Hosted by the STBA in collaboration with the IHBC

Join us for this online webinar as we explore the use of natural materials in the retrofit of traditional buildings, with a specific focus on building standards, regulations, compliance and certification. 

During this highly informative session we will be joined by Professor John Edwards who will explore the system performance differences of modern and traditional buildings, and the the risks of applying modern materials & methods to traditional buildings, as well as the risk-based approach to retrofit and use of PAS-2035, PAS-2038 and more.

Anthony Gwynne will then discuss the Building Regulations and approved documents as they relate to the retrofit of traditional buildings, looking at independent certification schemes for materials and methods, and providing an overview of the Building Safety Act.

We will then be joined by Ruth Marie Mackrodt, who will walk us through the process of setting up as a new insulation supplier, from start up and product innovation through to supply chain integration, finding installers and specifiers. Ruth will also explore some of the barriers to product certification and guarantees.

Speakers:

Professor John Edwards, MA, DipBldgCons, CEnv, FCIOB, FRICS, IHBC led in the development of BS 7913 and has been a member the panels producing PAS 2030, PAS 2035 and PAS 2038. He developed the first 2 Day course in the Retrofit of Traditional Buildings in 2015 achieving the Level 3 Award qualification required by PAS 2035 and PAS 2038 and has been delivering it ever since. Has been involved in retrofit projects for over 30 years.

Anthony Gwynne has been in local authority building control for 35 years as a practicing surveyor, team leader and manager. He has been a chartered building surveyor for over 30 years and a fire engineer for over 20 years. He obtained a master’s degree with a distinction in Sustainable Building Conservation from Cardiff University in 2020. During his career he has dealt with af a wide range of building types from dwellings, residential, offices, shop and commercial, assembly and recreation, industrial and storage. Anthony has specialised in traditional buildings since he began his career as a conservation specialist working for Cadw and English Heritage on preservation of national monuments. He has published a textbook on the Building Regulations and is currently writing a second for Wiley Blackwell. Additionally, he is working with Historic England on guidance for the thermal improvement of traditional buildings built with solid walls. He has recently written articles for ICOMOS, the First and Second international Conference on Moisture in Buildings (2022 and 2023). He also serves as a technical panel member for the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC).

Ruth Marie Mackrodt is based in North Pembrokeshire. She has a financial, property and construction background working for the first 16 years of her career  in finance focussing on credit and property investment. She then worked as an advisor to a number of private families advising on the asset allocation and debt structuring of their commercial property portfolios with an emphasis on development and also as Commercial Director of a London based construction company.  She is a co-founder and Director of Wool Insulation Wales Ltd, makers of Truewool ® 100% British Wool insulation.  She is passionate about helping the construction industry reduce embodied carbon and promoting circular economy materials.

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