Events
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For any queries regarding Heritage event bookings, links or further information please contact heritage@citbni.org.uk
For all other event queries please contact alison.mcclean@citbni.org.uk
Thursday 20 Feb 2025 - Thursday 20 Feb 2025
This short taster session delivered by Hot Milk Forge will offer an introduction to the basic skills of blacksmithing. You will get an opportunity to forge your own poker to take home, using traditional tools and methods. All materials and PPE will be provided. No experience necessary!
Thursday 27 Feb 2025 - Thursday 27 Feb 2025
This 1-day workshop will offer participants the opportunity to work on their own small pieces overseen by experienced craftspeople. You will have the opportunity to try your hand at stone carving, producing a design of your choice to take home; whether you choose to focus on v-cutting to make your own door number, or to undertake a grotesque or green man, the limit is your imagination. All materials and lunch, tea and coffee will be provided. No experience necessary!
This workshop is being held as a partnership between CITB NI and Department for Communities Historic Environment Division.
Wednesday 05 Mar 2025 - Wednesday 05 Mar 2025
Join Foyle Civic Trust in partnership with CITB NI for a 1-day conference exploring approaches to building conservation. Get insights into how to care for historic buildings, including maintenance, repair and retrofit. Speakers include representatives from the National Trust, Ulster Architectural Heritage, Department for Communities Historic Environment Division and McCollum Conservation. There will also be the opportunity to see heritage skills in action.
Thursday 13 Mar 2025 - Thursday 13 Mar 2025
This webinar, delivered by Andy Frew, Technical Innovation Manager at Northern Ireland Housing Executive, will discuss the opportunities, challenges and key considerations when specifying renewable and low carbon heating systems for domestic buildings, with particular reference to older buildings. The talk will last approximately 45mins, with an opportunity to ask questions in a 15min Q&A.
Thursday 20 Mar 2025 - Thursday 20 Mar 2025
This course will provide delegates with an understanding of the requirements of the ISO series of standards and in particular ISO50001 Energy Management. The session will focus on providing delegates with the knowledge required to understand how these standards can be applied to their business and the key steps involved.
Thursday 20 Mar 2025 - Thursday 20 Mar 2025
This session will offer an overview of the sash window, its construction and mechanism, and appropriate materials and methods for maintenance and repair. You will then have the opportunity to put these materials and methods into practice. All materials and lunch, tea and coffee will be provided. No experience necessary!
This taster day is being held as a partnership between CITB NI and Department for Communities Historic Environment Division.
Thursday 27 Mar 2025 - Thursday 27 Mar 2025
This taster day led by The Rock Stone Masonry, based in the grounds of Glenarm Castle, will provide an introduction to building without mortar, and participants will get to try their hand at repairing dry stone walls on a historic site. The Dry Stone Walling day does involve lifting and manual labour; however, you will not be expected to exceed what you are comfortable with. All materials and lunch will be provided. No experience necessary!
Tuesday 08 Apr 2025 - Tuesday 08 Apr 2025
This session will provide delegates with an understanding of the construction industry requirements in relation to carbon management/sustainability and the current and emerging trends in this area, including the benefits of carbon management in retrofitting.
Thursday 17 Apr 2025 - Thursday 17 Apr 2025
This workshop led by The Rock Stone Masonry, based in the grounds of Glenarm Castle, will provide an introduction to working with lime. Participants will gain hands-on practical experience in mixing and use of lime mortars and will get to try their hand at repointing stonework. All materials and lunch will be provided. No experience necessary!
Wednesday 14 May 2025 - Wednesday 14 May 2025
In this session we will delve into the transformative power of AI in construction marketing, unveiling cutting-edge strategies for leveraging AI to elevate your firm’s marketing efforts.
Attendees will discover how AI can enhance customer targeting, content creation, and market analysis, leading to more efficient and effective campaigns.
They will also learn practical tips for integrating AI tools into existing marketing frameworks and staying ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Thursday 15 May 2025 - Thursday 15 May 2025
This taster day delivered by Joha Muñe will offer a hands-on introduction to thecraftof signwriting. In the fabulous setting of the Ulster Folk Museum, you will work on an individual piece to take home, learning some of the key skills required in hand painted signs, using traditional tools and methods. All materials, and lunch, will be provided. No experience necessary!
Thursday 22 May 2025 - Thursday 22 May 2025
The use of ceramics in buildings has many guises, including tiles and faience, ornamental brick, terracotta, chimney pots, and much more. This 1-hour online CPD session will give an overview of architectural ceramics; and will briefly discuss their history, application and the process of making. The webinar will also discuss appropriate solutions for maintenance and repair using case study examples.
This illustrated talk will last approximately 45mins, with an opportunity to ask questions in a 15min Q&A.
Thursday 29 May 2025 - Thursday 29 May 2025
This session will provide delegates with an understanding of waste management obligations within the construction sector. This will include legal obligations in this area. Delegates will understand the importance of developing specific site waste management plans and of how to apply the principles of the waste management hierarchy and in doing so drive down waste management costs and increase recycling rates.
Thursday 12 Jun 2025 - Thursday 12 Jun 2025
This taster day will offer an introduction to heritage joinery, and you will have the opportunity to try traditional joinery techniques using hand tools provided. You will produce your own redwood miniature sheeted door, with mortise and tenon frame, to take home. All materials and lunch, tea and coffee will be provided. No experience necessary!
Thursday 19 Jun 2025 - Thursday 19 Jun 2025
This 1-day workshop will offer participants the opportunity to work on their own small pieces overseen by experienced craftspeople. You will have the opportunity to try your hand at stone carving, producing a design of your choice to take home; whether you choose to focus on v-cutting to make your own door number, or to undertake a grotesque or green man, the limit is your imagination. All materials and lunch, tea and coffee will be provided. No experience necessary!
This workshop is being held as a partnership between CITB NI and Department for Communities Historic Environment Division.