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Level 7 – Historic Building Conservation

A thorough understanding of building conservation is essential for those working within the heritage sector. This qualification provides individuals with the opportunity to learn from experience and avoid making basic mistakes.

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Level 3 – Building Pathology

Historic building materials are inherently porous and can become damaged very quickly if ignored. This qualification provides the essential background to why defects occur and what you should do next.

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Level 3 – Assessment of Moisture in Traditional Buildings

This qualification provides those who do any type of building survey or inspection with the knowledge that they need to be able competently and professionally assess the significance of moisture in any traditional building.

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Historic Building Surveys - Masterclass

A Masterclass on doing historic building surveys. This course is intended for qualified professionals who are already familiar with doing routine building surveys.

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Historic Building Surveys - Intermediate Level

This course is intended those with professional qualifications but limited experience of doing surveys of historic buildings.

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Cement or lime? The history and use of these materials in building conservation

Considerable damage can be caused to historic buildings through the inappropriate use of cement mortars and renders and also from hydraulic lime mixes. There is often an equal misunderstanding of how and when to use limes and of the different types of lime mixes that are available.

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Implications of the RICS Home Survey Standard on Traditional Building Surveys

This is an essential course for anyone who does pre-purchase surveys of traditional and Listed Buildings

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Old House Repair Course

This course is for those who are interested in the appropriate repair and maintenance of any traditional house - homeowners, contractors, Building Surveyors and Architects

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Introduction to historic building pathology

Everything you need to know to get started

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Historic building construction

Understanding the differences in historic construction techniques

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English Architectural History

An illustrated chronology of English architecture

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Analysing historic buildings

What to really look for when you look at a historic building.

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Professional practice

Aimed at early career professionals - instilling best practice from the start

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Assessment of moisture

Helping you make sense of moisture in buildings and whether it is a problem or not

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Conservation, economics and finance

Some buildings are harder to deal with than others and require considerable thought and compromise

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Building recording

An introduction the options available for using technology to record a building

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Conservation Law and Planning

Talking you through the rules of what to do, and not do

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Laboratory testing and analysis

Options for laboratory tests that can help understand a historic building

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Introduction to assessment of structural damage in historic buildings

Are all cracks and sloping floors important? This course will help you find out...

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Old house maintenance - for homeowners

This course is specifically for homeowners and is packed with sensible, practical advice on how to look after your old house and avoiding being ripped off by unscrupulous contractors.

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Architectural and conservation philosophy

Why do we do what we do?

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Introduction to international heritage issues

Putting heritage into the context of the global community

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Conservation ethics

Some buildings are not what they might appear to be. What should you do..?

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Preservation or restoration?

Where is the balance between preserving our heritage or reversing the passage of time?

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Design issues within a conservation context

What should you consider when altering a historic building

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Adaptive Re-use of old buildings

When a building no longer serves its original purpose, what do you do with it?

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Practical conservation skills

What are the basic practical skills required to successfully maintain an old building?

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Remedial repairs to old buildings

Learn from the mistakes of the past. There are right and wrong ways of doing a repair.

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Risk management – fire, flood and environmental management

Prevention and cure of major disasters

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Digital heritage conservation for future generations

Using digital technology to capture buildings for future generations to learn from and enjoy

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A guide to applying for Listed Building Consent

Advice on the strategy that can be used when applying for Listed Building Consent

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Earth building

You can't get more basic than literally building from the ground you stand on

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Selling a Listed Building – top tips for estate agents

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Assessment of the significance of historic building fabric

Some parts of buildings are more important than others

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How to write a good Heritage Statement

What to put in, and what not to leave out..!

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Unauthorised Alterations and Enforcement Action

What happens when you don't follow the rules..

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