ABOUT Our Summer School provides a thorough introduction to building conservation, traditional building materials and skills. The week long course is taught through a combination of talks, workshops, field trips and hands-on activities. Delegates are introduced to building materials such as stone, lime and metal through both practical and theoretical sessions to understand how they work together to create the buildings which surround us, and are provided with the knowledge of how they should be treated to ensure they continue to last for generations to come. Lectures are given by our conservation staff at Historic Environment Scotland with a selection of guest lecturers also making appearances throughout the week. PROGRAMME DAY 1 Introduction to Conservation DAY 2 Traditional Skills and Materials DAY 3 Building Lime and Vernacular DAY 4 Digital Survey and Project Management DAY 5 Climate Change and Fire Prevention TICKETS Prices include lunch and transfers throughout the day. To buy tickets please visit: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/conservation WEEK DAY Adult 450 100 HS Member 405 90 Student 225 50 CONTACT Web www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/conservation Email technicaleducation@hes.scot Phone 0131 668 8683
DAY 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION Monday 6th June 2016 A full introduction to the principles of current conservation practice. Hear from Dawn McDowell, Deputy Head of Designations, on the statutory designations of listed buildings and what factors go into the determining of significance. Roger Curtis, Technical Research Manager, delves further into the considerations of current building conservationists, covering ethics, principles and practice, and also introducing us to the traditional materials and skills which make up the historic built environment in Scotland. In the afternoon, Ewan Hyslop, Head of Technical Research & Science, introduces us to stone, one of the most widely used Scottish traditional material and explains their decay and repair mechanisms, and why understanding the scientific make up of stone is important in conservation. At the end of the day we will pay a rare visit to a local working quarry to see the processes of stone extraction and selection of Scottish sandstone. 9.00 REGISTRATION 9.15 Welcome Dorothy Hoskins, Outreach and Education Manager, HES 9.30 Assessing Significance in the Historic Environment Dawn McDowell, Deputy Head of Designations (Listing), HES 10.15 COFFEE 10.30 Introduction to Conservation: Ethics, Principles and Practice 11.15 Traditional Building Materials and Skills: An Introduction 12.00 LUNCH 12.45 Building Stone in Scotland: Diversity, History and Current Issues Ewan Hyslop, Head of Technical Research and Science, HES 13.30 Saving our Stones: Building Stone Decay and Repair Ewan Hyslop, Head of Technical Research and Science, HES 14.15 COFFEE 14.20 Site visit: Tradstocks Quarry Peter Stewart, Tradsticks Scottish Stone 19.00 Stirling Castle Walking Tour Tradstocks Stirling Castle
DAY 2: TRADITIONAL SKILLS AND MATERIALS Tuesday 7th June 2016 Try your hand at the traditional skills of stone masonry, joinery, slating, lead work and brick work. Get a feel for these skills in a morning workshop led by the expert trades men who look after the Monuments in the care of Scottish Ministers. The afternoon examines the properties and good practice repair and maintenance techniques of these materials, with topics covering timber, brick, slate and lead, taken by Senior Technical Officer and brick expert, Moses Jenkins, and Colin Tennant, Head of Technical Education and Training. There will also be a guest lecture from Steve Wood from David Narro Architects on structural engineering in traditional buildings. 9.00 REGISTRATION 9.15 Traditional Skills Practical Workshops Stone masonry, leadwork, joinery, brickwork, slating 12.30 LUNCH 13.30 Repair and Maintenance of Traditional Brick 14.10 The Use of Timber in Traditional Buildings 14.45 COFFEE 14.55 Identification and Repair of Slated Roofs in Scotland Colin Tennant, Head of Technical Education and Training, HES 15.35 Structural Engineering in Traditional Buildings Steve Wood, David Narro Architects 16.20 COFFEE 16.30 The Use of Lead in Traditional Buildings 19.00 Evening Event TBC Kerse Road
