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Cover page featuring a thatched cottage with white painted stone walls

Refurbishment Case Study 32

Cruck Cottage, Torthorwald

A case study describing works to a small vernacular building in Torthowald, Dumfries and Galloway.

A stone church on a sunny day with blue skies in the background

Refurbishment Case Study 33

St Athernase Church, Leuchars

This case study describes ground works undertaken at a historic graveyard in Leuchars

Cover photo featuring a photo of a historic ruin

Refurbishment Case Study 34

Souden Kirk, Southdean Parish

This Refurbishment Case Study describes interim repairs to the roof of Souden Kirk, a historic church in the Scottish Borders, owned by the Local Authority.

Cover page with a photo of a traditional tenement building on it

Refurbishment Case Study 35

Lauriston Terrace, Edinburgh

This Refurbishment Case Study describes insulation work to five flats in a 19th century traditional domestic tenement completed by Lister Housing Co-operative.

A cover page with an image of repair works in a garden outside a large, historic building

Refurbishment Case Study 36

Kinneil House, Bo’ness

This case study looks at the rebuilding of the orchard wall with hot-mixed mortar at Kinneil House in Bo’ness.

Front cover of Refurbishment Case Study 37

Refurbishment Case Study 37

Holyrood Park Lodge, Edinburgh

Holyrood Park Lodge, Edinburgh: Thermal upgrade works to a 19th century lodge house

Refurbishment Case Study 4

Refurbishment Case Study 4

Sword Street, Glasgow – Internal Wall Insulation to Six Tenement Flats

A case study exploring upgrades to the walls of six tenement flats at a property in Glasgow.

Refurbishment Case Study 5

Refurbishment Case Study 5

The Pleasance, Edinburgh – Insulation of coom ceiling, attic space and lightwell

A case study demonstrating effective thermal upgrades in traditional buildings without excessive cost.

Refurbishment Case Study 6

Refurbishment Case Study 6

Kildonan, South Uist – Insulation to walls, roof and windows

A case study describing upgrades to a detached rural cottage on the island of South Uist.