Ivor McElveen (Conservation Engineer)
BAI MA CEng FIEI
Chartered Engineer, with over 40 years experience in the public and private sectors being onetime a senior executive with the IDA-Ireland, and also a former Director of John Sisk & Sons Ltd.
Ivor is the founding member of the practice and is actively involved in all projects, specialising in masonry works, structure and fabric appraisals.
Prior to establishing a Conservation Consultancy practice in Wexford in 1998, lived in the Czech Republic engaged as chairman and chief executive of a large private restituted estate comprising extensive agricultural lands; forestry plantations; industrial holdings; buildings which included seven castles all of which were of architectural and historical significance.
Before taking up the foregoing post in 1994, was an advisor to a Czech Government Minister being appointed by the European Commission in 1990.
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland and recipient of the First John Ashurst Prize awarded by English Heritage from West Dean College, Chichester. Holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Building Repair and Conservation from Trinity College Dublin and was awarded a Gratias Agit Laureate by the Czech Government in 2011 in recognition of services rendered to the Czech nation.
Serves on the executive committee of ICOMOS Ireland and is its representative to the International Scientific Committee on the Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage (ISCARSAH). A former Chairman of the Building Limes Forum Ireland and currently Chair of its Technical & Standards Committee, and director of the HLM Project. He is Chairman of the recently formed Conservation Group within Engineers Ireland (EI), also serves on the Committee of The EI Heritage Society, is a member of the Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland, An Taisce and the Irish Georgian Society.
As a Chartered Surveyor, in the 1960’s, Ivor recorded the 19th century Ouzel Galley Commercial Buildings which is now part of the Central Bank and Sir Thomas Ivory’s 18th century Blue Coat School (Kings Hospital) Blackhall Place, now home to the Law Society
You can contact Ivor on email address:
ivor@ivormcelveenassociates.ie