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![Historic Scotland Traditional Building Materials Conference 1997](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/3755a757-2e70-4d78-8331-a5aa00f5aab2/Traditional%20building%20materials.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Historic Scotland Traditional Building Materials Conference 1997
Papers on the value of traditional building materials and techniques and promoting the use of Scottish resources.
![Hoppus's Practical Measurer](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/3ebbe21d-93b3-4329-bef3-a5c30114e8a4/Hoppus's%20Practical%20Measurer.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Hoppus's Practical Measurer
A book containing various tables for calculating the capacity of timber, stone and iron.
How Was It Built? Colouring Sheets
Colour in some of your favourite Historic Environment Scotland sites like Stirling Castle, Melrose Abbey, or the Blackhouse in Arnol.
How Was It Built? Wordsearches
Can you complete our wordsearches about Scotland's traditional buildings and materials?
INFORM Guide: Tenement Maintenance
This INFORM guide provides information about the maintenance and management of repairs in a shared building.
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Illustrations of Trades
A book on the many trades existing in Britain at the time of its publication.
Impact of the Braer Oil Spill on Historic Scotland Monuments in Shetland
A study of the effects of the Braer oil spill on stone structures in Shetland.
![Biological growth on masonry](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/34029d50-89a3-4c3a-a348-a595009defcb/bio-growth-masonry-inform.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Inform Guide: Biological growth on masonry
This INFORM guide provides an overview of the types of biological growths that are commonly found on Scottish building and historic structures, and gives advice on their monitoring and management.
Inform Guide: Bird Control in Historic Buildings
This INFORM guide document examines measures that can be taken to minimise the threat birds pose to our built heritage environment and the ways in which they can be controlled.