Heritage and Traditional Build Guidance Archives

Lighthouse Technologies and Conservation

Lighthouses represent a blend of historical significance, engineering innovation, and navigational necessity. This article consolidates insi...

Retrofit of Traditional Buildings

This guide by the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA) offers detailed principles and recommendations for effectively retrofitt...

Retrofitting Historic Buildings

This comprehensive guidance by Historic England focuses on retrofitting historic buildings to enhance sustainability while preserving their...

Energy Efficiency and Traditional Homes

This Historic England Advice Note provides essential guidance for enhancing energy efficiency in traditional homes, balancing the preservati...

Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings

This guidance document by Historic England provides a structured approach to improving energy efficiency in historic buildings while preserv...

Energy Consumption for Traditionally Built Dwellings

This technical paper by Historic Scotland presents findings from a four-year project analyzing the energy consumption profiles and behaviora...

U‐Values and Traditional Buildings In Situ Measurements

This technical paper by Historic Scotland presents findings from a study conducted by Dr. Paul Baker at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU)...

Air Quality in Traditional Buildings

This report, a scoping study for Historic Scotland, provides an overview of the issues related to indoor air quality and energy efficiency i...

Open fires, chimneys and flues

This paper explores strategies for enhancing energy efficiency in historic buildings while preserving their heritage values, focusing on the...

Assessing Risks in Insulation Retrofits Using Hygrothermal Software Tools

This paper explores the complexities of hygrothermal building physics and the methodologies for assessing risks in insulation retrofits, foc...

Insulating Dormer Windows in Historic Buildings

This guide addresses the challenges and considerations involved in insulating dormer windows in historic buildings, emphasizing the importan...

Insulating Solid Ground Floors in Historic Buildings

This guide addresses the complexities of insulating solid ground floors in historic buildings, emphasizing the importance of preserving heri...

Insulating Suspended Timber Floors in Historic Buildings

This guide explores effective strategies for insulating suspended timber floors in historic buildings to improve thermal performance while c...

Insulating Thatched Roofs in Historic Buildings

This guide provides essential considerations and strategies for effectively insulating thatched roofs in historic buildings to improve therm...

Insulating Flat Roofs in Historic Buildings

This guide examines strategies for insulating flat roofs in historic buildings to improve thermal performance while considering preservation...

Insulating Pitched Roofs at Rafter Level in Historic Buildings

This guide explores strategies for effectively insulating pitched roofs at rafter level in historic buildings to improve thermal performance...

Insulating Pitched Roofs at Ceiling Level in Historic Buildings

This guide explores considerations and strategies for effectively insulating pitched roofs at ceiling level in historic buildings to enhance...

Enhancing Fire Resistance of Historic Timber Panel Doors

This guide explores the importance of maintaining fire and smoke resistance in historic timber panel doors while preserving their architectu...

Draught-proofing in Historic Buildings

This article explores the challenges and considerations involved in draught-proofing windows and doors in historic buildings to improve thei...

Enhancing Thermal Performance with Secondary Glazing

This article discusses the importance of assessing heritage values and technical risks before implementing secondary glazing as a measure to...

Improving Thermal Performance of Historic Building Windows

This article explores various methods to enhance the thermal performance of windows in historic buildings, focusing on a project in Edinburg...

Slim-profile Double Glazing

This technical paper explores the thermal performance, embodied energy, and suitability of slim-profile double glazing for improving energy...

Specifying hot-mixed lime mortars

This technical paper provides comprehensive guidelines for specifying hot-mixed lime mortars, detailing their preparation, performance, chal...

External Wall Insulation in Traditional Buildings Case Studies

This report examines three case studies of external wall insulation in traditional buildings, analyzing the technical details, feedback, and...

Insulating Timber-Framed Walls

This guide explores the considerations and risks associated with insulating timber-framed walls in historic buildings, emphasizing the impor...

Insulating Early Cavity Walls

This guide explores the considerations and risks associated with insulating early cavity walls in historic buildings, highlighting the impor...

Insulating Solid Walls

This guide outlines key considerations and risks for improving the thermal performance of historic buildings, emphasizing the importance of...

Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings

This guidance explores the intersection of energy efficiency requirements in Part L of the Building Regulations with the conservation of his...

Preserving Heritage in Traditional Windows

This comprehensive guide sheds light on the significance of traditional windows in historic buildings, offering practical advice for their m...