Publications

External consultation: UK Offshore Energy

Our response to the Department of Energy and Climate Change's consultation on the UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment.

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.

Wave and Tidal Energy

An introduction to tidal energy in the historic environment.

Short Guide: Fabric Improvements for Energy Efficiency

Short Guide 1

A series of practical solutions to improving energy efficiency in traditional and historic buildings.

External consultation: Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies

Read the Historic Environment Scotland response to the Scottish Government's high-level scoping consultation on regulating district heating and on Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies.

Inform Guide: Improving Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings

An INFORM guide to what can be done to improve energy efficiency in traditional buildings, and how this relates to building standards.

External consultation: Scotland's Energy Efficiency Programme

Our response to the Scottish Government's consultation on options for the programme and policy design of Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme.

External consultation: Scottish Energy Strategy and Onshore Wind Policy Statement

Read our response to the Scottish Government's consultation on their Scottish Energy Strategy and Onshore Wind Policy Statement, and the associated Environmental Report (ER).

Technical Paper 04

Energy Modelling in Traditional Scottish Houses

A paper looking at energy modelling for three typical traditionally built dwellings in Scotland.

Technical Paper 13

Embodied energy considerations

A technical paper outlining the importance of life cycle analysis in assessing the sustainability of new buildings and maintaining existing buildings.

Technical Paper 06

Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings

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

Technical Paper 17

Green Deal, Energy Company Obligation and traditional buildings

This paper models comprehensive upgrades for three traditional property types and identifies financial opportunities for financial support through the Green Deal.