Detail of damaged plasterwork ceiling moulding.
Damaged plasterwork at Morecambe Winter Gardens Lancashire. © Historic England Archive View image record DP234048
Damaged plasterwork at Morecambe Winter Gardens Lancashire. © Historic England Archive View image record DP234048

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.

Upcoming webinars

STBA paper: Moisture properties of insulation materials and their applicability to traditional construction

16 September

This webinar introduces an STBA (Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance) paper, authored by UCL and funded jointly by HE, HES and CADW, in partnership with NI-DfC. The project panel will discuss key concepts and their relevance to the retrofit of traditional construction.

The paper introduces moisture-related characteristics of insulation systems, examining main considerations, interactions between different materials and their applicability to the retrofit of traditionally constructed buildings. It defines technical terminology and provides an overview of key concepts, practical guidance, and current knowledge gaps. It outlines how heat and moisture move through insulated fabric and why relying on a single material property when specifying systems can be misleading.

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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.

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