Conservation, repair and maintenance

This paper presents the results of in-situ U-value measurements of mostly walls, some roofs and one floor. The building elements measured varied with regard to the building materials and techniques used to construct them, finishes, insulation retrofits etc. The measurement results were also compared to the modelling results of software programs....

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The 2011 edition of Historic Scotland's conservation magazine, Focus. Informing the conservation of the built environment....

The 2012 edition of Historic Scotland's conservation magazine, Focus. Informing the conservation of the built environment....

The 2013 publication of Historic Scotland's annual conservation magazine, Focus. Informing the conservation of the built environment....

The guide aims to provide advice to practitioners, developers, building owners and local authorities regarding the application of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 to the conversion of traditional buildings. Its function is to support the existing Technical Handbooks published by the Building Standards Division of the Scottish Government by identifying and resolving typical areas of difficulty that may be encountered during the conversion of such buildings....

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This report summarises the results of research on the thermal performance of traditional windows and methods of reducing heat loss carried out by the Centre for Research on Indoor Climate & Health, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) on behalf of Historic Scotland....

This INFORM seeks to examine measures which can be taken to minimise the threat birds pose to our built heritage and the ways in which they can be controlled....