The Building Conservation Directory 2023

INTRODUCTION 4
CONTENTS 5
FOREWORD by Clara Arokiasamy, ICOMOS-UK 6
The Building Conservation Directory at 30 by Jessica Tooze 7
CH1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 9
SELECTOR TABLE: PROFESSIONALS 10
3D SCANNING & MEASURED SURVEYS 12
ARCHAEOLOGISTS 12
ARTICLE Reinstatement of missing features by Eva Palacios 13
ARCHITECTS 16
ARTICLE Listed buildings by Jonathan Taylor 26
PROJECT MANAGERS 28
HERITAGE CONSULTANTS 28
ARTICLE Building performance evaluation by Caroline Rye and Cameron Scott 34
ENERGY & RETROFIT CONSULTANTS 38
NON-DESTRUCTIVE INVESTIGATIONS 38
PLANNING CONSULTANTS 38
SURVEYORS 39
MATERIALS ANALYSTS 41
ARTICLE BIM and the digital revolution by Katie Steele 42
QUANTITY SURVEYORS 45
HEALTH & SAFETY 45
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS 46
CH2 BUILDING CONTRACTORS 49
SELECTOR TABLE: CONTRACTORS 50
ACCESS SPECIALISTS 51
ARTICLE Towards a sustainable future for old buildings by Richard Griffiths 53
BUILDING CONTRACTORS 57
TIMBER FRAME BUILDERS 74
CH3 STRUCTURE & FABRIC 75
3.1 SELECTOR TABLE: ROOFING 76
ROOF LIGHTS 77
ROOF DRAINAGE 79
CLAY TILES & ROOF FEATURES 79
METAL SHEET ROOFING 80
SLATE & ROOFING SLATE 80
STEEPLEJACKS & LIGHTNING PROTECTION 80
ROOFING CONTRACTORS 80
3.2 SELECTOR TABLE: MASONRY 82
BRONZE STATUARY 83
STATUARY 83
SCULPTURE 84
ARTICLE Iron cramps by Lee Bilson 85
STONE 88
BRICK SUPPLIERS 94
ARTICLE Copings and cappings on free-standing brick walls by Gerard Lynch 97
BRICK SERVICES 101
TERRACOTTA 102
FLINTWORK 102
3.3 SELECTOR TABLE: METAL, WOOD & GLASS 104
ARTICLE Timber windows: conservation and thermal improvement by Jonathan Taylor 106
DOOR & WINDOW FITTINGS 108
WINDOW GLASS 108
WINDOWS & DOORS 109
TIMBER SUPPLIERS 112
DECORATIVE & STAINED GLASS 112
STRUCTURAL GLASS 114
SECONDARY GLAZING 114
METAL WINDOWS 114
METALWORK 115
ARTICLE Equal access in the historic built environment by Jessica Tooze 119
3.4 SELECTOR TABLE: EXTERNAL WORKS 121
STREET FURNITURE 122
CONSERVATORIES & GLASSHOUSES 122
ECOLOGISTS 122
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 122
CLOCKS 123
3.5 SELECTOR TABLE: GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS 123
CONSERVATION SUPPLIES & BUILDING MATERIALS 124
CH4 SERVICES & TREATMENT 125
4.1 SELECTOR TABLE: PROTECTION & REMEDIAL TREATMENT 126
ARTICLE Repairs to lime renders by David Sleight 128
MORTARS & RENDERS 131
COB & EARTH 132
PAINTS & FINISHES 133
POINTING 134
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS & STABILISATION 134
STRUCTURAL TIMBER TESTING 134
ARTICLE Stop the rot by Peter Barrett 135
DAMP & TIMBER DECAY 139
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 139
MASONRY CLEANING 140
PAINT REMOVAL 143
PAINT TOXICOLOGY 143
4.2 SELECTOR TABLE: HEATING & LIGHTING SERVICES 144
FIRE PROTECTION 144
BUILDING SERVICES 144
HEATING 145
LIGHTING 146
LIGHTING DESIGN 146
CH5 INTERIORS 147
SELECTOR TABLE: INTERIORS 148
ARTICLE Restoring Rochdale Town Hall’s interiors by Emma Birkett 150
INTERIORS CONSULTANTS & CONSERVATORS 154
FINE ART CONSERVATORS 156
PAINT RESEARCH 157
ARTICLE Victorian decorative tiles by Jonathan Taylor 158
MOSAICS 162
TILES 162
TEXTILES & UPHOLSTERY 162
WALL PAINTING CONSERVATORS 164
WALLPAPERS 164
PAINTERS & DECORATORS 165
WOOD CARVERS 166
GILDERS 166
ANTIQUE & FURNITURE RESTORERS 166
FINE JOINERY 166
TIMBER FLOORING 167
PLASTERWORK 167
CH6 USEFUL INFORMATION 171
Pub heritage by Paul Ainsworth 172
COURSES & TRAINING 176
COURSE LISTINGS 177
PUBLICATIONS 180
USEFUL CONTACTS 181
INDICES 186
SPECIALISTS INDEX 186
SUBJECT INDEX 190

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