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Introduction to Heritage and Conservation drafted

Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham , United Kingdom
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Environmental Engineering | Environmental Management | Environmental Policy | Conservation & Preservation | Environmental Science
Area of study
Architecture | Engineering
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On campus
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Full time
Course Language
English
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2023-07-272023-04-01
2023-10-012023-07-01
2024-01-052023-10-01
2024-04-012024-01-01
About Program

Program Overview

Introduction:

Explore how retrofit technologies can be applied to meet the climate change challenges of the future without compromising the heritage aesthetic and character of our cities, towns, and villages.

Develop your understanding of the concepts and practicalities of heritage management, together with developing an understanding of what is required when proposing intervention works for listed or historic buildings.

You'll be exposed to the formalities of legal frameworks and the appropriate use of heritage materials in the repair, care, maintenance and upgrading of heritage buildings and assets.

Green Skills Bootcamps

Our Green Skills Bootcamps are funded by The Department for Education under the Skills for Life programme. Granting eligible learners across the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, or Lincolnshire regions access to the technical training required to secure employment within the low-carbon construction sector.

  • Develop your skills and knowledge in line with the climate change challenges we face.

  • Learn to develop solutions informed by the latest heritage construction techniques and materials.

    • Program Outline

    What you’ll study

    The course will include the study of:

  • Heritage buildings and Conservation in context
  • The Regulatory and legislative framework in the UK
  • Heritage construction techniques and materials
  • The sustainable reuse and adaptation of heritage buildings and assets
  • Retrofit to heritage buildings and assets.

    • By the end of the course you'll be able to:

  • Identify, record and evaluate different architectural periods and styles within their social, economic and physical context
  • Understand the main legal and practical constraints controlling works on historic buildings and sites.
  • Produce appropriate advice on the sympathetic maintenance, repair, conversion, conservation and retrofitting of the historic built environment.
  • Identify differences in heritage construction techniques and materials
  • Design and specify appropriate upgrades to the vernacular property, including choices for retrofit and enhancing energy performance characteristics.


    • How you’re taught

    Teaching and learning will take place using a flexible programme of lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials.


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