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![Maintaining Your Home](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/dfc82fa3-e5a1-4e0f-909b-a59100fde12b/maintainingyourhome.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Maintaining Your Home
Short Guide 9
Maintenance advice for homeowners and those responsible for the maintenance of traditional buildings.
![Scottish Traditional Shopfronts](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/cb9192c5-e351-4ee1-bdb3-a75900c74f2c/shopfronts.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Scottish Traditional Shopfronts
Short Guide 12
Information on traditional shopfronts, and their relationships with towns and cities.
![Sash and Case Windows](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/dd763414-6a92-435b-bb7a-a59100fea1a3/sashcasewindowsshortguide.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Sash and Case Windows
A short guide for homeowners
Information regarding the maintenance and repair of sash and case windows.
![Traditional Scottish Brickwork](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/b956723c-c704-4224-9458-a5910101533a/short-guide-7.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Traditional Scottish Brickwork
Short Guide 7
An introduction to the maintenance of traditional Scottish brick structures.
![Fabric Improvements for Energy Efficiency](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/6872c092-d5b9-4f34-8e4e-a59100fa98c1/fabric-improvements-traditional%20buildings.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Fabric Improvements for Energy Efficiency
Short Guide 1
A series of practical solutions to improving energy efficiency in traditional and historic buildings.
![Climate Change Adaptation for Traditional Buildings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/402773ce-ba61-4452-9d2b-a7ac00ae3268/Short%20Guide%2011%20Climate%20Change%20Adaptation.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Climate Change Adaptation for Traditional Buildings
Short Guide 11
The key aspects of the exterior of a traditional building and considers how these can be improved or adapted to increase a building’s resilience to extreme weather events caused by climate change.
![Micro-Renewables in the Historic Environment](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/9a42e940-3207-40e2-84c5-a591010222de/short-guide-8.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Micro-Renewables in the Historic Environment
Short Guide 8
Information on the use of micro-renewables in the historic environment.
![Lime Mortar in Traditional Buildings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/0ef36114-324b-4077-b2c2-a59100fc306f/hs-short-guide-6.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Lime Mortars in traditional buildings
Short Guide 6
A background to the history and use of lime mortars in traditional buildings.
![Repair and Maintenance of War Memorials](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/80e8f2da-1d16-4efe-8f86-a59101039dc0/war-memorials-short-guide.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Short Guide: Repair and Maintenance of War Memorials
Short Guide 3
Information on the architectural styles and designs of war memorials most often found in Scotland.