Events

How can generic energy retrofit approaches be reconsidered to ensure traditional buildings become more energy efficient while retaining their historic character? Join Gary Cunningham, Energy Retrofit and Adaptation Specialist, and Yann Grandgirard, Head of Climate Change at Edinburgh World Heritage, for an exploration of the opportunities and challenges of retrofitting Scotland's traditional buildings for a net-zero future. Drawing on recent Edinburgh World Heritage pilot projects, Gary and Yann will share practical insights into historic window upgrades, whole house retrofit of tenements, and innovative retrofit solutions developed through the EU and UKRI-funded FuturHist project. Discover how carefully designed interventions can improve comfort and reduce energy use while respecting the heritage values of historic buildings.

Join SPAB in the stunning Holy Trinity Church, Stirling to learn more about how churches which are being sold will transfer into the Local Authority Planning Systems. This afternoon is for those working in Local Authority Planning Departments in Scotland - planners, conservation officers, technicians. Regular attendees of the Places of Worship Forum along with local church congregations in the Stirling area are also encouraged to join in.

To select the most appropriate intervention in a conservation or repair project, you must understand the nature of materials and their behaviour in order to have a robust decision-making process underpinned by scientific evidence. Heritage Scientists at Historic Environment Scotland use a variety of analytical techniques to characterise and understand how these materials decay over time and how certain interventions might affect their integrity and longevity.