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What are Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES)?

Friday 17 May 2024

Our Project Manager, Dr Moses Jenkins, explains what LHEES are with regards to historic and traditional buildings and why our newly-published document is important for those working with them.

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Energy Efficiency Standards and Traditional Buildings

Wednesday 3 May 2023

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.

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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.

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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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