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“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.

Engine Shed Staff pushing blocks together that make up a picture of a giant map of Scotland
Behind the Scenes

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.

Sarah in a conservation science lab, looking at a laptop screen
Behind the Scenes

A day in the life of a conservation scientist

Thursday 11 February 2021

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...

A person wearing white overalls shpaing mud by hand, wearing gloves
Conservation

4 great reasons to learn traditional building conservation skills

Thursday 16 May 2019

Whether you’re looking to kick-start a career in building conservation, or you’re a homeowner looking to care for your traditional home, here are 4 great reasons to learn about traditional building conservation.

Moisture mapping detail of Skelmorlie Chapel in Largs.
Conservation

3D moisture mapping: Why we do it!

Friday 29 December 2017

Sofia Antonopoulou, former SIGMA Digital Documentation Officer, explains why Historic Environment Scotland’s conservation teams are using 3D moisture mapping to...

Someone mixing up hot mortar mix outside
Conservation

Hot Mixed Mortars: A Hot Topic in Conservation

Thursday 31 August 2017

Hot mixed lime mortars are a hot topic in building conservation. Wider awareness of the impacts of climate change has led...

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The Engine Shed has been supported by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to create Scotland’s dedicated building conservation centre. It enables us to encourage understanding of traditional building materials and skills among the public and professionals and raise standards in conservation for traditional buildings.

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