Committed to the passive fire protection of buildings, Specialising in the fire protection of historic buildings and maintenance of fire doors. Ensuring passive fire protection installations comply with the building regulations, Creating awareness of Compliance issues for building owners and compliance with the building regulations. Passionate about finding innovative ways to bridge the restoration of historic buildings with traditional building skills, engineering solutions and improving design of M & E installations in relation to passive fire protection and compliance requirements with the building regulations.Previously Assistant Director at Hearth Housing Association 2004 - 2016, working with the restoration of historic buildings/ listed buildings and development of historic buildings into Social housing including the development of the first low energy sustainable social housing in NI. Director of own Practice - ARC design consultants 2002 -2019Development Manager at Clanmil housing 2017 - 2020 Conservation Architect at Consarc Design Group - 1994 - 2002 Currently Board Member of the Historic Buildings Council and WomesTec Expertise in Conservation - Career has included working on Grade A & other Listed Buildings - Building Restoration experience includes - Parliament Buildings Stormont, Roe valley Hospital, limavady, Ormeau Park House Belfast, Mollys Yard restaurant and College Green house, Belfast , Rosetta Cottages Ormeau road, Rosetta gate lodge ( Good shepherd convent), Retrofit/sustainable design of historic buildings - Ormeau Park house, Camden st , Clifton villas, Glenarm schoolhouse, McMaster St Houses, belfast, Moneyreagh Community centreProfessional background: Strong professional construction skills in Development and Project Management, 20+ years experience in Architecture and the Restoration of historic buildings, Sustainable historic building design, NIHE Home energy conservation awards for Ormeau Park house - 1st Low energy efficient historic building in Social housing 2008 .