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June 2020
CPD Essentials – Traditional Vernacular Building Construction and Materials **POSTPONED**
POSTPONED **This event has been postponed until further notice. Kevin Stubbs BA(Hons) DipBldgCons(AA) IHBC CertEd Kevin Stubbs is a Historic Buildings Consultant and comes with a background of education, archaeology and building conservation. He was Director of Archaeology for the Test Valley in Hampshire and later moved to Hampshire County Council to join the Historic Buildings Bureau, where he became the Principal Buildings Conservation Officer for the County. For eleven years he acted as the Director of a Conservation…
Find out more »Interreg Central Europe Conference – VIRTUAL – Cultural Heritage Challenges Climate Change
Programme 9:15 Technical introduction for audience, Danube University Krems 9:30 Opening Session Alessandro Balboni - Councillor for Relations with University, Environmental Policies, Animal protection, European Projects, Municipality of Ferrara, Italy Maria Cristina Facchini - Director Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR- ISAC), Italy 9:45 Risk assessment and sustainable protection of Cultural heritage in changing environment - ProteCHt2save (Interreg Central Europe) - ProteCHt2save Video Projection Alessandra Bonazza, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC), Italy 10:10 Risk prevention and safeguarding…
Find out more »Historic Houses – Gowers at 70: The Fate of the Country House since 1950 **POSTPONED**
POSTPONED **This event has been postponed until further notice. Historic Houses and University of Oxford - with generous support from the Historic Houses Foundation - will be running a one-day symposium in June 2020, to mark the 70th anniversary of the publication of the Gowers Report on the future of Britain’s buildings of ‘outstanding historic or architectural interest’ (1950). This academic conference will consider the report’s legacy for the conservation and use of historic houses, both independently owned and owned by organisations…
Find out more »CPD Essentials – Traditional Vernacular Building Construction and Materials **POSTPONED**
POSTPONED **This event has been postponed until further notice. Kevin Stubbs BA(Hons) DipBldgCons(AA) IHBC CertEd Kevin Stubbs is a Historic Buildings Consultant and comes with a background of education, archaeology and building conservation. He was Director of Archaeology for the Test Valley in Hampshire and later moved to Hampshire County Council to join the Historic Buildings Bureau, where he became the Principal Buildings Conservation Officer for the County. For eleven years he acted as the Director of a Conservation…
Find out more »BE Networking – VIRTUAL – Historic Buildings; Regenerating & Restoring
This webinar will focus specifically on historic buildings – from large scale restorations to the regeneration of heritage buildings into new homes and employment hubs, ensuring we don’t lose unique and historical assets. Speakers will be invited to discuss key issues and challenges, whilst sharing intel on their current and future development programmes. This event will run in a similar manner to all of our physical events – with short presentations from several key speakers and opportunities for live Q&A…
Find out more »AMPS Conference – VIRTUAL – Exploring Heritage, Architecture, Cities, Art, Media
Today the digital is ubiquitous across all disciplines connected with life in cities: urban history, architecture, planning, art, design, media, communications, and more. Examples abound. As the Western world comes to deeper understandings of its heritage in the 21st Century, technology is ever more present in our reading of the past. Data mapping is standard in conservation and social history. Archaeologists use digital tools in geophysics, laser scanning, and compositional analysis. Landscape and architectural visualizations populate museums across the world. In…
Find out more »July 2020
OUDCE – Condition Surveys of Historic Buildings
Condition surveys of historic buildings require an understanding of architectural and construction history, as well as the ability to analyse and prioritise defects. This course aims to give participants an understanding of traditional construction and its defects and to provide the skills to carry out balanced and informed surveys of historic buildings. The course is designed for built environment professionals who are responsible for the repair, maintenance and management of heritage assets, public sector planning and conservation professionals, and owners…
Find out more »Festival of BIM & Digital Construction – VIRTUAL – Advanced Surveying and Adaption into BIM
Presentation: Advanced Surveying and Adaption into BIM Exploring the latest techniques of survey capture and translation into asset information for design Learn how by adapting survey information we can safeguard for the future our most valued historic building Explaining the principles of capture and conversion into modelled information including linked photography Learn how visualising a design is speeding up the design process for restoration works Speaker: Dan Hoogeveen, Head of Digital and Design Technology, Purcell
Find out more »Place Services – Lime Plaster for Beginners
This one-day course is aimed at owners of historic buildings who want to tackle small patch repairs to their homes and those with no prior experience. The day will show how to hand-mix small amounts of lime plaster, and to repair or replace patches. Roy runs his own plastering business and has been in the trade for over forty years. He works in all aspects of lime plaster but specialises in fine plaster finishes. No experience needed.
Find out more »CIOB Academy – VIRTUAL – Understanding Building Conservation
With over 6 million traditional buildings and over 500,000 listed monuments in the UK, there is a considerable need for building professionals to understand the nature and practicalities of conservation. For this reason, we have developed a course looking at conservation for both residential and commercial property as well as historic monuments. In accordance with the ICOMOS (International Council On Monuments and Sites) Training and Education Guideline and the latest British Standard on conservation of historic buildings (BS 7913: 2013)…
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