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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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Short Guide: Repair and Maintenance of War Memorials

Short Guide 3

Information on the architectural styles and designs of war memorials most often found in Scotland.

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Guide to Energy Retrofit of Traditional Buildings

This guide looks into the thermal retrofit of traditional buildings to improve their energy efficiency, through a range of fabric improvements measures to different elements of a structure.

Short Guide: Maintaining Your Home

Short Guide 9

Maintenance advice for homeowners and those responsible for the maintenance of traditional buildings.

Short Guide: Traditional Scottish Brickwork

Short Guide 7

An introduction to the maintenance of traditional Scottish brick structures.

Conservation of Historic Graveyards: Guide for Practitioners 2

Covers technical conservation issues relating to various elements of the graveyard with advice on specialised repair and conservation techniques and an inventory of Scottish sites.

Short Guide: Lime Mortars in traditional buildings

Short Guide 6

A background to the history and use of lime mortars in traditional buildings.

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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.

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.

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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