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• Why building conservation is important for the future

  Scotland has approximately 450,000 traditionally-made buildings. Discover the principles behind looking after them, and why it’s important.

• Designing for health: architecture in older buildings

  Find out how health was historically taken into account in the design of buildings and why it’s now more relevant than ever.

• New year’s resolutions for your home

  From a bit of TLC to living a greener life, check out our top tips to help your historic home throughout the New Year.

• How to protect your older building or home from storms

  Scotland’s changing climate means there will be more severe weather events, like storms, in the future. Find out what this means for older buildings and some of the steps you can take to protect your historic home.

• Sustainable Homes: Plastic Free Solutions For Your Building Refurbishment

  Make small scale DIY repairs and refurbishing jobs around your house more plastic-free and less reliant on materials using fossil fuels.

• A day in the life of a conservation scientist

  What is a conservation scientist? What do they do? And how do they do it? Sarah Hamilton is one of four scientists based at our conservation centre in Stirling and is here to help you find out! Read on to learn about everything from analysing some of the most spectacular and rare fossils in the British Isles, to data processing from the kitchen table…