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Refurbishment Case Study 10
Rothesay, Installation of insulation and secondary glazing
Information on thermal performance improvements at two residential properties in Rothesay.
TAN 19 - Scottish Aggregates for Building Conservation
A guide to aggregates for use in mortars to match those used in historic buildings in Scotland.
New Design in Historic Settings
A guide to ensuring the quality of new-design buildings matches that of their surroundings.
Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Fire and Historic Buildings
Fire and Historic Buildings is a practical guide to support good decision-making for fire safety measures and in response to fire damage.
A Grammar of Colouring
A compilation of the 1800s chemist, George Field, intended to give decorative artists information on the origin, composition and properties of various pigments, dyes and paints.
Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies
Historic and Traditional Buildings
This document contains information to support anyone producing, revising or working with Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) in relation to traditional buildings and the historic built environment.
Building with Scottish Stone
This guide aims to encourage use of stone sourced from Scotland’s working quarries and to provide a better understanding of those mineralogical properties that give each stone its distinctive quality.
Early Historic Scotland
"Early Historic Scotland" is a leaflet that provides an overview early Historic Scotland, a period extending from about AD 400 to 1000 from which little written information survives.
TAN 27 - Archaeology in Historic Towns
Practical advice on archaeological issues when developing a site in a historic town or city.