Technical Details
- Individual Learning Accounts (ILA)
- No
- Requires C1 & C2?
- No
- Technical Level
- Practical Level n/a
What on earth we can do to protect our buildings?
Cost
£222.60 + VAT
(£267.12 incl VAT)
Currently, we are all waking up to the growing realisation that our traditional building stock needs to be more resilient in defending windier and wetter conditions during the Autumn and Winter months with storms bringing in peak rainfall and flooding) and likewise the vagaries of hotter and dryer Summers.
Join leading experts in architecture, conservation, and climate adaptation for a full-day masterclass exploring how climate change is impacting our built heritage—and what we can do to protect it.
🔹 Topics & Speakers Include:
- Wind-Driven Rain & Building Detailing
Peter Drummond, Peter Drummond Architects
Insights from the updated UK projections and their impact on slaterwork and rainwater goods. - Retrofit for Resilience
Drew Carr, John Gilbert Architects
Case study of the award-winning Niddrie Road tenement retrofit. - Upgrading Historic Buildings
Moses Jenkins, Historic Environment Scotland
Practical techniques and materials for conservation. - Futureproofing Grade 1 Listed Churches
Camilla Finlay, Clews Architects
Robust detailing for roofs and rainwater systems. - Drying out, holding up: lime specification, finishes, and building detailing for resilience
Craig Frew, Frew Conservation
Strategies for drying out and making traditional buildings more resilient. - Scales of change – the challenges of net zero carbon climate adaptation
Ángel Morales-Aguilar, LDN Architects
Exploring scales of change in climate adaptation. - Mortar Skew Fillets: Best Practice
David Gibbon, GLM
Technical guidance on proper execution. - Flood Risk & Traditional Buildings
Oliver Goddard, Arc Architects
Emerging risks and adaptive approaches. - Interactive Q&A Session
All guest speakers
This Masterclass will be of great interest and use to those that are involved in building conservation, repair and maintenance of traditional buildings – be there because you care!
Venue: Charlestown Workshops, 2 Rocks Road, Charlestown, Fife, KY11 3EN
Date: Friday, 31 October 2025
Times: 9.30am until 4.30pm
A buffet lunch will be available to delegates and speakers with time for networking (please let us know if you have any dietary requirements)
CPD (Continuing Professional Development) = 6 hours CPD
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(£267.12 incl VAT)
Starting on: Oct. 31, 2025: