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The Building Conservation Directory 2025

INTRODUCTION 4
CONTENTS 5
FOREWORD by Bénédicte de Montlaur, President and CEO, World Monuments Fund 6
CH1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 7
SELECTOR TABLE - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 8
3D SCANNING & MEASURED SURVEYS 10
ARCHAEOLOGISTS 10
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS 10
ARTICLE - Geospatial Surveys by Andy Beardsley 11
ARCHITECTS 15
ARTICLE - Listed Buildings Protection by Jonathan Taylor 24
PLANNING CONSULTANTS 26
HERITAGE CONSULTANTS 26
ENERGY & RETROFIT CONSULTANTS 30
ARTICLE - EPCs and Historic Buildings by Simon Lock 31
MATERIALS ANALYSTS 34
PROJECT MANAGERS 34
NON-DESTRUCTIVE INVESTIGATIONS 34
HEALTH & SAFETY 34
SURVEYORS 35
ARTICLE - The Digital Frontier by Ingval Maxwell 37
QUANTITY SURVEYORS 40
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS 41
CH2 BUILDING CONTRACTORS 43
SELECTOR TABLE - BUILDING CONTRACTORS 44
ACCESS SPECIALISTS 45
ARTICLE - PV Fire Risks and Heritage Buildings by Jim Glockling 46
BUILDING CONTRACTORS 49
TIMBER FRAME BUILDERS 64
ARTICLE - The Preservation of Memory by Matthew Amis 65
CH3 STRUCTURE & FABRIC 69
3.1 SELECTOR TABLE - ROOFING 70
METAL SHEET ROOFING 72
ROOFLIGHTS 72
ARTICLE - Victorian Iron and Glass Roofsby Jonathan Taylor and Faye Davies 74
CLAY TILES & ROOF FEATURES 77
SLATE & ROOFING SLATE 77
ROOFING CONTRACTORS 78
ROOFING DRAINAGE 79
3.2 SELECTOR TABLE - MASONRY 80
BRICK SERVICES 81
BRICK SUPPLIERS 82
TERRACOTTA 84
FLINTWORK 86
STATUARY 86
ARTICLE - Masonry and Climate Change by Camilla Finlay 87
SCULPTURE 90
STONE 90
3.3 SELECTOR TABLE - METAL, WOOD & GLASS 96
WINDOW GLASS 98
ARTICLE - Light Protection by Léonie Seliger 99
DECORATIVE & STAINED GLASS 103
SOLAR CONTROL & BLINDS 105
STRUCTURAL GLASS 105
ARTICLE - Draught-Proofing in Historic Buildings by Tom Coles and Dan Raymond Barker 106
SECONDARY GLAZING 109
WINDOWS & DOORS 109
METAL WINDOWS 111
TIMBER SUPPLIERS 112
DOOR & WINDOW FITTINGS 113
METALWORK 113
BRONZE STATUARY 115
ARTICLE - Lessons from Vienna by Philip Black and Rachel Kerr 116
3.4 SELECTOR TABLE - EXTERNAL WORKS 120
CLOCKS 121
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 121
ECOLOGISTS 121
CONSERVATORIES & GLASSHOUSES 121
ARTICLE - Swallows, Swifts and House Martins by Dick Newell 122
3.5 SELECTOR TABLE - GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS 124
CONSERVATION SUPPLIES & BUILDING MATERIALS 124
CH4 SERVICES & TREATMENTS 125
4.1 SELECTOR TABLE - PROTECTION & REMEDIAL SERVICES 126
ARTICLE - Old Buildings, New Graffiti by Jamie Fairchild 128
MASONRY CLEANING 131
PAINT REMOVAL 134
PAINT TOXICOLOGY 134
COB & EARTH 134
MORTARS & RENDERS 134
PAINTS & FINISHES 136
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS & STABILISATION 136
STRUCTURAL TIMBER TESTING 137
ARTICLE - Damp, Condensation and Mould by John Edwards 138
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 141
DAMP & TIMBER DECAY 141
4.2 SELECTOR TABLE - HEATING & LIGHTING SERVICES 142
BUILDING SERVICES 142
LIGHTING 143
LIGHTING DESIGN 143
AUDIO VISUAL 144
HEATING 144
FIRE PROTECTION 144
CH5 INTERIORS 145
SELECTOR TABLE - INTERIORS 146
ARTICLE - Fire Doors That Fit by Robin Russell 148
WALL PAINTING CONSERVATORS 150
INTERIORS CONSULTANTS & CONSERVATORS 150
PAINTERS & DECORATORS 152
PAINT RESEARCH 153
WALLPAPERS 154
TEXTILES & UPHOLSTERY 154
FINE JOINERY 156
ANTIQUE & FURNITURE RESTORERS 156
WOOD CARVERS 156
ARTICLE - Pipe Organs and The Building Environment by Tobit Curteis and William McVicker 157
FINE ART CONSERVATORS 162
TIMBER FLOORING 163
GILDERS 164
MOSAICS 164
PLASTERWORK 165
CH6 USEFUL INFORMATION 169
ARTICLE - The World Monuments Fund 170
CPD 173
COURSES & TRAINING 173
COURSE LISTINGS 174
PUBLICATIONS 177
USEFUL CONTACTS 178
SPECIALISTS INDEX 183
SUBJECT INDEX 186

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