBC NewsBlog
18th-century hospital in York to become sustainable homes
A former mental health establishment founded by a Quaker in 1792 is to be converted into 120 energy-efficient homes in York.
Context 180 Released - Where Heritage and Nature Meet
The issue includes life, death, Forests, bats, landscapes and much more.
Church architecture awards 2024: now open
The National Churches Trust has announced three awards, all of which are run in partnership with the Ecclesiastical Architects & Surveyors Association (EASA).
The essential sector guide includes officers' updates and a foreword by EH Chair Gerard Lemos.
Historic England opens nominations for the National Blue Plaque Scheme
The scheme is open to nominations to celebrate people from all walks of life.
Striking photos show nature reclaiming brutalist concrete
‘Brutalist Plants’ explores nature’s links to the architectural style characterised by imposing form and exposed concrete.
Purcell’s guidance on RAAC for Listed Buildings in England & Wales
The guidance specifically focuses on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in listed buildings.
IHBC Membership Journal Context - Latest Issue on 'Hadrian's Wall' Published
The issue includes takes on the wall 'end-to-end' including 'the man who saved it'.
Heritage Building Retrofit Toolkit developed by City of London and Purcell
The toolkit is designed to provide clear and actionable guidance for owners, occupiers and caretakers of historic and listed buildings.
70 countries sign Declaration de Chaillot at Buildings & Climate Global Forum
The declaration is a foundational document enabling progress towards a ‘rapid, fair, and effective transition of the buildings sector'.