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Rural Buildings of the Lothians

Guide for Practitioners 1

Building advice and information to support repairs and sensitive conversions of rural buildings in the Lothians.

Scotland's Historic Marine Protected Areas Cover

Scotland's Historic Marine Protected Areas

Available in English and Gaelic

This booklet explains what historic marine protected areas are and our role in advising the Scottish Government in designating these areas.

Scotland's Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes cover 2019

Scotland's Inventory of Gardens & Designed Landscapes

Available in English and Gaelic

This booklet explains what being on the inventory means and how we assess gardens and designed landscapes for designation.

Scotland's Listed Buildings cover

Scotland's Listed Buildings

Available in English and Gaelic

This booklet explains what listing means for owners and how we assess buildings for listing.

Scotland's Traditional Building Materials

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.

Scottish Iron Structures

Scottish Iron Structures

Guide for Practitioners 5

An overview of the production and use of Scottish cast iron, along with guidance on appraisal and conservation.

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Short Guide: Applied Digital Documentation in the Historic Environment

Short Guide 13

Discover how a broad range of data capture techniques can be applied to the recording, analysis, conservation and visualisation of the historic environment.

Climate Change Adaptation for Traditional Buildings

Short Guide: Climate Change Adaptation for Traditional Buildings

Short Guide 11

The key aspects of the exterior of a traditional building and considers how these can be improved or adapted to increase a building’s resilience to extreme weather events caused by climate change.

Fabric Improvements for Energy Efficiency

Short Guide: Fabric Improvements for Energy Efficiency

Short Guide 1

A series of practical solutions to improving energy efficiency in traditional and historic buildings.