image for illustration: Joanna Theobald
One in four buildings are at risk of flooding, and this figure is likely to increase, so Historic England (HE) offers technical advice and guidance on understanding how the historic environment might mitigate or adapt to flooding.
Historic England writes:
The links… lead to our technical advice and guidance on understanding how the historic environment might mitigate or adapt to flooding to ensure its resilience. It also includes information on energy efficiency, insurance and repair and drying.
- Flood Types and Understanding a Building’s Risk
- Information on flood types and the risks to traditional buildings
- Building Construction
- Advice and information on traditional building construction and flooding
- Energy Efficiency in Flood Zones
- Information on suitable energy efficiency measures in flood zones
- Property Flood Resilience Code of Practice
- Information on the property flood resilience Code of Practice
- Resistance, Recoverability or Adaptation Measures
- Information on making historic buildings more resilient to flooding
- Building Services
- Information and advice about building services and flooding
- Repair and Emergency Works
- Information on repair and emergency works after flooding
- Insurance and Experts
- Information on insurance and experts relevant to flooding in historic buildings
