RICS Global Discovering Unexpected Consequences when Investigating Defects Webinar

Investigating moisture effectively and correctly is essential in order to prevent common mistakes and avoid misconceptions. Additional considerations apply with heritage and listed buildings as they need to take a ‘whole building’ approach and look for the source of any excessive moisture.

To provide best practice throughout all levels of inspection of traditional buildings the investigation of moisture and its effects on traditional buildings Principles and competencies JPS 1st edition was published in September 2022. A framework that can be used for moisture investigations in buildings of all types and ages.

• Assess how paint analysis was used to identify what was causing excess moisture to a listed building.
• Understand what impact paint can have on heritage buildings.

Join us as we look at the Alfriston Clergy House in East Sussex, the first built property to be acquired by the National Trust in 1896. Understand the challenges of working with a building that has gone through several alterations to modernise over centuries. Examine the role surveyors play globally while caring for old buildings and ensure they remain in good condition, and don’t fall into disrepair.  

Speaker

• Simon Davis, National Trust