A series of presentations to discuss the heritage issues in upgrading and modernising these building types to achieve net zero.

Event Programme:

• 10.00-10.10 Chairman’s introduction – Alderman Alison Gowman, Chair of the Livery Climate Action Group and Chris Dyson, Master of the Chartered Architects’ Livery Company

Fixing the past

• 10.10-10.30 Refurbishing the 18th-century almshouses, Museum of the Home, Hackney – Naila Yousuf, Wright & Wright
• 10.30-10.50 Improving performance of listed buildings – Michael Popper, P3r Engineers
• 10.50-11.10 Upgrading historic fabric and planning: Royal Hospital – Dr Roger Bowdler, Montagu Evans
• 11.10-11.20 Panel Q&A 
• 11.20-11.40 Coffee break

Planning the future

• 11.40-12.00 Transforming almshouses for the 21st century – Jenny Pannell, Independent consultant
• 12.00-12.20 Morden College: Social infrastructure for almshouses: Morden College – Alex Ely, Mæ
• 12.20-12.40 The contemporary almshouse: United St Saviour’s – Stephen Witherford, Witherford Watson Mann Architects
• 12.40-13.00 Panel Q&A and Chairman’s closing remarks