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December 2019
Environment Study Centre – Energy Efficiency & Retrofit of Traditional Buildings
The Energy Efficiency Measures for Older and Traditional Buildings course is the only one of its kind that deliverers a real qualification. Successful completion will mean achieving a SQA accredited Level 3 Award qualification. The course takes a holistic approach to energy efficiency which means it covers more than just retrofit. It covers technical issues as well as heritage values including heritage impact assessments. It takes participants through the new IHBC guidance on retrofitting traditional buildings, which is based on…
Find out more »Historic England Webinar: Acting in a Flooding Emergency
In the midst of a flooding crisis, it can be difficult to know where to turn with confidence for advice on how to look after your historic building before, during and after the waters arrive. This webinar will introduce you to the ways traditional buildings handle floodwater (including the latest results from Historic England's research programme, and how to get the best drying regime in place), and what you can do to increase both the resistance and the resilience of…
Find out more »January 2020
Scottish Lime Centre Trust – Repairing Traditional Masonry Structures
This one day workshop covers the construction and appropriate repair of traditional masonry structures such as culverts, tunnels, light houses, viaducts, canals, harbours, retaining walls, piers and masonry arch bridges using natural stone and the range of lime and early patented cements that have been used in the past as bedding and pointing mortars. These structures contribute so much to the richness of our built heritage and many are still in use after 200+ years. But in many cases, we…
Find out more »SAHGB – Conference at Society of Antiquaries – New Insights into 16th- and 17th-century British Architecture
Organised by Dr. Claire Gapper and Dr. Paula Henderson Town and Country Dr Claire Gapper, ‘Eastgate House: A reason to visit Rochester’ As an architectural historian of the Early Modern period, Claire Gapper completed her PhD thesis on the subject of plasterers and plasterwork in London. She has continued to research the topic and has broadened her horizons, travelling to see plasterwork anywhere in the country when she is invited. Dr Adam Menuge, ‘A sense of arrival: the…
Find out more »Place Alliance – BIG MEET 10 – Housing Design Quality
The event will take place in the afternoon and will include the launch of Place Alliance's latest work: "A Housing Design Audit for England". More details on the programme, registration and location will follow in the coming weeks but please in the meantime do save the date on your calendar!
Find out more »February 2020
Cornwall Museums Partnership – Take on a Capital Project with Confidence (Days 3 & 4)
Professionals in the heritage sector have the chance to embark on a Capital development project with increased knowledge and support, thanks to a masterclass running in Cornwall this winter. Cornwall Museums Partnership will run its Firm Foundations programme between November 2019 and February 2020. Participants attend four face-to-face workshop days and have access to expert webinars and remote one-to-one support in between, over a four month period. Days one and two will be at Pentillie Castle, St. Mellion on Monday…
Find out more »HTVF – Finding New Life for Our Heritage Assets
This Historic Towns and Villages Forum seminar-workshop is an exciting opportunity to look at how heritage assets and Heritage at Risk can be brought back into viable new uses. Following our popular seminar in March 2019 on 'Protecting our Heritage Assets', we will explore how to encourage more creative and economically viable solutions for heritage preservation and regeneration. As the role of preservation trusts and community-led action are increasingly important and welcomed by the government and its statutory bodies, examining the 'conservation deficit'…
Find out more »HTVF – Character, Quality & Design in Neighbourhood Planning and Beyond
This seminar-workshop will explore the role of design in Neighbourhood Planning and other policy-making contexts. Starting with the role of Village Design Statements and communities in capturing the character of their localities, delegates will hear about: Locality's new Toolkit Achieving well-designed places through neighbourhood planning, and funding support for greater design aspirations The National Trust's new community toolkit Planning for Heritage The role of pattern books in moving from seeing character to identifying design policies How top housing architects are…
Find out more »March 2020
Futurebuild 2020 – Buildings Section
The Building section of Futurebuild will cover all aspects of building including new build, refurb and retrofit across domestic and commercial projects. It will be the home for manufacturers and builders’ merchants from across a wide spectrum of building products including roofing, claddings, renders and bricks, insulation and glazing. Here you will meet the leading architects, specifiers, building service engineers and local authority representatives, all looking to explore the latest building technology, legislation and products.
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