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SUMMARY:Understanding Your Old Building
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p><strong
 >Access to pre-recorded presentations: </strong>fr
 om 5 October until 31 December 2026<br />\n <stron
 g>Live online Q&A session with the course tutors: 
 </strong>Saturday 14 November 2026\, 12.30 - 2pm (
 GMT)</p>\n \n <p><strong>This online course has no
 w started and is full. Bookings are closed. <br />
 \n Please add you name to the waiting list to find
  out when we will be offering the course again. </
 strong></p>\n \n <p>Join us for an introduction to
  the care and maintenance of period properties\, i
 deal for homeowners<strong> </strong>and tenants o
 f old buildings.</p>\n \n <p>This modular\, self-p
 aced online course features six pre-recorded prese
 ntations and a live Q&A session. It introduces the
  SPAB conservation approach and offers guidance on
  how best to tackle common problems and maintain t
 he character and value of your home. </p>\n \n <p>
 If you live in or look after a period property\, o
 r are a professional who needs to brief their clie
 nts on understanding their old building\, this cou
 rse is ideal for you. The SPAB is an IHBC-recognis
 ed CPD provider and certificates of attendance are
  available on request.</p>\n \n <p>We are presenti
 ng this course in-person on 13 June 2026 at La Soc
 iété Jersiaise\, St Helier\, Jersey. <a href="http
 s://www.spab.org.uk/whats-on/understanding-your-ol
 d-building-2" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_b
 lank">Find out more here.</a></p>\n \n <h3>Topics 
 we will cover</h3>\n \n <p>•    <strong>An Introdu
 ction to Old Buildings and Conservation</strong>: 
 putting ideas into practice<br />\n •    <strong>C
 onstruction and Performance</strong>: understandin
 g why old buildings are different <br />\n •   <st
 rong> Introduction to Lime</strong>: a beginner’s 
 guide <br />\n •   <strong> Maintenance Matters</s
 trong>: the importance of the routine care of buil
 dings <br />\n •    <strong>Understanding the Lega
 l Framework and Working with Professionals </stron
 g><br />\n •   <strong> Energy Efficiency</strong>
 : upgrading old buildings without compromising cha
 racter and integrity </p>\n \n <p>"All the key top
 ics and important points were covered\, and the us
 e of example photographs and diagrams was very use
 ful. The tutor's style and practical knowledge wer
 e also useful." - course participant. </p>\n \n <h
 3>How the course works</h3>\n \n <p>The course inc
 ludes six pre-recorded lectures followed by a <str
 ong>live online Q&A session</strong> <strong>on Sa
 turday 14 November 2026\, 12.30-2pm (GMT).</strong
 ></p>\n \n <p>You will receive access to the pre-r
 ecorded lectures via email from 5 October and can 
 watch them at your own pace until 31 December.  </
 p>\n \n <p>We recommend watching as many as you ca
 n before the live online Q&A session. You’ll recei
 ve joining instructions a few days before the Q&A 
 and the session will be recorded for those unable 
 to attend. </p>\n \n <h3>Tutors</h3>\n \n <p>The c
 ourse is presented by James Innerdale and Libby Wa
 tts. James is an accredited architect\, historic b
 uildings consultant and SPAB Technical Adviser. Li
 bby is a RIBA Specialist Conservation Architect\, 
 director of Liberty Rose Architects and SPAB Educa
 tion and Training Guardian.</p>\n \n <h3>IT requir
 ements</h3>\n \n <p>You will need a laptop\, phone
  or other device connected to the internet. </p>\n
  \n <h3>Accessibility</h3>\n \n <p>Anything we can
  do to make this course more accessible for you? P
 lease email <a href="mailto:education@spab.org.uk"
 >education@spab.org.uk</a>.</p>\n \n <p><a href="h
 ttps://www.spab.org.uk/content/terms-conditions-sp
 ab-events-and-courses" rel="noreferrer noopener" t
 arget="_blank">Booking Terms & Conditions</a></p>\
 n \n <p>Image credit: Phil Hearing\, Unsplash</p><
 /body></html>
DESCRIPTION:Access to pre-recorded presentations: from 5 Octob
 er until 31 December 2026\n \n Live online Q&A ses
 sion with the course tutors: Saturday 14 November 
 2026\, 12.30 - 2pm (GMT)\n \n \n \n This online co
 urse has now started and is full. Bookings are clo
 sed. \n \n Please add you name to the waiting list
  to find out when we will be offering the course a
 gain. \n \n \n \n Join us for an introduction to t
 he care and maintenance of period properties\, ide
 al for homeowners and tenants of old buildings.\n 
 \n \n \n This modular\, self-paced online course f
 eatures six pre-recorded presentations and a live 
 Q&A session. It introduces the SPAB conservation a
 pproach and offers guidance on how best to tackle 
 common problems and maintain the character and val
 ue of your home. \n \n \n \n If you live in or loo
 k after a period property\, or are a professional 
 who needs to brief their clients on understanding 
 their old building\, this course is ideal for you.
  The SPAB is an IHBC-recognised CPD provider and c
 ertificates of attendance are available on request
 .\n \n \n \n We are presenting this course in-pers
 on on 13 June 2026 at La Société Jersiaise\, St He
 lier\, Jersey. Find out more here. (https://www.sp
 ab.org.uk/whats-on/understanding-your-old-building
 -2)\n \n \n \n Topics we will cover\n \n \n •    A
 n Introduction to Old Buildings and Conservation: 
 putting ideas into practice\n \n •    Construction
  and Performance: understanding why old buildings 
 are different \n \n •    Introduction to Lime: a b
 eginner’s guide \n \n •    Maintenance Matters: th
 e importance of the routine care of buildings \n \
 n •    Understanding the Legal Framework and Worki
 ng with Professionals \n \n •    Energy Efficiency
 : upgrading old buildings without compromising cha
 racter and integrity \n \n \n \n "All the key topi
 cs and important points were covered\, and the use
  of example photographs and diagrams was very usef
 ul. The tutor's style and practical knowledge were
  also useful." - course participant. \n \n \n \n H
 ow the course works\n \n \n The course includes si
 x pre-recorded lectures followed by a live online 
 Q&A session on Saturday 14 November 2026\, 12.30-2
 pm (GMT).\n \n \n \n You will receive access to th
 e pre-recorded lectures via email from 5 October a
 nd can watch them at your own pace until 31 Decemb
 er.  \n \n \n \n We recommend watching as many as 
 you can before the live online Q&A session. You’ll
  receive joining instructions a few days before th
 e Q&A and the session will be recorded for those u
 nable to attend. \n \n \n \n Tutors\n \n \n The co
 urse is presented by James Innerdale and Libby Wat
 ts. James is an accredited architect\, historic bu
 ildings consultant and SPAB Technical Adviser. Lib
 by is a RIBA Specialist Conservation Architect\, d
 irector of Liberty Rose Architects and SPAB Educat
 ion and Training Guardian.\n \n \n \n IT requireme
 nts\n \n \n You will need a laptop\, phone or othe
 r device connected to the internet. \n \n \n \n Ac
 cessibility\n \n \n Anything we can do to make thi
 s course more accessible for you? Please email edu
 cation@spab.org.uk (mailto:education@spab.org.uk).
 \n \n \n \n Booking Terms & Conditions (https://ww
 w.spab.org.uk/content/terms-conditions-spab-events
 -and-courses)\n \n \n \n Image credit: Phil Hearin
 g\, Unsplash\n \n 
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