Retrofit in Heritage Committee Events
Our past presentations can be found in the list below. These sessions are arranged by the Retrofit in Heritage Committee and feature special guests to present on a variety of topics.
To suggest an idea for a future presentation, either speak to the Committee members at the next meeting or email [email protected].
Past Presentations
Past Presentations in Detail
11 May 2023 17:00 - 18:00
This is the first of a series of webinars on “Vernacular Intelligence” co-organised by CIBSE Heritage Retrofit Group and CIBSE Intelligent Building Group. A key aim of this series is to explore the complexity of vernacular buildings and how it can help to develop ZERO Carbon and SUSTAINABLE solutions for the future.
The topic of this webinar is “Vernacular Intelligence: Natural materials for traditional buildings” The presenters panel include Dr Yangang Xing, Soki Rhee-Duverne and Dr Valentina Marincioni, the joint presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
- Dr Yangang Xing, Natural materials for traditional buildings – a brief overview
- Soki Rhee-Duverne, Assessing moisture risks: a case study of Bolsover
- Dr Valentina Marincioni, Condensation control: from principles to practices
21 August 2023
We were joined by the following speakers:
- Nigel Blades, National Trust
- Luke Smith, Managing Director, Build Test Solutions
- Hua Zhong, Associate Professor, Nottingham Trent University
- Shuangyu Wei, Research Assistant, Nottingham Trent University
16 March 2023
The following speakers shared their experience with PAS2038:
- Dr Peter Rickaby, Energy and Sustainability Consultant, Honorary Senior Research Fellow UCL
- Hannah Wooller, Founder and Creative Director, Matter of Place Architects
15 September 2022
with an introduction by Julie Godefroy, CIBSE Head of Sustainability, who outlined updates to the CIBSE Climate Action Plan, followed by guest speakers who provided insights into the first steps to be undertaken in the retrofit of heritage buildings.
19 October 2023
This webinar focussed on the principles of lighting traditional buildings and the following speakers shared their experience.
- Geraldine O’Farrell, Senior Building Services Engineer, Historic England
- Chris Dicks, Associate Director, CBG Consultants
- Simon Wallis-Smith, Director & Designer, Fritz Fryer Lighting
11 May 2023
This event explored natural insulation materials for traditional buildings and the following speakers shared their experience.
- Yangang Xing, Associate Professor, Nottingham Trent University
- Soki Rhee-Duverne, Researcher & Building Conservation Advisor, Historic England
- Valentina Marincioni, Lecturer in Building Physics, UCL
13 October 2022
We were joined by members of the committee, along with the following speakers:
- Andy Piper CEng MCIBSE, Technical Director at Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority
- Hannah Wooller, Managing Director, Hudson Architects
- Mark Butt, Head of Estates Capital Programme, University of Winchester