DAY 3: BUILDING LIME AND VERNACULAR Wednesday 8th June 2016 A full introduction to lime, from understanding the properties and uses of the material historically and today, to a practical demonstration of how lime is made and prepared for building work. The afternoon focuses on vernacular or locally sourced building materials and traditions, with Scottish vernacular expert and Head of Projects, Chris McGregor, giving an insight into this diverse subject area. This is followed by Senior Technical Officer, Jessica Snow, delving into the intricacies of building with thatch in Scotland. We will finish off the day with a site visit of Culross Village, one of the most complete examples of a 17th and 18th century Scottish Burgh. Led by Brian Wilkinson of the National Trust for Scotland, he will give an insight into the conservation of the village and talk about a major conservation project currently underway at Bennet House. 9.00 REGISTRATION 9.15 Introduction to Lime Charles Jones, Training Manager, HES 10.00 Lime in Practice: Filling and Firing and Lime Kiln Charles Jones, Training Manager, HES 11.00 Lime in Practice: Slaking and Mixing Charles Jones, Training Manager, HES 11.45 LUNCH 12.30 Vernacular Buildings Chris McGregor, Head of Projects, HES 13.10 Thatched Buildings in Scotland Jessica Hunissett-Snow, Senior Technical Officer, HES 13.50 COFFEE 14.00 Site visit: Culross Village Brian Wilkinson, National Trust for Scotland Kerse Road Kerse Road Culross Village
DAY 4: DIGITAL SURVEY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT Thursday 9th June 2016 Find out about new technologies used in conservation work today, starting with a talk from Conservation Scientist, Maureen Young, on noninvasive investigation techniques such as thermal imaging which are integral to informing work to historic buildings. This is followed by James Hepher from the Digital Documentation Team who will be talking about the recently completed international project known as The Scottish Ten. Find out about the beauty of digital scanning and hear about the recent scanning of the Forth Bridge, now designated as a UNESCO world heritage site, which the Team has been working on in partnership with the Design Studio at the Glasgow School of Art. The morning concludes with a talk on project management from Peter Buchanan who has been managing the HES Engine Shed project, Scotland s new building conservation centre, which has converted and restored a 20th century building formerly used by the Ministry of Defence. See works in action, and get a sneak peak of the centre in the afternoon with a visit to the Engine Shed site. 9.00 REGISTRATION 9.15 Look but Don t Touch: Non-Invasive Investigation Techniques Maureen Young, Conservation Scientist, HES 10.15 Digital Surveying Techniques James Hepher, Surveyor / Spacial Analyst, HES 11.15 COFFEE 11.30 Industrial Heritage Miles Oglethorpe, Head of Industrial Heritage, HES 12.15 The Development of the Iron Industry in Scotland Ali Davey, Project Manager (Traditional Skills and Materials), HES 13.00 LUNCH 14.00 Project Management Peter Buchanan, Project Manager, HES 14.45 Site visit: Engine Shed Dorothy Hoskins, Outreach and Education Manager, HES 19.00 Presentation of Certificates and Careers Night David Mitchell, Acting Chief Executive of Historic Environment Scotland Stirling Uni Halls
DAY 5: CLIMATE CHANGE AND FIRE PREVENTION Friday 10th June 2016 Climate change is having a huge consequences on the world around us and we are starting to notice these effects upon our historic built environment. Hear from Climate Change Manager, Mairi Davies on these projected effects and what we are doing to mitigate risk and adapt to a changing climate. Carbon Manager, Scott Brady, gives us an overview of the different micro-renewable technologies available and discusses how these can be appropriately incorporated into our historic environment. Moses Jenkins, Senior Technical Officer, then shares his knowledge on fabric improvements for traditional buildings to improve energy efficient, drawing on the extensive scientific research undertaken over recent years by the technical research teams. The afternoon then delves into the topical subject of fire prevention in historic buildings with a visit to the iconic Glasgow School of Art by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Delegates will learn about the devastating fire of 2014 and understand how the plans for the very careful and thorough restoration and repair are being undertaken. 9.00 REGISTRATION 9.15 Climate Change and the Historic Environment Mairi Davies, Climate Change Manager, HES 10.00 Energy Use and Micro-renewables in Traditional Buildings Scott Brady, Carbon Manager, HES 10.45 LUNCH 11.00 Fabric Improvements for Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings 11.45 Fire Prevention in Historic Buildings 12.30 LUNCH 13.15 Site visit: Glasgow School of Art Ranald MacInnes, Head of Special Projects, HES Liz Davidson, Glasgow School of Art GSA