Courses

Course Programme

 

9.30 Registration

10.00 Introduction

  • Sara Crofts, Faith in Maintenance Project Director

10.15 Places of worship in context

  • An overview of historic places of worship in the local area
  • Traditional materials and building construction techniques

10.45 Coffee and maintenance quiz

11.15 Maintenance

  • What is maintenance?
  • Why do buildings decay?
  • Why is maintenance important?
  • What should we look for?

12.30 Lunch

1.15 Managing maintenance

  • Managing relationships with professionals, contractors and specialists
  • Understanding the role of professional inspections and reports
  • Understanding the systems of control for places of worship

1.45 Staying safe

  • Risk assessment, working at height, fire safety etc.

2.00 Practical observation exercise

  • Looking at the building element by element, inside and outside, to identify vulnerable areas of the fabric of the building and maintenance issues

3.00 Tea

3.15 Question and answer session

4.00 Depart

A selection of SPAB technical booklets and leaflets will be available to purchase during the refreshment breaks.

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