IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly and IHBC Trustee John Edwards are among those present to the forthcoming Local Authority Building Control (LABC) conference on the ‘Conservation of Historic Buildings’, in London on 3 December.
LABC is a not-for-profit membership organisation that represents local authority building control teams in England and Wales.
LABC writes:
LABC is hosting a brand new event in London on 3rd December focusing on historic, older and Listed Buildings. This will be aimed at Planning, Building Control and Conservation professionals, working together to preserve, protect and update historic buildings and will include an introduction to the NEW British Standard BS 7913: Conservation of Historic Buildings. We now need your help to promote this to your colleagues as we think it will bring real benefits to you in future projects, avoiding some of the conflicting advice that can make life so difficult for your customers.
Why you should attend
- Find out about this latest British Standard & how it can be used to implement best practice using some of the most up to date practices & management tools
- Understand the type of work that requires Listed Building and Building Regulations consent & what doesn’t.
- Be aware of some of the differences between the management & maintaining of historic and traditional buildings compared to other building types and the implications of approving inappropriate materials and techniques.
- Understand how some common building defects are caused, how they are assessed & what’s involved in their resolution.
- Have an understanding of energy efficiency & sustainability & how energy efficiency works should be properly & sensitively implemented based on latest research and why historic buildings may still need to comply with building regulations.
- Be aware of how disjointed local authority services and practices have a negative effect on development and refurbishment and how these can be overcome
- Network with professionals from your own and other backgrounds and organisations
- Identify and share best practice and possible efficiency savings for your service
About BS 7913 – Guide to the Conservation of Historic Buildings
This is the most authoritative UK wide guide and a ‘must have’ according to the IHBC. It was produced by a team of experts that included Rory Cullen, Stephen Bond, Henry Russell, Dave Chetwyn, Richard Storah, Karen Williamson, Tim Yates and many others led by John Edwards. All main disciplines were represented including architects, engineers, surveyors, town planners and others and many institutes such as the IHBC, CIOB, RICS and RIBA. All major heritage bodies were also represented and this included the National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and Historic Scotland. The guide covers all issues that are encountered when dealing with traditional and historic buildings. This encompasses surveys and analysis of building defects, understanding historic significance, sustainability and energy efficiency, project management and supervision, maintenance and management of buildings, quality management and much more.
Who should attend
- Building Control professionals
- Planning professionals
The Programme
- Building Regulations and Historic Buildings – exemptions, relaxations and compromise
- An introduction to the NEW British Standard BS 7913: Conservation of Historic Buildings
- Making life a little simpler: Skills and capacity for conservation officers and services
- Latest technical research into traditional building performance
- Conservation perspectives and balancing technical and heritage considerations
- Practical solutions and case studies for finding sensible solutions to complex issues which still meet standards and regulations
- Service transformation – working together better to deliver better solutions
Speakers
- John Edwards – Past Assistant Director of Cadw, the Welsh Governments historic environment service and Director of Edwards Hart Consultants. Lead the team producing British Standard BS 7913: Conservation of Historic Buildings
- Dr Sean O’Reilly- Director (CEO) of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the professional body for built and historic environment conservation specialists.
- Colin King – Director of BRE Wales and is leading the BRE research into the performance of solid walls and solid wall insulation on behalf of DECC.
- Barry Turner – Director of Technical Policy for LABC
- Phil Mansfield – Group Manager Building Control at Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Anna Thompson – LABC Director of Training
The conference will be held on Thursday 3rd December at The Hotel Russell, 1-8 Russell Square, London WC1B 5BE.
Places are just £99 + VAT and include all materials and refreshments.
Registration at 09.15, approx end time of 16.30.
Visit the conference website and book HERE
For the LABC see www.labc.co.uk
