Disaster Advice Seminar

This free online half-day seminar on 9 December 2020 will commence at 10am with an opening address and launch of Disaster: A guide to prevention and preparedness in the historic built environment by Minister Malcolm Noonan T.D. Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, which is the launch of the latest volume in the Advice Series of publications for those responsible for the care and conservation of historic buildings

The ministerial launch will be followed by a number of short presentations to include the following speakers: Margaret Quinlan, FRIAI (Advice Series author & keynote speaker); Paul Collins, Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc (consideration for insuring historic buildings); Helena Bergin, Architectural Conservation Officer, Fingal County Council (climate vulnerability assessments); and case studies by Alicia Parsons (Birr Castle) and Gavan Woods (St. Patrick’s Cathedral).

This seminar will be of benefit to both the historic homeowner and architects, engineers and other building professionals charged with the care of historic buildings. CPD certs will be issued to all attendees.

This seminar is delivered by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in association with the Irish Georgian Society, Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses and Estates and Ecclesiastical Insurance.

Please go to the Irish Georgian Society’s website for more information on the programme and how to join the seminar which will be delivered live online through Zoom.