Workshop: heritage buildings – impacts of damp & moisture

05 October 2017

Cardiff

As our climate changes, the effects of damp and moisture on heritage buildings are becoming increasingly important. This workshop explored the exchange of information between heritage building professionals and the research community by considering the latest evidence on, for example:

• the impacts of rainwater penetration
• whether changes in rainfall patterns may be pushing historic buildings materials and methods beyond their ability to cope
• the impact of changing damp and moisture levels on health and wellbeing.

Working with CADW, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, we aim to ensure that findings from current research are shared across the sector, and that ideas and collaborations for future research are developed.

Ewan Hyslop

Climate change in Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland

Iain McCaig

Investigating the effects of internal wall insulation on moisture in solid brick walls

Building Conservation and Research Team, Historic England

Scott Orr, Lucie Fusade & Prof. Heather Viles

Driving rain: predicting future trends and developing new pointing mortar

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University of Oxford

Oriel Prizeman, Christopher Whitman & Max Lacey-Barnacle

Correlating maintenance, energy efficiency and fuel poverty for traditional buildings in the UK

Find out more about the Correlating maintenance, energy efficiency and fuel poverty for traditional buildings in the UK project.

Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

Dr Maureen Young

Stone decay, water ingress and conservation at Skelmorlie Aisle, UK

Historic Environment Scotland