Key Learning outcomes
- Recognise the criteria for satisfying listed building consent
- Identify different period styles
- Understand how to match existing layouts with modern performance
- Know how to re-use decorative features
- Understand the different options for glazing on heritage rooflights
Heritage rooflights provide an aesthetically-pleasing and effective source of natural daylight. However, there is strict regulatory best practice when it comes to replacing them. Contravening regulatory requirements in the replacement of heritage rooflights can be a costly mistake, with construction teams having to re-undertake replacements compliantly, if key standards are not observed.
The following guidance provides a comprehensive overview of the required approach to replacing these valuable historic features, to ensure that structural changes are compliant, and serve to complement the style of the building.