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February 26–27
Surface Repair of Stone
This course is designed to ensure
successful surface repairs to flat-work, angles, corners and moulded
details
Venue:
Merryhill Training Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
February 27
Carpentry Repairs to Timber Framed Buildings
This session is
divided into two illustrated talks: the first explores appropriate
repair methods and tools, the second will look at repair case studies
Venue:
Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
Contact:
Essex County Council (see below)
MARCH
March 3–4
Rendering and Harling with Lime
This two-day workshop will
help students get to grips with both hand-casting and mechanical
application
Venue:
Merryhill Training Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
March 3–5
Ecobuild 2015
Three-day international trade show and conference
showcasing sustainable design, construction, energy and the built
environment
Venue:
ExCel, London
Contact:
Ecobuild,
Tel 020 7560 4461,
info@ecobuild.co.ukMarch 7
Dry StoneWalling
Attendees will construct a new dry stone
wall and learn how to repair existing walls
Venue:
Charlestown
Workshops, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
March 9
Historic Timber Framing: Modern Engineering Solutions
Course for architects and carpenters considering the lessons to be
learned from early timber framed structures, new techniques and
contractual arrangements for design and construction
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 9–11
Traditional Masonry Repair: Contractor Level 2
Three-day
workshop on the repair of traditional masonry to match original
work, conservation ethics and how to develop repair strategies
Venue:
Merryhill Training Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime
Centre Trust (see below)
March 9–12
Conservation and Repair of Stone Masonry
This course provides
a comprehensive study of building and decorative stone from
formation and extraction through to repair and maintenance
Venue:
West Dean College, West Sussex
Contact:
West Dean
College (see below)
March 13
Traditional Materials for the Repair of Civil Engineering Structures
This workshop introduces the range of lime and early cement-based
mortars used in historic masonry structures
Venue:
Charlestown
Workshops, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime CentreTrust (see below)
March 14
Sash and CaseWindow Repair for Homeowners
This half-day
course will demonstrate how to undertake repairs to traditional
timber windows
Venue:
Merryhill Training Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
March 16–20
Oak Timber Framing: Jowl Posts
This course will provide students
with the opportunity to frame up the principal timbers of a
traditional Sussex timber framed building
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 18–19
Repairing Traditional Masonry: Professional Level 1
This two-
day workshop for building professionals provides an introduction
to the conservation and repair of traditional masonry structures
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre
Trust (see below)
March 20
Mortar Analysis Explained
This seminar will allow attendees to gain
a greater understanding of the process of mortar analysis and how
to use the results to create better specifications
Venue:
Charlestown
Workshops, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
March 20
Specifying Mortars
This introductory session will look at the
performance characteristics of building materials including
substrates and relate this to mortar work
Venue:
Charlestown
Workshops, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
March 20
Energy Efficiency in Traditional and Historic Buildings
This one-
day masterclass examines current issues, solutions and progressive
new approaches to achieving low-energy traditional buildings
Venue:
Centre for Conservation Studies, University of York
Contact:
University of York (see below)
March 23–27
Art and Object Handling
Guidance and practice in established
methods for the handling, packing, storage and display of paintings
and sculptures
Venue:
West Dean College, West Sussex
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
March 24
Repair of Timber Framed Buildings
A day school including a
lecture on the repair of timber-framed buildings, a workshop session
and a critical examination of repairs
Venue:
Weald & Downland
Open Air Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 26
Timber: Identification of Species
An introduction to the
identification of timber species through sample examination,
demonstrations and practical work
Venue:
Weald & Downland
Open Air Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 26–27
Making and Using Traditional Mortars: Contractor Level 1
This practical, two-day workshop will provide attendees with a
strong understanding of lime technology
Venue:
Merryhill Training
Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
March 27
Tour of a Traditional Brickworks
An opportunity to visit Bulmer
Brick & Tile Company’s brickworks and Bury St Edmunds to look
at and discuss the conservation and repair of historic brickwork
Venue:
Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
Contact:
Essex County
