Webinars

On this page you can find Video Resources produced by Dublin Civic Trust, including updates relating to our ongoing project at 18 Ormond Quay and 68 Arran Street East.

Our Educational Webinars on a wide variety of conservation topics are available for pay-per-view access once the video is edited and uploaded, typically two days following a live webinar event.

CPD accreditation can be offered by contacting us directly once a video has been purchased and viewed.

This online library is supported by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

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Webinar

160 mins

Thermal & Moisture Performance of Traditional Irish Walls - Key Findings of the FabTrads Project

This stimulating three-hour webinar focuses on the key findings of FabTrads, a pioneering Irish research project assessing the hygrothermal performance of walls in traditional buildings in Ireland.

Webinar

210 mins

Living Spaces: Heritage-Led Public Realm Enhancement

This webinar explores how heritage-led regeneration of the public realm in urban places can be successfully delivered, showcasing the positive benefits of investing in built heritage assets for social, environmental and economic enhancement. A guiding policy initiative is the Creative Europe-funded ‘Living Spaces’ programme, involving “cities and regions shaping the built environment for everyone”, where sustainable urban living is promoted through regeneration of shared public realm and historic buildings.

 

Webinar

184 mins

Francis Johnston: Life, Work and Conserving an Architectural Legacy

This stimulating webinar focuses on the life, work and active conservation of the legacy of the Irish architect Francis Johnston, one of the leading architectural and design minds of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Webinar

187 mins

Architectural Stoneware & Terracotta Webinar

This three-hour webinar provides a detailed overview of two distinctive types of cast architectural products, their applications and approaches to conservation: artificial stoneware and terracotta, which were used for architectural enrichment primarily during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

Webinar

206 mins

From Quarry to Quoin: Stone and Traditional Masonry

This three-hour webinar provides a detailed overview of traditional stone masonry in Ireland, from its source at quarry, to specification for its use in building conservation and new work. Led by leading stone cutters and masonry specialists, O’Flaherty Stone of Co. Wicklow and INStone of Co. Clare, expert speakers guide attendees through the sources of Irish granite and limestone and the tradition that binds the craft and trade of stone masonry in Ireland. Eoin Madigan of Madigan Traditional Masonry also provides vital insights into air lime mixes and local aggregates. 

Webinar

177 mins

Conserving Dublin Street Buildings: 18 Ormond Quay Upper & 68 Arran Street East

This webinar provides a detailed overview and analysis of the conservation approaches applied by Dublin Civic Trust in the refurbishment, restoration and conservation of its two adjacent historic street buildings in Dublin city centre. For the first time since the completion of 18 Ormond Quay Upper and the beginning of works at 68 Arran Street East, this prominent city centre project is holistically disseminated for public and professional education – focusing on themes covering the earliest stages of historic analysis right through to technical upgrades and internal finishes.

Webinar

173 mins

Heritage and Climate Change – Conserving The Rubrics, Trinity College Dublin

This stimulating webinar explores themes of sustainable building practice and energy efficiency in the context of built heritage preservation. Led by Peter Cox, FRSA, principal at Carrig Conservation, one of Ireland’s leading specialist building and heritage consultancies, the series of lectures provides a global scientific context to the challenges of climate change, sustainable resource management, international research and the application of these principles in the Irish context through a major building case study.

Webinar

298 mins

Structural Repair of Historic Buildings Masterclass 2023

This stimulating day-long series of online lectures with one of Britain’s leading authorities in the field of conservation engineering focuses in considerable detail on the best practice repair and structural consolidation of historic buildings. Ian Hume, former Chief Engineer with English Heritage, explores considered engineering principles that promote the retention of historic fabric and special character, based on correct identification of structural defects and their causes.

Webinar

184 mins

History, Legacy and Conservation of Victorian Glasshouses in Ireland

This webinar gives an overview of Victorian glasshouses in Ireland, and is informed by the recent process of restoration undertaken on two significant glasshouses in County Dublin. The webinar examines both the engineering and horticultural sides of the glasshouses, as well as the process of detailed design within the frameworks of public procurement and building regulations.

Webinar

191 mins

Historic Interiors - Understanding Materials & Finishes, and Practical Approaches to Conservation

This three-hour seminar led by conservator, Darren McLean of McLean Conservation Associates, Glasgow, explores the elements, materials and finishes used in historic interiors and explore approaches to their repair and conservation.

Webinar

178 mins

Facade Repairs to Heritage Buildings - Brick, Stone & Render

This three-hour webinar explores the composition and repair of historic facades with one of Ireland’s most experienced building conservation contractors, Oldstone Conservation. 

Webinar

230 mins

Traditional Timber Windows - History, Repair & Thermal Upgrading

This three-hour webinar explores the history, design and conservation of historic Irish windows, with an emphasis on the timber sash tradition, with two expert speakers from academic/technical and joinery trade perspectives.

Webinar

181 mins

Terracotta, Faience & Brick Specials Approaches to Repair & Reproduction

This webinar is led by Shane Nolan, Director of Nolan’s Group conservation contractors who have developed a specialism in the repair and manufacturing of bespoke brick and clay products for building conservation works.

