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This seminar (18 March 2008, Cork) reviews the different types of building stone">stone, including slate, used in Britain. It poses the question of how to assess the quality of building stone">stones, looking at British and the new European standards. Presentations will cover the importance of selecting the correct building stone">stone, new methods of testing relative durability of a slate, whole life cycle costs, regional building practices and stone">stone extraction. To conclude there will be a review of the challenges of sourcing regional building stone">stones for the repair and maintenance of the built heritage. This full-day event will include speakers from the Natural Stone">Stone Institute, BRE and British Geological Survey, as well as a number of specialist stone">stone consultants. For architects, planners and practitioners working in the urban or rural environment, Deconstructing Building Stone">Stone offers a reappraisal and fuller understanding of the often complex issues involved in procuring and using a material whose qualities have stood the test of time. |
Deconstructing Building Stone - One day seminar