This year, the Propstei Johannesberg in Fulda is once again offering a wide range of practical seminars on the preservation of historical monuments and the renovation of old buildings. RESTAURO summarizes what you can expect in February 2021 The Propstei Johannesberg in Fulda, a former Benedictine provostry, is a training facility for all those involved in the preservation of historical monuments and the restoration of old buildings. For February 2021 there […]
The Propstei Johannesberg in Fulda is once again offering a wide range of practical seminars on the preservation of historical monuments and the renovation of old buildings this year. RESTAURO summarizes what you can expect in February 2021
The Propstei Johannesberg in Fulda, a former Benedictine provostry, is a training facility for all those involved in the conservation and renovation of historic buildings. For February 2021, there are new seminar offers from experienced experts in monument restoration and old building renovation. The offer is aimed at architects, engineers, craftspeople, restorers and public authority employees.
The first four-day practical seminar on the topic of “Wood species recognition, glues, putties, fillers, varnishes” will take place from February 2 to 5, 2021 at the Propstei Johannesberg in Fulda. Peter Egloff, restorer in the carpentry trade, will teach his participants how to recognize wood species and the structure of historical coatings in lectures using case studies, practical exercises, concept development on historical coatings and presentations of empirical values from the project work. The practical exercises offer the opportunity to try out different techniques and gain initial experience. The aim is for all participants to train three-dimensional vision in depth of wood species and coatings, to be able to assign wood species and surface coatings and to proceed in an analytical and structured manner when assessing and producing surface coatings.
Melanie Nüsch, master painter and certified restorer in the painting and varnishing trade, will not only teach the theoretical basics of distemper in the two-day practical seminar “Distemper” from February 11 to 12, 2021 at the Propstei Johannesberg in Fulda, but will also offer practical exercises to try out historical painting techniques such as stenciling, lining or wrapping as well as the application and tinting of distemper. In addition, stencils are produced for the restoration and reconstruction of historical decorative elements.
The three-day specialist seminar “Energetic improvement of historic buildings” from February 16 to 18, 2021 will focus on questions and measures for the energetic improvement of historic buildings. Legal and personal requirements for energy saving in historic buildings, building physics basics, possibilities for energy improvement, building services, heat generation and heat emission in historic buildings as well as the energy improvement of historic buildings from the perspective of planners and contractors will be discussed. In addition, Dipl.-Ing. Uli Thümmler will take you on an excursion to the Heubach synagogue. The seminar is intended to help you approach an energy-efficient renovation correctly, find teams, avoid mistakes and unnecessary costs in order to preserve and secure a listed building.
From February 22 to 23, 2021, master bricklayer Kay Neuling will teach the essential methods in the restoration of brick masonry in the two-day workshop seminar “Brickwork”. To this end, he will go into the material-specific basics of brick, brick and mortar and highlight the special design features of historic brick masonry. The focus will be on restoration and conservation in a way that protects the existing structure, as well as the possibilities for structural repair of such brickwork.
The specialist seminar “Wood as a building material: damage and pests in historic timber constructions” will also take place from February 22 to 23, 2021. Alongside STEIN, wood is considered to be the oldest material in terms of its use. Its economic and cultural importance is undisputed to this day and there is no doubt that the use of wood will remain a matter of course in the future and will perhaps become more important again. Dipl.-Holzing. Reiner Klopfer will give a general introduction and focus on the topics of wood types in historical timber constructions, wood repair planning, wood damage, wood pests and wood protection measures.
Knowledge in the field of solvents and their application can be deepened in the two-day practical seminar “Solvents in restoration”. In addition to the basics, restorer Peter Egloff will teach the procedure for examining historical coatings and developing work concepts with solvents. Participants will try out various techniques in practical exercises.
The specialist seminar “Lime – Binder for mortar and plaster” on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 will teach the history of the use of lime mortar as well as specialist knowledge on its application today. The planning and execution of measures for the renovation of historic masonry, the restoration of historic plaster surfaces and the repair of historic timber-framed buildings place high demands on planners and contractors when selecting suitable masonry and plaster mortars. Master bricklayer Bernhard Gaul, together with Dr. Jürgen Legrum, building expert, will show damage patterns and describe their causes. Object-specific and building physics requirements as well as the physical moisture behavior will be analyzed. In addition, the seminar leaders will present the traditional production methods of historical mortars and explain the historical extraction of building limes. They will also discuss contemporary types of lime, their properties and their labeling according to standards as well as the possibilities and limitations of their applications.
Further information on participation and costs can be found here. Interested parties can register at info@propstei-johannesberg.de. As things stand at present, all training courses will take place.