Webinar

196 mins

Repair and Specification of Traditional Interior Plasterwork – Walls and Ceilings

This half-day seminar, led by a building conservation specifier and a lime plastering practitioner, focuses on the history and repair of traditional interior plasterwork, with an emphasis on wall and ceiling ‘flatwork’ and modest decorative elements.

Webinar

189 mins

Traditional Staircases - History, Structure & Approaches to Repair

This webinar explores the historic evolution, construction techniques and appropriate repair methods for traditional timber staircases of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries with four expert speakers.

Webinar

202 mins

Historic Roofs – Design, Conservation & Repair

This webinar explores the history and design of historic roofs in Ireland and approaches to their conservation and thermal upgrading, with an emphasis on traditional slating.

Webinar

178 mins

Climate Adaptation for Built Heritage - Meeting the Challenges

This three-hour webinar explores the challenges facing Ireland’s built heritage in the context of climate change. Two leading speakers, award-winning writer Roger Hunt and architect, environmentalist and broadcaster Duncan Stewart, discuss the global context of climate change, how it affects Ireland and its buildings, and explore practical and sensitive solutions for thermal upgrading of traditional buildings.

Webinar

180 mins

Traditional Paint and the Use of Colour 1700-1955

This webinar provides a unique opportunity to learn about the composition and use of traditional paint from a leading expert in the field; Patrick Baty of London-based specialist colour firm Papers and Paints.

Webinar

174 mins

Geospatial Surveying and the Digitalisation of Historic Buildings

This stimulating webinar is led by one of the leading geospatial survey firms in Ireland, focusing on the methods and applications of modern surveying techniques and data collection for analysing historic buildings and structures. Techniques such as laser scanning, drone-enabled aerial surveys and 3D modelling can provide invaluable information on the condition, material make-up and historic evolution of heritage assets, enabling design teams, building owners/occupiers and managers to better understand often complex structures and sites, and to accurately specify works.

Webinar

164 mins

Historic Timber: Identification, Decay and Approaches to Conservation

This webinar explores the identification and properties of timber in historic buildings and discuss approaches to its conservation and repair. Led by leading wooden object conservator Sven Habermann of Conservation Letterfrack, the seminar highlights the types of timbers traditionally used in old buildings and how they can be correctly identified.

Webinar

181 mins

Reimagining the Irish Town: Approaches to Heritage-Led Regeneration

This webinar focuses on the historic evolution of the Irish town and how urban conurbations can be regenerated through heritage and conservation-led initiatives. Four speakers explore the morphology and varied origins of towns in Ireland, examples of design-led planning and housing delivery, individual building conservation case studies, and policy context for rejuvenation.

Webinar

188 mins

Repair and Thermal Upgrading of Metal Windows, Doors, Screens and Rooflights

This webinar provides a stimulating opportunity to learn about the fast-developing field of metal window, door and glazed rooflight repair, conservation and thermal upgrading, from the leading firm in Ireland operating in this field.

Webinar

183 mins

Traditional Dublin Shop Buildings Approaches to Conservation & Repair – 4 Case Studies

This half-day seminar led by architect James Kelly, Conservation Grade I, explores the history, construction and use of shop buildings in Dublin in the 18th and 19th centuries through four building case studies that recently involved major conservation and repair works.

Webinar

243 mins

Energy Efficiency Improvements for Traditionally Constructed Buildings

This webinar explores practical solutions to improving energy efficiency in traditional and historic buildings in the context of global climate change and the growing body of research in the field developed by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) over the past 15 years. HES has been an international leader in developing best practice solutions for thermal upgrading of historic buildings and has informed policy guidance in many countries across Europe, including in Ireland.

Webinar

182 mins

Thermal Upgrading of Traditional Buildings: Management Solutions and Fabric Upgrade of Walls & Suspended Timber Floors

This webinar explores two complementary approaches to thermally improving traditional buildings: through economical, low-intensity management solutions and through primary fabric upgrade, with two authoritiative speakers in their fields.

Webinar

133 mins

Structural Repair of Historic Buildings

This stimulating set of lectures focuses on best practice repair and structural consolidation of historic buildings. It explores considered engineering principles that promote the retention of historic fabric and special character, based on correct identification of structural defects and their causes.

Webinar

185 mins

Historic Floor Surfaces Approaches to Repair, Cleaning & Conservation

This three-hour webinar explores the composition, cleaning and conservation of historic floor surfaces under the guidance of a leading conservator, Darren McLean of McLean Conservation Associates, Glasgow.

Webinar

163 mins

Irish Wallpaper - History, Design and Conservation

This webinar explores the history, production and repair of wallpaper in Ireland with the country’s leading expert conservator, David Skinner. Drawing on his extensive experience both as a maker and a researcher of historic wallpapers, David charts the evolution of patterns used to decorate Irish houses from the early eighteenth century until the demise of the Irish ‘paper-staining’ trade at the close of the nineteenth century.