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![TAN 07 - Access to the Built Heritage](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/3a48fe41-c32b-4198-b53f-a5c300a96ad5/TAN%207%20-%20Access%20to%20the%20Built%20Heritage.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
TAN 07 - Access to the Built Heritage
Advice on improving access for visitors to historic buildings and monuments.
![The Laws of Harmonious Colouring Adapted to Interior Decorations](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/c30ac366-ec12-4750-8c24-a5c400bc6695/The%20Laws%20of%20Harmonious%20Colouring%20Adapted%20to%20Interior%20Decorations.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
The Laws of Harmonious Colouring Adapted to Interior Decorations
A treatise on interior and ornamental painting, written for the artist.
![Measured Survey and Building Recording](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/0da64f8e-21a0-4775-90b5-a5ad00a569dc/Guide%20for%20Practitioners%204%20-%20Measured%20Survey%20and%20Building%20Recording%20for%20Historic%20Buildings%20and%20Structures.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
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.
![Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/6275bfcf-40cf-47b2-81f8-a59400e211fc/technicalpaper6.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
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](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/610cc396-20f4-4ee3-a6b9-a71d00de655b/refurb-case-study-16-cover.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
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.
![Building Knowledge: An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/480975be-ae89-447c-923c-a5bb00f87aa5/Building%20Knowledge.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building Knowledge
An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow
Appealing to a wide audience this is a prestigious publication which celebrates some of Glasgow's most recognisable buildings.
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.