27/11/2025
Heritage Meets Housing: KILO strengthens its expertise in faith-based housing and regeneration
We’re thrilled to welcome Lisa Brooks from Brooks Building Consultants Ltd to the KILO team as a consultant conservation surveyor!
Lisa is a Fellow of the RICS with over 30 years of experience and a specialist in historic building conservation. As an RICS certified historic building professional and a Full Member of the The Institute Of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), she brings a wealth of expertise: from delicate repairs to ÂŁ35M regeneration projects across housing, education, commercial, and heritage sectors.
She also serves on the Rochester Diocesan Advisory Committee, advising churches and the Chancellor on DAC proposals, and is a Quinquennial Surveyor for the Dioceses of Rochester and Canterbury. Lisa’s work is grounded in a deep respect for heritage and a strong commitment to professional integrity, ensuring that conservation priorities, statutory responsibilities, and the long-term significance of historic buildings are upheld throughout every project.
At KILO, we’ve long supported churches and faith spaces. Many of them are listed or rich in heritage value. Lisa’s arrival strengthens our ability to serve these buildings with care, insight, and technical rigour. She’ll be leading conservation surveys and preparing Statements of Significance, helping us offer even more sensitive, informed guidance to our clients.
We believe church buildings should continue to thrive, serving the communities they were built for, while evolving to meet today’s needs. That might mean integrating affordable housing, performance spaces, nurseries, social supermarkets, coworking spaces, or areas for community activity.
These kinds of adaptations help ensure historic buildings remain open, relevant, and active throughout the week.
Our goal is to give these spaces renewed purpose: honouring their heritage while unlocking new possibilities for the future.
Welcome aboard, Lisa Brooks. We’re so glad you’ve joined us!
