We talk to Marianne Suhr, conservation building surveyor and co-author of the 'Old House Eco Handbook' to get some advice about sensitive interventions for contemporary living in traditional buildings that still retain the character of your old building. We get into dew points, insulating plasters, underfloor heating, secondary glazing, appropriate insulation and some of the ‘quick wins’ that can be carried out on traditional buildings.
We talk to Marianne Suhr, conservation building surveyor and co-author of the 'Old House Eco Handbook' to get some advice about sensitive interventions for contemporary living in traditional buildings that still retain the character of your old building. We get into dew points, insulating plasters, underfloor heating, secondary glazing, appropriate insulation and some of the ‘quick wins’ that can be carried out on traditional buildings.
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Hosted by Róisín Beirne and Livia Artibani
Edited by Graeme Baldwin
Reviewed by Tríona Byrne, Shona O’Keefe, Gissella Renolfi & Róisín Beirne.
Artwork by Róisín Beirne and Gissella Renolfi.
Theme music by Cillian Byrne.
Generously supported by the Heritage Council under their Heritage Capacity Fund 2023.
Shownotes
Marianne's ideal house : Kelmscourt manor, Gloucestershire (retreat of SPAB founder William Morris)
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE :
Conference - Through the Looking Glass : A Future for Historic Windows
ROI Government Vernacular Strategy - A Living Tradition : A Strategy to enhance the Understanding, Minding and Handing on of our Built Vernacular Heritage.
ROI Government Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant
ROI Government Pilot Conservation Advice Grant Scheme for Vacant Traditional Farmhouses
ROI Government Advice Series : A guide to the Repair of Historic Windows
A Legacy of Light : A History of Irish Windows by Nessa Roche
SPAB Technical Advice Notes : Our free-to-download publications include an expanding suite of Technical Advice Notes aimed at providing authoritative and practical references for those involved with caring for and repairing old buildings.
SPAB Technical Advice Note : Repair of Wood Windows
Historic England : Traditional Windows, Their Care, Repair and Upgrading
SPAB Technical Advice Note : Caring for Old Floors
SPAB Technical Advice Note : Control of Dampness