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THE FUTURE OF OLD
BUILDINGS
CdAC
specialises in the conservation of old, listed
and historic buildings through:
CONSULTANCY
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Advising owners, building professionals, developers and others on
historic building issues
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Feasibility Studies, Conservation Plans, Conservation
Management/Training Plans
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Statements of Significance,
Statements of Need
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Advising on Listed Building Consent
and Conservation Area Consent issues
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RIBA
Client
Design Advisor service - to guide clients through the building process
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CdAC offers RIBA-AABC accreditation - a
requirement for many conservation projects
CdAC recently assisted the owners,
developers or architects
of the buildings above
The practice also offers RIBA Client Design Advisor services for
large or public projects
PRESERVATION & REPAIR
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Condition Reports with guidelines for appropriate conservation repairs
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Analysing building failures or maintenance needs
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Highlighting where modern repair/decoration materials will conflict with
the original fabric
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Administering conservative repairs
on site through a building contract
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Conservative repair in accordance
with SPAB principles
ADAPTATION
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Incorporation of modern technology
and services minimising visual and physical intrusion
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Adaptations to provide equal access
and improve user comfort and safety
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Extensions and alterations in
sympathy with the style and period of the original building
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Contemporary designs respecting the
scale and materials of the original
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New-build using traditional materials and
modern sustainable materials
EXPERIENCE
CdAC's conservation experience includes work
for The National Trust and The Churches Conservation Trust over 15 years plus works
carried out in association with English Heritage and public grants.
Consultancy commissions include work for developers of housing, commercial office and
regeneration projects. New-build projects have been carried out for
The National Trust and also for private householders. Alongside the above
categories of conservation work the practice has an understanding of the
needs of the leisure and sports sectors including retail, brewing and
public houses, hotels, pools and equestrian
facilities.
A summary of
some individual projects appears at the RIBA website
http://www.ribafind.org/name.asp
(enter the practice name: cdac)
COMMUNICATION
The directors of CdAC are actively involved in
national and local conservation issues which includes serving on
committees of professional bodies and conservation organisations
such as The Royal Institute of British Architects and The Society for
the Protection of Ancient Buildings. They
are keen to share information
on the appropriate care of old buildings and
give talks and lectures, contribute to broadcasts and websites and write
for books and magazines - currently TV's Grand Designs
magazine.
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