Global Building Conservation Conference 2024
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Overview
The RICS Global Building Conservation Conference successfully concluded its virtual event on September 25th, gathering nearly 200 esteemed delegates from across the globe. This prestigious international summit highlighted the future of heritage preservation, showcasing innovative strategies to safeguard global sites for posterity.
Mark your calendars for the next event scheduled for 2025! Stay tuned for updates on our future events!
To register your interest, please contact us at training@rics.org.
Take the opportunity to have your say on what we should cover in 2025, by contacting Martha Stutchbury, our Product Specialist to discuss your suggestions: mstutchbury@rics.org
Overview of 2024 conference
Sessions explored the impacts of disasters, both natural and man-made, on heritage, along with climate protection, post-conflict restoration, and repurposing disused buildings. Global experts illuminated their groundbreaking work, sharing challenges, lessons, and remarkable achievements. Participants enriched their practices through insightful case studies, fostering a valuable knowledge exchange across regions and materials.
Key Speakers
- Keynote speaker: Dr Robyn Pender, Director, Whethergauge Limited
- Addison Yick, Architectural Conservationist, Tai Kwun, discussing the regeneration of the former central police station in Hong Kong.
- Salma Samar Damluji, Trustee, Earth Architecture Lab, Daw'an Architecture Foundation
- Professor John Edwards, Director, Edwards Hart
- Tim Hedley-Jones, Executive Director, Railway Heritage Trust
- Amra Hadžimuhamedović, Director, Centre for Cultural Heritage, International Forum Bosnia
- David Humphreys FRICS, Group Director, ACP, and Chair of the RICS Building Conservation Working Group
- Gary Jebb, Director of Place, University of Edinburgh
- Dorothy Krotzer, Director, Building Conservation Associates
- Ken Lustbader, Co Director, NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project; Former Lead Consultant for the Lower Manhattan Emergency Preservation Fund
- Simon Musasizi, Heritage Trust Programme Manager at the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda
- Claudio Sangiorgi MRICS, President, Collegio degli Ingegneri e Architetti di Milano
- Christian Stone, Lead Materials Scientist, Concrete Preservation Technologies LTD
- Aishwarya Tipnis, Founder, Aishwarya Tipnis Architects
- Simeon Wilkie, Associate Scientist, J. Paul Getty Trust, discussing case-studies from their recent paper on French, American and UK case studies on concrete patch repair
- Kevin Wohlgemuth, Associate Conservator, Building Conservation Associates
Chaired by:
- Duncan Philips FRICS, Historic Buildings Advisor, Listed Building Surveys and Professor of Architectural Conservation, Centre for Building Conservation Studies
Key topics
- Working with local and earth materials to preserve the integrity of heritage sites after periods of conflict and neglect – with case studies from Yemen and Bosnia.
- The unique challenges that climate change presents for protected buildings – with case studies from Italy and Uganda.
- How to successfully repurpose and retrofit heritage buildings after disuse – with case studies from Hong Kong and Scotland.
- The specific considerations involved with preserving railway infrastructure maximising its utility – with a case study from the Railway Heritage Trust in the UK and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India.
- Working with concrete and the evolution of mass concrete structures – with case studies from Ireland and the USA.
- The role of building conservation in protecting and preserving the memory of significant sites, with insights from the Lower Manhattan Emergency Preservation Fund created after 9/11.
Published date: 18 September 2024
Testimonials from 2024 delegates
“What a day it has been with the 2nd Annual RICS Global Building Conservation Conference. It has been such a fantastic day of amazing speakers from across the world sharing their experiences and case studies of extraordinary projects. Incredible range of topics and an incredible link-up of speakers”
“What a brilliant day it was. The sessions included an eye opening selection of speakers from around the world-expanding my conservation horizon wider than my little corner of the UK. Interestingly, all talks touched on the differing understanding and subjectivity of conservation and assessment of significance, wich for me highlights the need for continued education and discussion about history and heritage to ensure the value isn’t lost. ”
Sponsors
Concrete Preservation Technologies
Concrete Preservation Technologies (CPT) specialise in designing and manufacturing advanced corrosion control solutions for reinforced concrete structures and masonry-encased steel-framed buildings. The dedicated testing and surveying division (CPT Surveys), provides a comprehensive and meaningful reporting service, identifying the root cause of building deterioration and subsequently solutions to halt and prevent further corrosion. The services of CPT’s qualified and highly experienced Corrosion Engineers have been engaged to protect and preserve many historic structures including those that have been Listed.
