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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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TAN 25 - Maintenance and Repair of Cleaned Stone Buildings
A review of soiling and decay and the suitability of a range of repair methods.
TAN 09 - Stone Cleaning of Granite Buildings
Advice on testing, specification and execution of stone cleaning on granite buildings.
Technical Paper 07
Embodied Carbon in Natural Building Stone in Scotland
A paper looking at the embodied energy aspects associated with the procurement of building stone.
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.
TAN 12 - Quarries of Scotland
A guide to Scottish geology and stone working methods.
Impact of the Braer Oil Spill on Historic Scotland Monuments in Shetland
A study of the effects of the Braer oil spill on stone structures in Shetland.
Refurbishment Case Study 2
Wells O’ Wearie, Edinburgh – Thermal upgrades to walls, roof, floors and glazing
A case study describing upgrades carried out to a single-storey stone cottage.
Refurbishment Case Study 8
Garden Bothy, Cumnock
A case study describing efficiency upgrade works to a two-storey stone building.
Hoppus's Practical Measurer
A book containing various tables for calculating the capacity of timber, stone and iron.