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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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![Macduff Slate Research Report](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/fbac2f7a-8ef4-434a-b58f-a5ae00f487c7/Res%20Report%20Macduff.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Macduff Slate Research Report
Reports on the research into the viability of reinstating a supply of indigenous Scottish slate.
![Mantel Grates, The Falkirk Iron Company](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/dc47c7c2-8c20-4df1-ba39-a5c400f45a7f/Mantel%20Grates,%20the%20Falkirk%20Iron%20Company.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Mantel Grates, The Falkirk Iron Company
Illustrations and descriptions of mantel grates circa 1928.
![Modern Buildings their Planning and Construction](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/2dca5b22-b25e-4fbe-958c-a5c400bdce48/Modern%20Buildings%20Their%20Planning%20and%20Construction.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Modern Buildings their Planning and Construction
Volume V
A volume on methods and materials of building construction in the early 1900s.
![Modern House Construction](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/fdf6d5e1-41e7-4f1a-ad72-a5c400c0117f/Modern%20House%20Construction%20Div%202.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Modern House Construction
A book aiming to describe new construction materials and new uses of old materials.
![Research Report: The dendrochronology and art history of sample of 16th and 17th century painted ceilings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/c0c0bc35-ccc9-42a5-b0bc-a73600c8539b/Dendro%20report%20March%202017.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Painted ceilings from 16th and 17th century properties
A technical paper commissioned in collaboration with AOC Archaeology providing information on a collection of painted ceilings from 16th and 17th century properties.
![Plasterers' Work](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/18344f47-1679-4592-80e5-a5c400fbd7f1/Plasterers'%20work.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Plasterers' Work
A digest and illustrations of plasterers' work, dating to about 1906.
![Rubber Flooring](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/47c5c695-c1d8-4d6e-980b-b0ee0110b72d/Rubber%20flooring%20cover.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Rubber Flooring
Issued by the Rubber Grower’s Association Inc.
This historic publication promotes the benefits and use of rubber flooring in several contexts.
![Scotland's Shops](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/de8ba1ac-bcb9-42df-a5d2-a5ae010168a4/Scotland's%20Shops.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Scotland's Shops
A publication on the design of shops in Scotland, including a gazetteer of retail buildings.
![Scotland's Traditional Building Materials](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/d17a95f5-be14-412e-8360-a77700969db1/scotlands-traditional-building-materials-cover.png?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Scotland's Traditional Building Materials
A consideration of current provision, challenges and opportunities
Our report into Scotland's traditional building materials details the status of commonly used traditional building materials in Scotland.