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• Energy Efficiency Standards and Traditional Buildings

  Making traditional buildings energy efficient is vital as we journey towards net zero. Senior Technical Officer, Moses Jenkins, busts some common myths around energy efficiency building standards in this blog.

• How to make your older home more energy efficient: our top resources

  From case studies to blogs, discover some of our top resources where you can find out more about how to improve the energy efficiency in your traditional (pre-1919) home.

• 9 easy ways to save energy in an older home or building

  Older homes are considered hard to heat. But with simple changes to your home and your behaviour, you can save energy with little to no cost. These top tips from our Senior Technical Officer Lila Angelaka are easy ways to save energy in your older home.

• Old buildings can’t be energy efficient, right?

  Over 20% of Scotland’s houses are traditional buildings. Can we make them more energy efficient while making sure their historic character is preserved? Senior Technical Officer Lila explores three projects doing just that.

• From empty shell to energy efficient: making our building sustainable

  We created our sustainable conservation centre using traditional skills and local materials. Learn about how we did it, and discover how sustainability is at the heart of what we do inside the building.

• What can builders of the past teach us about sustainable building methods?

  At its core, vernacular building is about local knowledge and local materials. Our Vernacular Buildings Craft Fellow, Ross, shares his experience of working on vernacular buildings across Scotland and explains how they could help modern building practices become more sustainable.