Continuous Professional Development,Free CPD seminars in traditional and ecological building materials Lime Mortars

Click to book for the Practical course on use of lime in renovation
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Click to book for the Practical course on polished Plaster

Learn about building conservation in our new seminar room on our premises at Buckland Filleigh.

Here are a few comments from past students:

"Very professional & very well presented"
"Thank you all so much for the day. It was great"
"Excellent...I will recommend to other architects"
"I thought this was a very informative & interesting course. Cannot fault it -thank you."
"Covered more than I expected - good detail"

And the courses are all free!

CPD 1 Programme
An Introduction to Building Conservation

TIME	CONTENT
9.00	Course assembles for coffee & introduction.
9.15	Lime, it's history & usage, selecting sands, types of lime, using hair in mortar, pozzolans.
10.00	Specifications for specific situations and prices.
10.15	Refreshments
10.45	Understanding dampness, maintenance, inappropriate materials, building use, limecrete
11.30	Fine decorative plasterwork when available
13.00	Buffet lunch
CPD 2 Programme An Introduction to Natural Insulation and Paints
TIME	CONTENT
14.00	Tour of facilities
14.15	Insulation, sheepswool, hemp, cellulose fibre, Pavatex, straw, leca
15.00	Refreshments
15.15	Paint,The benefits of using Traditional & Ecological Paints - Presentation covering brief history and issues including performance, breathability, solvents, lead and cost.
16.00	Feedback forms & Information pack handouts

The courses are held at our warehouse in Buckland Filleigh Sawmills, West Devon. The times shown are as a guide only as questions may lead to an over run on some topics. For further details or to book a course please contact us.

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