Global Building Conservation Conference 2024

We are delighted to announce the return of the RICS Global Building Conservation Conference, an event that will be invaluable for all professionals operating within the built conservation landscape. This year, the conference looks to the future, showcasing the best efforts to preserve and enhance global heritage sites to safeguard their integrity and utility for future generations.

The agenda will address some of the ways in which both man-made and natural disasters are impacting the legacy of these heritage sites, examining the innovative techniques that conservationists use to respond to their region-specific challenges. These insights will be delivered through sessions that include an examination of climate change and climate protection, post-conflict building restoration, and the opportunities and challenges created by repurposing buildings after a period of disuse.

Hear our global experts bring these and other examples of cutting-edge practice to life, illustrating the challenges they have faced, the lessons they’ve learned and the remarkable achievements they have made in building conservation. Enrich your own practice with this opportunity for knowledge exchange within the specialty, and come away informed by a breadth of case studies involving different regions and materials.

Key Topics

• A closer look at places where changes in climate is affecting the preservation and restoration process, including a contribution from the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda.
• Insights in maintaining the delicate balance between progress and preservation when protecting a building for future generations, with our contribution from the Tai Kwun revitalisation project.
• Explore the heritage of the UK railway and evolving techniques for preserving the railway as a tenet of a region’s history, with insights from the Railway Heritage Trust.
• Listen to how real-world events are affecting conservation efforts around the globe, with our session on the specific challenges associated with rebuilding and reconstructing buildings after a war or conflict.
• The role of conservationists in conserving buildings for commemorative purposes.
• Adapting to changes in the use of materials over time, with an examination of Ireland’s use of concrete structures with ACP Architectural Conservation Professionals

Key Speakers

• Simon Musasizi, Heritage Trust Programme Manager at the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda
• John Darlington, Director of Projects, World Monuments Fund
• Professor John Edwards, Director, Edwards Hart
• Tim Hedley-Jones, Executive Director, Railway Heritage Trust  
• David Humphreys FRICS, Group Director, ACP  
• Speaker confirmed from the Tai Kwun revitalization project

Testimonials

"It was a fabulous day, with so many interesting speakers and case studies."

"Recently involved in the field of conversation and I appreciated the 360 grades approach to this topic."

"The broad breadth of geographical locations covered was wonderful."

"Great content and first-rate presentations from experts in the field."