Exova BM TRADA and environmental consultants RSK are co-hosting a free one-day seminar on the challenges and obstacles encountered when conserving and regenerating heritage buildings. The CPD will take place on Tuesday 1st November at the Museum of Science & Industry building in Manchester.
The seminar will comprise a series of talks by industry experts on structural assessment, renovation, fire and conservation. There will be a particular focus on case studies and examples of excellence delivered by a team of geomaterials scientists, conservators, geophysicists, structural engineers and timber technical consultants.
The heritage buildings seminar will cover the following topics:
- The role of Historic England
- Application of ground penetrating radar and other non-intrusive methods
- Structural assessment of historic buildings
- Assessing the condition and strength of structural timber in historic buildings
- The role of petrographic analysis
- Decorative plaster ceiling conservation and investigation
- The role of fire assessment and implementation of fire risk mitigation strategies
- Regenerating historic buildings: the contractor’s experience
The seminar will be aimed at structural engineers; architects; developers; heritage consultants; local authority conservation officers and project managers.
A full seminar brochure is available on the Exova BM Trada website. Contact courses@exova.com or call 01494 560750 for more information or to book a place.
