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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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![Energy modelling of the Garden Bothy, Dumfries House](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/56a1e053-d15c-45ac-910e-a59400e364e7/technicalpaper8.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 08
Energy modelling of the Garden Bothy, Dumfries House
A paper modelling the thermal upgrades at a Conservation Group pilot site.
![Slim profile double glazing](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/8e77f245-a954-405a-9633-a59400e44b0d/technicalpaper9.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 09
Slim profile double glazing
Findings on how slim-profile double glazing compares to secondary glazing fitted to single-glazed windows.
![U-values and traditional buildings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/f603c26d-1733-44fb-95b0-a59400bcdc91/technicalpaper10.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 10
U-values and traditional buildings
Results of U-valve measurements of mostly walls, some roofs and one floor.
![Scottish Renaissance Interiors](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/129ee825-9ec9-4df5-90c6-a59400bda6c7/technicalpaper11.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 11
Scottish Renaissance Interiors
A report outlining dilemmas in the effective conservation of Scottish Renaissance interiors.
![Indoor Environmental Quality in Refurbishment](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/261be169-52a9-4f83-b47e-a59400b55838/technicalpaper12.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 12
Indoor Environmental Quality in Refurbishment
An overview of health issues related to building refurbishment.
![Embodied energy considerations](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/7f6d5682-b598-4fc0-b8e8-a59400b7112c/technicalpaper13.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 13
Embodied energy considerations
A technical paper outlining the importance of life cycle analysis in assessing the sustainability of new buildings and maintaining existing buildings.
![Keeping warm in a cooler house](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/47143280-1255-4032-a8da-a59400bb2665/technicalpaper14.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 14
Keeping warm in a cooler house
A paper exploring achieving comfort in an older house using background low-temperature heating.
![Assessing risks in insulation retrofits using hygrothermal software tools: Heat and moisture transport in internally insulated stone walls](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/939b5b7c-0062-4d66-84c7-a59400a8387b/techpaper15.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 15
Assessing risks in insulation retrofits using hygrothermal software tools: Heat and moisture transport in internally insulated stone walls
An introduction to the basics of hygrothermal building physics.
![Green Deal financial modelling of a traditional cottage and tenement flat](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/6dd60837-e8f8-4456-ad74-a59400a678ae/historic-scotland-technical-paper-16.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Technical Paper 16
Green Deal financial modelling of a traditional cottage and tenement flat
This technical paper presents the findings of financial modelling exercises taken on a detached cottage and an urban tenement flat.