Publications

Inform Guide: Timber Floors

This INFORM guide covers the basic aspects of construction and care of timber floors.

Inform Guide: Timber Staircases

This INFORM guide covers the construction of timber staircases and issues associated with their repair and maintenance.

Inform Guide: Timber Window Shutters

This INFORM guide highlights the benefits of traditional wooden window shutters.

Inform Guide: Ventilation in Traditional Houses

INFORM guide on the importance of ventilation in a traditionally built structure.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy Statement

This statement set out what Intangible Cultural Heritage means, how it relates to the historic environment, and how HES will work with it over the coming years

Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) Initial Screening Draft

The Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland

The draft ICIA for the new Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland is being published for comment alongside the strategy draft

Laser Stone Cleaning

A report on the response of sandstone and granite to laser exposure.

Lime Technology Workshop

Proceedings of the 'Workshop on Lime Rendered Facades' held in Sweden in 1998.

Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Accessibility

This guidance note sets out the principles that apply to developments for improving physical access to the historic environment.

Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Asset Management

This guidance note sets out the principles that apply to the management of the historic environment as part of an overall asset management approach to land and property portfolios in public and private ownership.

Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Boundaries

This guidance note sets out the principles that apply to altering the boundary treatments of historic buildings.

Managing Change in the Historic Environment: Demolition of Listed Buildings

This guidance should be used when the future of a listed building is uncertain and demolition is being considered as an option.