by Ian Hamilton | Jun 1, 2020 | Abode, Architecture, Design, Housing, Sustainability
The Pandora’s box has been opened – working from home has suddenly become a practical reality that many of us wish to make a permanent part of our lives. How many of us, though, have been in Zoom meetings where our work colleagues have had, as a backdrop, their...
by Ian Hamilton | May 11, 2020 | Architecture, Design, Faith, Heritage, Sustainability
In an article entitled The Post-pandemic Church will need to Wipe Out, Spread Out and Reach Out!, US-based architect Ravi Waldon quotes someone who recently said “The Church has left the building”. That is literally the case just now! But what needs to be done to...
by Ian Hamilton | Apr 8, 2019 | Design, Faith, Heritage, Sustainability
I was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1962. As a youngster my parents took me to Sunday services at the local Presbyterian Church. I went to Boys Brigade, youth club and a badminton club, all at local churches. I attended a methodist grammar school where pupils...
by Ian Hamilton | Aug 13, 2018 | Faith, Sustainability
The ‘Stitch in Time’ guidance notes have, up to now, addressed issues as they effect individual church properties. Church organisations need to repair, maintain, develop and dispose of multiple properties to ensure that all those that remain have a sustainable future...
by Ian Hamilton | Aug 28, 2018 | Faith, Guidance Note, Sustainability
Please find attached a Maintenance Calendar for Churches in South Australia written and produced by Arcuate. We hope that you will find it useful and that you will pass it on to others who might benefit from referring to it. Download this Calendar Image will open in a...
by Ian Hamilton | Jan 7, 2019 | Faith, Guidance Note, Sustainability
Making Church Buildings Energy Efficient. Part 1: Goals and Solutions. Why Energy Efficient Churches? The call to implement energy efficiency measures in churches is central to Caring for Creation. Earth resources stewardship and climate change issues, as well as...
