Blog
Designing for health: architecture in older buildings
Monday 3 October 2022
Find out how health was historically taken into account in the design of buildings and why it's now more relevant than ever.
“The greenest building is the one that already exists”: How traditional buildings are key to a circular society
Wednesday 20 July 2022
The construction and demolition industry is responsible for huge amounts of waste every year, in the UK accounting for around 60% of material use and waste. Madeleine Clark explores how traditional buildings are part of the solution.
Five Years of the Engine Shed: Our Staff Highlights
Friday 1 July 2022
We can barely believe it's been five whole years since we moved into our building in Stirling! As we start to move on from the pandemic and consider how best to support the building conservation sector going forward, in this blog some of our team reflect on their highlights from the past few years.
How to make your older home more energy efficient: our top resources
Monday 11 April 2022
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.
New year’s resolutions for your home
Thursday 13 January 2022
From a bit of TLC to living a greener life, check out our top tips to help your historic home throughout the New Year.
Tour the quarries and fields that built Scotland, and could help us reach a low carbon future
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Join us on a virtual tour to find out more about Scotland's historic building materials, where they come from, what they have been used for, and ways they can help us build a sustainable future.
Thank you
The Engine Shed is accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and National Open College Network (NOCN). The Engine Shed was supported by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to share knowledge of traditional building materials, develop skills and raise standards in conservation for traditional buildings.
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Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment.
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