Technical Tuesdays: Technical Conservation Webinars
These free webinars, presented by Historic England's Technical Conservation Team, provide delegates with an in-depth look at a range of technical conservation topics.
To take part in our webinars or access webinar recordings, we recommend that you use the Adobe Connect application, which can be downloaded for Windows or Mac devices.
If you are unable to install the Adobe application, you can use a web browser; however, please note that Internet Explorer does not support Adobe Connect webinars or recordings.
Historic England is an IHBC-recognised CPD provider. Participation in these webinar events may provide part of the compulsory CPD requirements of a full or associate IHBC member.
Upcoming webinars
The use of ground source heat pumps in non-domestic historic buildings
Tuesday 23 January, 1pm
This webinar will present the findings from Historic England's building services engineers and consultant Max Fordham on their latest study 'The Viability of Ground Source Heat Pumps in Historic Buildings', which looks at the use of this technology in non-domestic historic buildings. 4 case studies will be presented along with the key findings from the study.
Building crafts skills training: The King's Foundation
Tuesday 6 February, 1pm
The King’s Foundation (previously the Prince’s Foundation) Building Craft Programme supports those working in the construction sector to push their skills to the next level and continue on their journey to becoming the next generation of master craftspeople.
The knowledge and skills developed by the trainees during this work-based programme are essential for the conservation of our built heritage as well as for the construction of new buildings.
In this webinar, we will hear more about the training programme and from several of the trainees. The trainees will talk about their specific craft and highlight some of their experiences during the programme.
This is one of the traditional building skills training programmes supported by Historic England.
The viability of water source heat pumps in historic buildings
Tuesday 20 February, 1pm
This webinar will present the findings from Historic England’s building services engineers and their consultant Max Fordham on their latest study ‘The Viability of Water Source Heat Pumps in Historic Buildings’ looking at the use of this technology in historic buildings. The five case studies will be presented along with the key findings from the study and the measures the engineers took on assessing running costs, thermal comfort, noise, cold air plumes and visual appearance.
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