The Building Conservation Directory 2024

INTRODUCTION 4
CONTENTS 5
FOREWORD by David McDonald, Chair IHBC 6
CH1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 7
SELECTOR TABLE - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 8
3D SCANNING & MEASURED SURVEYS 10
ARCHAEOLOGISTS 10
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS 10
ARTICLE Listed buildings protection by Jonathan Taylor 11
ARCHITECTS 13
ENERGY & RETROFIT CONSULTANTS 21
PROJECT MANAGERS 21
ARTICLE Retrofit by Martina Pacifici 22
SURVEYORS 26
ARTICLE Safety netting by Eleni Makri 28
HERITAGE CONSULTANTS 31
PLANNING CONSULTANTS 35
NON-DESTRUCTIVE INVESTIGATIONS 35
HEALTH & SAFETY 35
MATERIALS ANALYSTS 35
QUANTITY SURVEYORS 36
ARTICLE Measuring moisture in masonry by Matthew Wellesley-Smith 37
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS 41
CH2 BUILDING CONTRACTORS 43
SELECTOR TABLE - BUILDING CONTRACTORS 44
ACCESS SPECIALISTS 45
ARTICLE Tales of the unexpected by Jonathan Deeming 46
BUILDING CONTRACTORS 49
TIMBER FRAME BUILDERS 62
CH3 STRUCTURE & FABRIC 63
3.1 SELECTOR TABLE - ROOFING 64
METAL SHEET ROOFING 66
ROOF DRAINAGE 66
ROOF LIGHTS 66
ROOFING CONTRACTORS 68
CLAY TILES & ROOF FEATURES 68
STEEPLEJACKS & LIGHTENING PROTECTION 68
SLATE & ROOFING SLATE 68
ARTICLE Preserving vernacular details by Ross Cameron and Jennifer Farquharson 69
3.2 SELECTOR TABLE - MASONRY 72
FLINTWORK 74
STONE 74
ARTICLE Terracotta by Devinder K Matharu 81
TERRACOTTA 84
STATUARY 84
SCULPTURE 86
BRONZE STATUARY 86
CAST STONE 87
BRICK SERVICES 87
BRICK SUPPLIERS 88
3.3 SELECTOR TABLE - METAL, WOOD & GLASS 89
WINDOWS & DOORS 91
TIMBER SUPPLIERS 93
ARTICLE Glass and head by Carlotta Cammelli 94
DECORATIVE & STAINED GLASS 97
METAL WINDOWS 99
WINDOW GLASS 100
SECONDARY GLAZING 100
STRUCTURAL GLASS 101
DOOR & WINDOW FITTINGS 101
METALWORK 102
3.4 SELECTOR TABLE - EXTERNAL WORKS 104
ARTICLE Green infrastructure and the urban historic environment by Jenifer White 105
CLOCKS 109
CONSERVATORIES & GLASSHOUSES 109
ECOLOGISTS 109
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 109
3.5 SELECTOR TABLE - GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS 109
CONSERVATION SUPPLIES & BUILDING MATERIALS 110
CH4 SERVICES & TREATMENTS 111
4.1 SELECTOR TABLE - PROTECTION & REMEDIAL SERVICES 112
PAINTS & FINISHES 114
PAINT REMOVAL 114
ARTICLE Developments in laser cleaning by Martin Cooper 115
MASONRY CLEANING 120
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS & STABILISATION 123
STRUCTURAL TIMBER TESTING 123
MORTARS & RENDERS 123
COB & EARTH 124
PAINT TOXICOLOGY 124
ARTICLE Damp Towers an overview by Liz Laycock and Maria-Elena Calderon 125
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 129
DAMP & TIMBER DECAY 129
4.2 SELECTOR TABLE - HEATING& LIGHTING SERVICES 130
FIRE PROTECTION 130
HEATING 131
BUILDING SERVICES 130
AUDIO VISUAL 132
LIGHTING 132
LIGHTING DESIGN 132
CH5 INTERIORS 133
SELECTOR TABLE - INTERIORS 134
INTERIORS CONSULTANTS & CONSERVATORS 136
FINE ART CONSERVATORS 138
ARTICLE Wall and ceiling paintings by Polly Westlake 139
WALL PAINTING CONSERVATORS 143
PAINTERS & DECORATORS 144
PAINT RESEARCH 145
MOSAICS 146
TILES 146
TEXTILES & UPHOLSTERY 146
ANTIQUE & FURNITURE RESTORERS 148
GILDERS 148
WOOD CARVERS 148
FINE JOINERY 148
WALLPAPERS 148
PLASTERWORK 149
TIMBER FLOORING 152
CH6 USEFUL INFORMATION 153
ARTICLE Apprenticeships by Graham Lee 154
CPD 156
COURSES & TRAINING 157
COURSE LISTINGS 158
PUBLICATIONS 161
USEFUL CONTACTS 162
INDICES 167
SPECIALIST INDEX 167
SUBJECT INDEX 170

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