Centre for Sustainable Building Conservation
Our research addresses critical challenges for the future care of built heritage with respect to climate change, social and environmental sustainability.
With an eye on strategic priorities, we work across disciplines to progress global expertise from digital documentation of contested heritage to life cycle analysis and environmental monitoring.
We collaborate at home and internationally, supporting effective and symbiotic relationships with partners such as Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, Cadw, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Association for Preservation Technology, DRONAH, CIPA, academic partners: SPA Bhopal, University College Dublin, SOAS, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Politecnico di Milano.
Projects
Externally funded consultancy
Title | Funding agency/partners | Date | Value |
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Sustainable Building Conservation consultancy (Professor Oriel Prizeman): National Slate Museum. | UNESCO WHS | 2022 | £6,675 |
Consultancy services to Historic England in relation to energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in connection with climate change adaptation and mitigation (Dr Chris Whitman). | Historic England | 2020–21 | £13,522 |
Laser Scan Elements of Caerphilly Castle. | Taliesin Construction | 2014–15 | £5,384 |
Expert advisor Grants for Places of Worship Wales (Professor Oriel Prizeman). | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 2013–14 | £5,564 |
Academic lead
Group members
Melina Guirnaldos Diaz
Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design/ Academic Staff