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![Scottish Roofing Slate](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/fc32cc11-5127-4073-b560-a5ae01026865/Res%20Report%20-%20Scottish%20Roofing%20Slate.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Scottish Roofing Slate
A report on the geological properties of slate and its usability for roofing.
![Research Report: Soft capping in Scotland: the content and potential of using plants to protect masonry](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/dd6d4bed-47cc-4fba-8c09-a5af00960d80/Research%20Report%20Soft%20capping%20in%20Scotland%20the%20content%20and%20potential%20of%20using%20plants%20to%20protect%20masonry%20-%20Vol%201.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Soft Capping in Scotland
This Research Report covers the use of plants on masonry to preserve traditional buildings.
![Staircasing and Handrailing](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/905a800a-ebed-41c9-af86-a5c400c45721/Staircasing%20and%20Handrailing.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Staircasing and Handrailing
A guide to the design of construction of staircases and handrails.
![Stone Working Machinery](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/005497eb-f2f4-41d7-8449-a5c400c59c5e/Stone%20Working%20Machinery.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Stone Working Machinery
The first work published in Britain on the conversion of stone by machinery.
![Sunnybrae Cottage, Pitlochry - Research Report](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/b6880697-fd8f-49ac-9641-a5c300c1bb7e/Sunnybrae.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Sunnybrae Cottage
A research report bringing together findings of several years of building investigation and research on Sunnybrae Cottage.
![Thermal Performance of Traditional Windows](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/5eb3a246-5e06-41be-8c8f-a59400be931b/technicalpaper1.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 01
Thermal Performance of Traditional Windows
Research from testing the thermal performance of traditional sash and case windows.
![In-Situ U-Value Measurements in Traditional Buildings - Preliminary Results](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/1d43263f-88d2-4f40-ad26-a59400bf430c/technicalpaper2.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 02
In-Situ U-Value Measurements in Traditional Buildings - Preliminary Results
Results of in-situ U-valve measurements of various solid stonewalls in five traditional Scottish buildings.
![Energy Modelling Analysis of a Traditionally Built Scottish Tenement Flat](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/eaa812df-48cc-4da2-a6ca-a59400bff38c/technicalpaper3.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 03
Energy Modelling Analysis of a Traditionally Built Scottish Tenement Flat
A report on four different energy modelling methodologies in relation to a traditional tenement flat.
![Energy Modelling in Traditional Scottish Houses](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/c63d14bb-925f-4976-87c9-a59400e05ecb/technicalpaper4.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 04
Energy Modelling in Traditional Scottish Houses
A paper looking at energy modelling for three typical traditionally built dwellings in Scotland.