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Short Guide: Fabric Improvements for Energy Efficiency
Short Guide 1
A series of practical solutions to improving energy efficiency in traditional and historic buildings.
Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies
Historic and Traditional Buildings
This document contains information to support anyone producing, revising or working with Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) in relation to traditional buildings and the historic built environment.
Inform Guide: Improving Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings
An INFORM guide to what can be done to improve energy efficiency in traditional buildings, and how this relates to building standards.
Wave and Tidal Energy
An introduction to tidal energy in the historic environment.
Technical Paper 06
Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings
A scoping study on indoor air quality and efficiency in traditional buildings.
Refurbishment Case Study 7
Scotstarvit Tower Cottage, Cupar - Thermal Upgrades and Installation of Radiant Heating
This case study describes energy efficiency upgrades to a detached rural building.
Technical Paper 13
Embodied energy considerations
A technical paper outlining the importance of life cycle analysis in assessing the sustainability of new buildings and maintaining existing buildings.
Technical Paper 04
Energy Modelling in Traditional Scottish Houses
A paper looking at energy modelling for three typical traditionally built dwellings in Scotland.
Technical Paper 17
Green Deal, Energy Company Obligation and traditional buildings
This paper models comprehensive upgrades for three traditional property types and identifies financial opportunities for financial support through the Green Deal.