RIAI CPD on Working with Thatch Buildings by Gareth O’Callaghan and Richard McLoughlin (April 2025)

This is a recording of an event that took place over Zoom on 29 April 2025 and is being delivered via RIAI DigitalChalk:

Course Aim

The aim is to demonstrate conservation best practice in bringing traditional thatch cottages back into use. The impact of planning and building regulations will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course attendees should have a knowledge of:

• Techniques and best practice methodologies used in the conservation and restoration of a number of thatch cottages

Speakers

Richard McLoughlin, MRIAI

Richard McLoughlin is an RIAI Grade 1 Conservation Architect. He graduated from UCD in 1987 and worked for Josef Paul Kleihues in his offices in Berlin and Chicago. He is a graduate of the master’s programme in Built Heritage Conservation at the Technical University (TU) Berlin. As a founder director of Lotts Architecture and Urbanism, he has completed a wide range of conservation projects for public and private clients. He is a member and former chair of the RIAI Historic Buildings Committee.

Gareth O’Callaghan, MRIAI

Gareth is a director of JCA Architects and an RIAI accredited conservation architect at Grade 1He is vice chair of the RIAI Historic Building Committee.

With JCA he has worked on many conservation projects from National monuments to complex urban sites and domestic projects. He runs the conservation module which is part of the degree course in  Cork Centre for Architectural Education (CCAE). 

• Following receipt of your payment via MyRIAI you will receive an email from the RIAI CPD Division (9:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday) providing your login details for RIAI Digital Chalk.
• This online course will be accessible from your RIAI Digital Chalk account for 6 months from the date of completion.