Old House Project: Structural Proposals

Event details

On this one-day course you will learn about the significant structural challenges encountered at the Old House Project (OHP) and the proposals recommended to address them.  Led by Ed Morton, a leading CARE-accredited structural engineer, you will be presented with the problems he initially discovered at the site, before being guided through the appraisals and investigations carried out, including structural assessment, survey work and archaeology, to help solve them.  Through discussion and problem-solving exercises, you will consider potential structural solutions, before being shown those which have or are in the process of being implemented following Ed Morton’s proposals.  In keeping with the SPAB’s approach to sympathetic repair, these work with the existing fabric wherever possible and include a novel solution to the repair of the OHP’s bulging west wall.  

The course is being held within the Old House Project itself, a live site where work is currently underway, giving you a rare opportunity to learn directly from the project’s conservation structural engineer, while witnessing some of his proposals being implemented by our contractors, Owlsworth IJP, in real time.  Alongside this immersive case study of the OHP, you will also be presented a talk on conservation engineering principals, with other case studies of conservation building projects Ed Morton has been involved in, including the Chinese Lattice Floor at Wollaton Hall. which the delegates will be asked how to solve before Ed explains what he did.

Attendance certificates are available for this course on request. SPAB courses are accredited by the IHBC for continuing professional development.

Programme

09:30     Meet at The Old House Project site entrance
               You will be escorted to the site by Catherine Rose, Training Officer
               Tea & Coffee will be available 

09.45     Welcome and Introductions
               Health and Safety Briefing

10:00     Introduction to Old House Project 
        
10:30    The Old House & Structural Problems
              EM will outline the initial problems he identified during his first visit to the site
              Problem-solving exercise to identify potential investigations & structural solutions 
              Tour of the building to illustrate recommendations make/implemented
              Discussion
    
12:30     Lunch
              This is a working site with very limited catering provision, so we advise delegates to bring along a packed lunch.

13:30     Conservation Structural Engineering

14.30     Afternoon Refreshments

14:45     Case Study for Delegates
              Presentation of issues encountered at Wollaton Hall: Chinese Lattice Floor
              Problem-solving exercise for delegates

15:30     Further case studies & discussion

16:30     Close 

Booking Terms & Conditions

Accessibility: please contact the SPAB before booking to discuss any special access requirements.