The new issue of IHBC’s member journal Context is now out and s themed around Green Retrofit and with IHBC trustee John Edwards serving as guest commissioning editor.
John Edwards said: ‘Retrofitting buildings depends on understanding how they differ from modern construction’.
Context Editorial Board Chair Mike Taylor said: ‘Reading Context helps IHBC members develop their skills across all of the IHBC’s Areas of Competence, and so is a critical baseline in addressing priorities in Continuing Professional Development (CPD)’.
In John’s introductory article he writes about the retrofit process and the theme of this issue of Context.
Alongside regular features, the issue ranges across the following areas and leading authors:
- The government, the industry and retrofit, by John Preston
- Understanding dampness, co-written by John Edwards and Peter Ward.
- Thermography for traditional buildings, by Jo Atkinson;
- A world perspective on retrofit, by Peter Cox
- Improving the energy performance of historic buildings and urban areas, by Carsten Hermann
- How to deal with retrofit risks, by Colin King;
- Understanding the performance of solid walls , co-written by Caroline Rye and Cameron Scott
- Energy efficiency for the National Trust, written by Paul Southhall.
Other articles in the include
- The Gardens Trust by David Lambert
- The Romani palaces of Soroca by Denis Rodwell
- Hangzhou’s old and new heritages by Sun Peifang
- A pigsty’s hidden history by Cyllene Griffiths
To access Context :
- IHBC Members: See your postbox, if you don’t already have it by your desk or bed
- Non-members: Go to the Context Archive
As ever, themed issues of Context also include more general conservation articles as well as news, book reviews and reports from IHBC’s officers.
If you have any suggestions for Context articles or other material contact Mike Taylor at: editorial@ihbc.org.uk.
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For information on Context’s future issues, guidance for authors, and links to the journal’s archives see the IHBC website
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