Council (see below)
March 28
Lime Pointing
This one-day practical workshop is aimed at
those who would like to undertake repointing works as part of a
renovation project or for general maintenance
Venue:
Merryhill
Training Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
30 Mar–2 Apr
Conservation and Repair of Plasters and Renders
This course covers
history, documentation, condition survey, repair options, specifications,
execution and quality control of remedial works
Venue:
West Dean
College, West Sussex
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
APRIL
April 9–10
The Use of Lime in Historic Buildings
Students will learn the
essential skills for specifying mixes and applying mortars in the
form of plastering, pointing and limewashing
Venue:
Llanymynech
Limeworks, Shropshire
Contact:
BCU (see below)
April 13–16
Conservation and Repair of Brick and Flint Masonry
A range
of brick, terracotta and flint buildings will be studied to illustrate
methods of construction and common problems
Venue:
West
Dean College, West Sussex
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
April 13–17
Oak Timber Framing: Wall Framing
A short timber-framing
course led by Joe Thompson focussing on wall framing
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
April 17
Digital Survey and Recording for Historic Buildings
This one-
day masterclass will introduce participants to new software that
makes processing digital images into 3D models quicker and easier
Venue:
Centre for Conservation Studies, University of York
Contact:
University of York (see below)
April 20–21
Making and Using Traditional Mortars: Contractor Level 1
This
practical two-day workshop will provide attendees with a strong
understanding of lime technology
Venue:
Merryhill Training
Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
April 20–23
The Structural Repair of Historic Buildings
The programme
covers inspection, monitoring and repair works ranging from
pointing to underpinning
Venue:
West Dean College, West Sussex
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
April 24
Introduction to Dating Timber Framed Buildings in the South-
East
This course will use the museum’s exhibits to look at buildings
dating from the late 1300s to the 1900s
Venue:
Weald & Downland
Open Air Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
April 29
SashWindows: History, Maintenance and Repair
Lectures and
practical demonstrations of the joinery involved in making and
repairing sash windows
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air
Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
MAY
May 2
Decorative Stone Carving
This course will give attendees the skills
and knowledge required to produce good quality architectural
stone carvings
Venue:
Merryhill Training Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
May 2
Letter-cutting in Stone
An ideal starting point for those interested
in the setting out and application of letter-cutting in stone
Venue:
Merryhill Training Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime
Centre Trust (see below)
May 5–8
Conservation of Leather
The course will explore the history,
manufacture and chemistry of leather and will review current
practice in its conservation
Venue:
West Dean College, West Sussex
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
May 6
Energy Conservation in Traditional Buildings
The implications
of improving energy efficiency in traditional buildings
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 8–9
Conservation of Structural Metals
A workshop looking at the
historical background of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, methods
of production, causes of decay, and appropriate conservation
techniques
Venue:
Venue tbc
Contact:
BCU (see below)
May 9
Lime Pointing
This one-day practical workshop is aimed at
those who would like to undertake repointing works as part of a
renovation project or for general maintenance
Venue:
Merryhill
Training Centre, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
May 11–14
Conservation of Historic Floors
The course will address the
issues associated with the conflicting demands of tourism and the
conservation of historic floors in historic buildings which are open
to the public
Venue:
West Dean College, West Sussex
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
May 11–15
SPAB Repair of Old Buildings Course
Presented by the SPAB since
the 1950s, this five-day course delivers an intensive programme of
lectures and visits to building repair projects
Venue:
Spital Square, London
Contact:
SPAB (see below)
May 11–15
Oak Timber Framing: Roof Framing
A short timber-framing
course led by Joe Thompson focussing on roof framing
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 15–16
Conservation of 20th-Century Buildings
Concrete repairs will
be covered in detail and there will be case studies on recent
conservation projects
Venue:
Birmingham City University
Contact:
BCU (see below)
May 18–21
Conservation of Historic Concrete
This course is intended for
architects, surveyors, engineers, contractors and conservators working
with significant structural or decorative concrete
Venue:
West Dean
College, West Sussex
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)