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Fire Loss to Historic Buildings. 7 th European Commission Conference Prague, Czech Republic 31 May – 3 June 2006 Ingval Maxwell OBE DADun RIBA FRIAS AABC FSAScot Chairman COST Action C17.
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Fire Loss to Historic Buildings 7th European Commission Conference Prague, 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
Edinburgh1824 Chiado Lisbon 1988
COST Action C17 “Fire Loss to Historic Buildings” COST C-17 SignatoryCountries
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 COST Action C17: Working Group Activities