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Building conservation publications from the Engine Shed, ranging from detailed technical papers to advice for conservation beginners.
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TAN 07 - Access to the Built Heritage
Advice on improving access for visitors to historic buildings and monuments.
Measured Survey and Building Recording
Guide for Practitioners 4
A historical overview of the production and use of iron, along with guidance on appraisal and conservation techniques.
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 16
Kirkton of Coull, Aberdeenshire
A case study describing thermal improvements to the fabric of an 1800s granite farmhouse in Aberdeenshire.
Technical Paper 30
Historic Literature Review of Traditional Lime Mortars
This Technical Paper is a review of historic literature relating to lime mortars, focusing on historic texts from 160BC - 1955
Guide to Energy Retrofit of Traditional Buildings
This guide looks into the thermal retrofit of traditional buildings to improve their energy performance, through a range of fabric improvements measures to different elements of a structure.
Refurbishment Case Study 31
Harlawhill House, Prestonpans: Interim repair work
This Refurbishment Case Study describes interim repair works to help conserve a building with a complex history of neglect.
Managing Change in the Historic Environment: External Walls
This guidance note sets out the principles that apply to altering the external walls of historic buildings.
Managing Change in the Historic Environment: World Heritage
This guidance note sets out the principles that apply to developments affecting World Heritage Sites.