1. 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

2. 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

3. Dryburgh Abbey Dorter: 1322

4. London: 1666

5. Edinburgh 1824 Chiado Lisbon 1988

6. Pont de la Chapelle 1993

7. La Fineca, Venice: 1996

8. University of Lyon 1999

9. Morgan Academy Dundee 2001

10. COST Action C17 “Fire Loss to Historic Buildings” COST C-17 Signatory Countries

11. 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