Editor Rob Cowan Editorial Coordinator Michael Taylor, ihbceditorialboard@gmail.com Editorial Board Nigel Crowe Peter de Figueiredo (book reviews) Rebecca Madgin Fiona Newton Elizabeth Smith Gordon Sorensen Jonathan Taylor Michael Taylor (chair) Green retrofit guest commissioning editor John Edwards Cartoons by Rob Cowan Context is distributed to all members of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. © Institute of Historic Building Conservation 2017 ISSN 0958-2746 Publisher Cathedral Communications Limited, High Street, Tisbury,Wiltshire, England SP3 6HA 01747 871717 context@cathcomm.co.uk www.buildingconservation.com Non-member subscriptions toContext Context is available to corporate bodies at an annual subscription rate, including postage, of: United Kingdom £60.00 Elsewhere £90.00 Context on-line archive Past editions of Context can be viewed on the IHBC website six months after publication. The archive provides a searchable database and reference for key articles. 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The next three themes and copy deadlines are: Urbanism and resources, July, issue 150 (15 May) IHBC Annual School, September, issue 151 (17 July) Floorscape, November, issue 152 (18 September) Please contact Michael Taylor at ihbceditorialboard@gmail.com to discuss any editorial submissions or for information about the Context editorial board. 2 C O N T E X T 1 4 9 : M A Y 2 0 1 7 Brussels focus on retrofit The 2nd International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Comfort of Historic Buildings (EECHB 2016), organised by the Belgian Building Research Institute, took place in Brussels in October 2016. The conference was designed to consolidate research on boundaries and obstacles; using and improving energy models; training and education; systems and indoor climate, materials; monitoring and feedback; and governance. The conference findings are at www. eechb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ Proceedings_EECHB.pdf. The publication presents views, ideas and solutions for climate-sensitive heritage building adaptation that meets modern standards of energy efficiency while accommodating the needs of the building users. It highlights best practice methodologies for application and knowledge transfer. Its case studies cover, among other subjects, post-war buildings in Edinburgh, traditional English terraced houses, private homes, public buildings, Unesco-protected sites and wider city systems. Pat Graczyk, sustainability officer, EdinburghWorld Heritage Green retrofit’s human face Applying a numerical value as the main performance indicator to determine the success of green-retrofit projects seems logical. Setting up a monitoring system to capture improved U-values or reduced kWh use allows relatively straightforward progress reporting. While the green retrofitting solutions market is growing, the ability to justify reduced cost and carbon dioxide abatement is often a deciding factor in selecting a solution.Yet, at times, even the most bespoke improvements deliver less efficiency than anticipated. The reason, apart from faulty design, often relates to minimal (if any) involvement of the building’s end user. Problems revealed in post-occupancy evaluation can cause increased running costs and compromise people’s wellbeing.We rely on the standardised assessment methods that rarely, if ever, account for the needs and behaviour of the building users. Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation has achieved BREEAM outstanding certificate. Its work showcases how an A-listed, traditional property can be refurbished into a state-of-the-art, modern energy-efficient building without compromising its designation and architectural integrity. Yet when the attempt was made to monitor and analyse basic energy performance, the results were not as anticipated. Ventilation systems, mechanical shading and modern energy controls were not used to their full potential. This was due in part to faulty mechanisms, but to a large extent due to the fact that the building was handed over without proper engagement of the building users. The residential Leitch Street development had modern energy and ventilation systems installed in the shape of a combined-heat-andpower scheme and secondary boilers. Yet energy consumption after the improvements was much higher than anticipated, as tenants needed extensive training in how to use their heating effectively. EdinburghWorld Heritage (EWH) is currently researching green retrofitting options for the Sir Basil Spence-designed Canongate housing development. Instead of imposing solutions, it is working with the residents to assess options. Pat Graczyk Associations The Heritage Lottery Fund has provided £4 million for the renovation of the Fellowship Inn in Lewisham, south-east London, where the boxer Sir Henry Cooper lived and trained before his fight with Muhammad Ali, and where Fleetwood Mac and Eric Clapton played. The Grade II listed pub – the first-ever built on a London housing estate – dates from the 1920s. The restored Fellowship Inn will comprise a community pub, a cinema, a performance venue, a live music hub with rehearsal spaces, a coffee shop and a micro-brewery. Pellings is the project manager. Lewisham’s Fellowship Inn: thumping memories
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