Fire Loss to Historic Buildings

7th European Commission ConferencePrague, Czech Republic

31 May – 3 June 2006

Ingval Maxwell OBE DADun RIBA FRIAS AABC FSAScot

Chairman COST Action C17

1993: Council of Europe Committee of Ministers recommended that in the protection of the architectural heritage against natural disasters:

‘the Governments of the Member States adopt all legislative, administrative, financial, educational and other appropriate measures’.

Protection of the Architectural Heritage Against Natural Disasters Recommendation No R(93)9

Dryburgh Abbey Dorter: 1322

London: 1666

Edinburgh 1824

Chiado Lisbon 1988

Pont de la Chapelle 1993

La Fineca, Venice: 1996

University of Lyon 1999

Morgan Academy Dundee 2001

COST Action C17

“Fire Loss to Historic Buildings”

COST C-17

Signatory Countries

COST Action C17: Working Group Activities

WG 1: Data, Loss Statistics

and Evaluating Risks

* Data and Fabric analysis

* Qualitative Risk analysis

WG 2: Available and Developing

Technology

* Available technology

* State-of-the-art solutions

WG 3: Cultural and Financial Value

* Financial data and risk

* Loss recovery

WG 4: Property Management Strategies

* Support for property managers

* Staff training