Conserving your Dublin Period House 2021 online talks

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Online, Tuesday 9th March - Tuesday 25th May

Twelve one hour online talks providing an introduction to the history and significance and care and conservation of Dublin's period houses.

About this Event

CONSERVING YOUR DUBLIN PERIOD HOUSE 2021

The Irish Georgian Society and Dublin City Council have assembled a team of conservation experts to present a series of talks on the history and significance of Dublin’s period houses and practical advice on their conservation.

Attendance at the talks will greatly benefit owners of all periods and types of houses, from the modest Edwardian artisan dwelling to the substantial red-bricks of the Victorian suburbs and the fine townhouses of our Georgian city squares, providing an ‘A to Z’ for their care and conservation.

The talks will be of particular interest to owners of houses listed as Protected Structures or located within Architectural Conservation Areas. These talks will also benefit building professionals and practitioners and are approved for CPD by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, Engineers Ireland, the Irish Planning Institute and the Heritage Contractors.

It is possible to book talks individually ( €15 each) or book for the whole course for a discounted rate (€125).

Lecture subscribers will be sent a Zoom link to the pre-recorded lecture at 1pm each Tuesday, which is available to watch for seven days from issue. After seven days the talk link will expire and cannot be reissued.

CONSERVING YOUR DUBLIN PERIOD HOUSE PROGRAMME

  • Tuesday 9th March : Dublin’s Domestic Architecture: its historic stylistic evolution by Charles Duggan, Heritage Officer, Dublin City Council
  • Tuesday 16th March : Protected Structure Policy and Legislation by Jacqui Donnelly, Senior Architect, Built Heritage Policy, Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage
  • Tuesday 23rd March : Maintenance and Controlling Damp in your Period House by Frank Keohane, Chartered Building Surveyor accredited in Building Conservation & author of Irish Period Houses: a conservation guidance manual
  • Tuesday 30th March : Sensitively Extending your Protected Structure by Mary McDonald, Architectural Conservation Officer, Dublin City Council
  • Tuesday 6th April : Historic Windows: their history, significance and conservation by Dr Nessa Roche, Senior Architectural Advisor, Built Heritage Advisory Unit,Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, author of the Department’s Advice Series:A Guide to the Repair of Historic Windows
  • Tuesday 13th April : History and Conservation of Bricks by Susan Roundtree, conservation architect & co-author of Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Bricks
  • Tuesday 20th April : Historic Ironwork: its history, significance and conservation by Ali Davey, Historic Environment Scotland & author of the Department’s Advice Series: The Repair of Wrought and Cast Ironwork
  • Tuesday 27th April : The Importance of Using Lime & Historic Pointing Techniques in Dublin by Grainne Shaffrey, Principal, Shaffrey Architects, Grade I RIAI Conservation Practice and co-author of the Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Brick
  • Tuesday 4th May : Energy Performance in Protected Structures: planning implications and grants by Carl Raftery Executive Architectural Conservation Officer & Sarah Jane Halpin, Assistant Architectural Conservation Officer, Dublin City Council
  • Tuesday 11th May : Taking Care of your Period House’s Roof, Chimneys and Parapets by Lisa Edden, Associate Director at Cora Consulting Engineers & co-author of the Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Roofs
  • Tuesday 18th May : Historic Doors & Staircases: their history and conservation Peter Clarke, retired lecturer, Technological University Dublin
  • Tuesday 25th May : Historic Decorative Plasterwork: its history, significance and conservation by Andrew Smith, consultant decorative plasterwork conservator

Date:
Tuesday 9th March - Tuesday 25th May
Time:
1.00pm
Price:
€15-€125

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