Publications

Scotland's Prisons

Research Report 2015

This report is intended as a preliminary aid to the review of the listed Scottish Prison Service estate and it provides an overview of Scottish prisons as a building type.

Technical Paper 06

Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings

A scoping study on indoor air quality and efficiency in traditional buildings.

Guide to Energy Retrofit of Traditional Buildings

This guide looks into the thermal retrofit of traditional buildings to improve their energy performance, through a range of fabric improvements measures to different elements of a structure.

Technical Paper 30

Historic Literature Review of Traditional Lime Mortars

This Technical Paper is a review of historic literature relating to lime mortars, focusing on historic texts from 160BC - 1955

Edinburgh's Post-War Listed Buildings

HES and City of Edinburgh Council have worked together to produce this short publication in response to the growing interest in buildings of this dynamic period of architecture and town planning.

An Assessment of Hobbyist Metal Detecting

This assessment to establish the extent and character of metal detecting in Scotland was conducted by GUARD Archaeology Limited, having been commissioned by HES and the Treasure Trove Unit (TTU).

Progress report on the conservation and management of properties in care

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on progress one year on, in relation to the properties in care, with a particular focus on conservation.