Historic buildings are irreplaceable links to our past, and conserving them demands a special blend of technical skill, sensitivity, and respect for original craft and materials. This program equips architects, engineers, and conservation professionals with the principles and practice of heritage building conservation, from assessment and diagnosis to repair and adaptive reuse.
As communities increasingly value and protect their built heritage, skilled conservation professionals are in steady, specialised demand. This course combines conservation philosophy with practical technical methods and introduces emerging trends in non-destructive assessment and sustainable heritage adaptation.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Understand conservation principles and philosophy
- Apply conservation charters and guidance
- Assess and document historic buildings
- Understand traditional materials and construction
- Diagnose decay and defects in historic fabric
- Apply non-destructive investigation methods
- Conserve masonry, stone, and brickwork
- Conserve timber and historic structures
- Address damp and environmental issues
- Apply appropriate repair techniques
- Apply structural strengthening sensitively
- Plan adaptive reuse of heritage buildings
- Improve energy performance sensitively
- Manage conservation projects and consents
- Apply heritage regulations and listing
- Apply emerging trends in non-destructive assessment
Course Outline
- Module 1: Conservation Principles & Philosophy
- Module 2: Conservation Charters & Guidance
- Module 3: Assessment & Documentation of Historic Buildings
- Module 4: Traditional Materials & Construction
- Module 5: Decay & Defect Diagnosis
- Module 6: Non-Destructive Investigation Methods
- Module 7: Masonry, Stone & Brickwork Conservation
- Module 8: Timber & Historic Structure Conservation
- Module 9: Damp & Environmental Issues
- Module 10: Repair Techniques
- Module 11: Sensitive Structural Strengthening
- Module 12: Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings
- Module 13: Sensitive Energy Performance Improvement
- Module 14: Conservation Project Management & Consents
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Non-Destructive Assessment & Sustainable Heritage
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for architects, structural and civil engineers, surveyors, and conservation professionals involved in the assessment, repair, and adaptive reuse of historic and heritage buildings.
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