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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: 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: Lead Theft - Guidance on Protecting Traditional Buildings
Short Guide 2
Practical guidance on Protecting Traditional Buildings.

Short Guide: Maintenance and Repair Techniques for Traditional Cast Iron
Short Guide 4
A guide to maintaining exterior decorative architectural cast ironwork.

Short Guide: Historic Concrete in Scotland Parts 1-3
Short Guide 5
These short guides focus on the subject of historic concrete structures in Scotland.
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.

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.