Owners' Forum 2011

This year's Owners' Forum took place on 24 February 2011 at Lagan Valley Island Centre in Lisburn.

Almost 300 owners of listed buildings in Northern Ireland attended the event which investigated what can be done to address the risks of climate change to our historic buildings.

Speakers outlined how to protect historic buildings from the worst ravages of our sometimes inclement climate. Keeping the weather out is one of the fundamental challenges for every historic building owner and it will become of particular concern if Northern Ireland is subject to increasingly wet and windy weather as a result of Climate Change.

You can view the speakers' presentations below:

Climate Change - with particular regard to historic buildings (.PDF6.5MB)
Sarah Staniforth, Historic Properties Director, National Trust

Bringing it home to Northern Ireland - the implications for your building (.PDF 3.54MB)
Dermot MacRandal, Senior Conservation Architect NIEA

Changes to listed buildings - the need for Listed Building Consent - Part 1 (.PDF 5.7MB)
Changes to listed buildings - the need for Listed Building Consent - Part 2 (. PDF 4.59MB)
Caroline Maguire, Senior Conservation Architect NIEA

Grant update - current position (.PDF1.8MB)
Brian McKervey, Assistant Director of NIEA: Historic Buildings Unit

We have created a page of links to relevant websites and publications on Climate Change that you may wish to investigate.