To limit global warming, a rapid reduction in carbon emissions from all buildings is required.  What are the practical options to decarbonise heating systems in historic buildings?

Join us for an interactive virtual session to find out more about these practical options.  This session will be of particular interest to anyone involved in low and zero carbon technologies, sustainability, climate change, feasibility studies, surveying, historic buildings and places of worship.

In this session:

You will become the engineer and surveyor in an interactive workshop where you will begin to learn about how to appraise the heating options in a historic building. 
 

You will learn about the findings from research exploring the available low and zero carbon heating options for churches and their associated buildings in the Diocese of Gloucester.  These historic buildings all currently use oil for their existing heating systems which is the most carbon intensive heating fuel.  This work includes an in-depth analysis of the practical, environmental and cost considerations associated with different low and zero carbon technologies.
 

You will hear about other Historic England work which will be publishing shortly and their upcoming investigations for the next year.  For example, Historic England are developing a strong portfolio of research focussing on the viability of low and zero carbon technologies in historic buildings.
 

The session will be led by Dan McNaughton (Senior Building Services Engineer, Historic England).  Dan has worked in the heritage sector for many years and has extensive experience in the design of heating systems. He has a passion for engineering and historic buildings and enjoys working with all disciplines to achieve bespoke engineering solutions which are sympathetic to the historic character of older buildings.  Dan is currently researching opportunities to incorporate low and zero carbon heating technologies into churches which have oil fired heating.