Ref: B3D38205
Not all historic buildings are as hazardous or beyond economic repair as they sometimes seem and we will discuss both traditional and modern-method interventions to apparently unstable or failing structures.
The programme covers the inspection, assessment, and monitoring of building structures and monuments, with a review of repair works ranging from simple pointing and grouting to tying and underpinning. Case studies will be used to illustrate various approaches, discussion from the floor will be encouraged, and there will be work in small groups to consider specific challenges. We also include the popular study visit to the Weald and Downland Living Museum. The course schedule is flexible and the tutors will respond to the needs and interests of the delegates.
The course will be of value to architects, conservation officers, masons, carpenters and others involved in conservation, as well as to structural engineers working on heritage projects.
The informal evening sessions provide an opportunity for participants to present a structural problem for group discussion. Please come prepared with a case you would like to present; pictures/slides and/or drawings would be useful.
Day 1 - Context, Background and Legislation
16.00-18.00: Register at Reception Desk
18.45: Welcome talk
19.00-19.45: Dinner
20.00-21.30: Talks
GFP: Talk - context/philosophy (40mins)
EM: Group discussion (short - Wollaton, 40 mins)
Day 2 - Minimum Intervention Focus
9.00-12.30: Technical talks with 20min break
9.00-10.00: EM - 1hr - Technical - reading building/inspections/monitoring/load-testing
10.10-10.50: GFP - 40min - Technical - scaffold/temporary works
10.50-11.10: Break
11.10-11.50: GFP - 40min - Group discussion
11.55-12.30: ST - 35min - Technical - structure/loadings
12.30-15.00: with lunch/tea break - Visit Weald & Downland extended
15.15-18.00: Case studies - 30 mins each
15.15-15.45: EM - CS1
15.55-16.25: ST - CS2
16.35-17.05: GFP - CS3
17.15 onwards - further case study to suit discussion topics
20.00-21.30 : Evening - Student case studies
Day 3 - Internvention Required Focus
9.00-13.00: with 20min break - Technical talks
9.00-9.40: ST - 40min - Technical - lime and cement
9.50-10.30: GFP - 40min - Technical - timber
10.30-10.50: Break
10.50-11.30: ST - 40min - Group discussion
11.40-12.20: GFP - 40min - Technical - masonry
12.30-13.00: EM - Case Study (assume masonry)
14.00-15.00: Visit Engine Shed
15.00-18.00: with 20min break - Technical talks
15.00-15.40: EM - Technical - metalwork
15.50-16.30: GFP - Technical - underpinning / piling
16.40-17.20: ST - Case Study
17.30 onwards GFP- Case Study
20.00-21.30: Evening - Student case studies
Day 4 - Significant Intervention Focus
9.00-13.00: with 20min break - Technical talks
9.00-9.40: EM - Technical - climate change
9.50-10.30: TBC - Technical - CHOICE - services/stairs/boundary walls historic concrete etc
10.30-10.50: Break
10.50-11.30: Visit Ruinette
11.40-12.20: EM - 40min - Group discussion
12.20-13.00: GFP - Case Study
14.00-16.00: Case studies - Significant intervention
14.00-14.30: ST - CS1
14.40-15.10: EM - CS2
15.20-16.00: Finish - benefits of accreditation
Ed Morton is Managing Director of The Morton Partnership and an Engineer Accredited in Conservation. He has over 30 years’ experience in conservation and is currently Cathedral Engineer to Westminster Abbey, York Minster, Canterbury, Durham, Southwark and Ely Cathedrals.
Gez is a Director of Mason Clark Associates based in York. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Chartered Structural Engineer and an Engineer Accredited in Building Conservation (CARE). He has nearly thirty years of experience on a diverse and challenging range of construction projects. These have included new build civil and structural engineering schemes, and the heritage sector.
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
