Managing Damp and Mould in Council Controlled Buildings
Damp and mould, if ignored, can lead to severe health problems, structural damage, and increased maintenance costs in buildings. This webinar provides housing professionals, building professionals, housing organisations, and those responsible for social housing with essential knowledge and tools to effectively manage moisture in occupied buildings.
Managing Damp & Mould in Council-Controlled Buildings is an informative webinar which brings together a panel of building and air quality experts to discuss not just causes and preventative measures but solutions around effective ways to treat and minimise the damaging effects of moisture.
Leading this informative session will be Dr. Hector Altamirano, Associate Professor at UCL and Academic Director for The UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings. Dr. Altamirano will provide expert insights into the pitfalls associated with ignoring damp and mould and will share practical solutions for moisture protection.
He will be joined by Barry Cope from the Building Compliance Testers’ Association and Spyros Efthymiopoulos, a fellow doctoral researcher at UCL, who will contribute their valuable perspectives on the subject along with David Bly, managing director of Cornerstone Property Management Services, a company with extensive experience in this field.
The panel will also examine how smart working and a collaborative approach can result in finding solutions more quickly.
| 10.30 | Welcome & Event Overview Dr Hector Altamirano-Medina, Director, UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings / Associate Professor, UCL |
| 10.35 | Ventilation & Mould – fix the fabric, remove the problem! Barry Cope, Group MD, Building Compliance Testers’ Association |
| 10.45 | SMART Knowledge: changing from reactive to proactive
David Bly, Managing Director, Cornerstone Property Management |
| 10.55 | The challenges and knowledge gap in indoor fungal testing Spyros Efthymiopoulos, Doctoral Researcher- Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London |
| 11.10 | Panel discussion / Q and A session featuring today's speakers plus the interactive poll results |
| 11.40 | Event close Thank you's and further information |
Dr Hector Altamirano-Medina
Dr Hector Altamirano-Medina is an Associate Professor in Environmental Design and Engineering at the Bartlett School of Environment Energy and Resources, Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, Faculty of the Built Environment.
David Bly
As Managing Director of Cornerstone Management Services, David has spearheaded a service that strives to help people understand the health of their homes in greater detail, from living within them to managing their condition, providing guidance, recognisable improvements and solutions for the long term to improve their quality of life.
Barry Cope
Barry Cope is the Group Managing Director of the Building Compliance Testers’ Association (BCTA), an organisation that operates internationally recognised certification schemes for the construction industry. BCTA ensures that professionals in key compliance sectors demonstrate competence and uphold industry standards.
Spyros Efthymiopoulos
Spyros Efthymiopoulos is a doctoral researcher at the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatic Engineering (CEGE) at UCL. He holds an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Macedonia and an MSc in Built Environment: Environmental Design and Engineering.