Get involved with SPAB as conference goes online only

SPAB's Sustainability of Traditional Buildings conference takes place online only this year.

SPAB's Sustainability of Traditional Buildings conference takes place online only this year on 6, 8 and 13 October. 

It is hosted by SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) and the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA). It will focus on the key issues of: embodied carbon (6 October); skills (8 October); research (13 October).

Some of the country’s leading experts will explain the underlying issues, explore potential solutions and answer questions in Q&A sessions.

The conference (all three days) costs £60 for members and £100 for non-members. Book online here

SPAB is also looking for designs of new T-shirts and is holding a competition to encourage you to submit your proposals. The only stipulation is that it must include the SPAB logo. Two winners will receive T-shirts bearing their designs. Deadline is Friday 2 October. Click here to enter

Finally, if you have missed any of the SPAB spring / summer series of talks, you have until the end of September to watch them. They last an hour each and generally cost £20 per person to watch.

Click on the subject to book: Dealing With Damp in Old Buildings; Heritage and Climate Change; Macintosh's Hill House; An Introduction to Lime and its Uses; and The Secret Language and Traditions of the Masons of County Cork (that one is only £5).

  • If you are feeling generous, would you make a donation to the William Morris Craft Fellowship Trust. A hardship fund has been established to support SPAB Fellows who are experiencing financial difficulties. SPAB Fellows are trades people who have completed the SPAB one-year William Morris Craft training programme – a scheme that has launched many a notable career in conservation. You can donate to the fund on JustGiving.