Insulating a sandstone tenement: your questions answered
Around 483,000 Scottish homes have solid walls, about a quarter of the housing stock, and the large majority have no insulation on them at all. Glasgow alone has around 73,000…
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Historic Environment Scotland publishes retrofit guide for traditional buildings
If you own a property in a pre-1919 tenement building, and wish to carry out energy efficiency improvements, you may find this guide from Historic Environment Scotland useful.Historic Environment Scotland…
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Guide for retrofitting historic sash and case windows
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Visiting a heat pump: energy efficiency upgrades in a pre-1919 tenement flat
On a sunny day in July, as part of a project set up by the sustainability and innovation charity hybrid heat pump. The hybrid air source heat pump provides heating…
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Loco Home webinar: Retrofitting a tenement flat
Making homes more energy efficient through insulation and air tightness can make them more comfortable while also cutting carbon and bills. However, traditional solid-walled buildings present unique challenges. In this…
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Fabric first and retrofit in tenement buildings
What is fabric-first, and how can you retrofit an older tenement building? What should you prioritise? We answer these questions and more in this webinar. Learn about sustainable maintenance and retrofit from tenement experts, and ask our live panel about how you can organise and perform retrofit in your property.
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Insulating traditional solid walls
Recent research suggests that traditional solid stone or brick walls provide better insulation than was once thought. Given the decorative disruption caused in insulating walls and the need to treat…
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Insulation vs ventilation etc: How buildings ‘work’ in relation to retrofit
EdinBRIC recently held a well-attended hybrid event on insulation and ventilation, with expert speaker Jon Stinson of Building Research Solutions. His presentation discussed the principles of building physics in relation to domestic energy efficiency and retrofit.Â
read moreUsing traditional building methods
Tenement buildings can often require specialist builders who use traditional building methods. In this webinar, we will be joined by traditional building professionals who will advise you on how to find a contractor who uses traditional building methods and inform you on other aspects such as contracts and commissioning.
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‘Deep retrofit’ as an alternative to demolition
As we know, issues of disrepair in older tenement buildings are widespread, presenting challenges for owners as well as upcoming energy efficiency targets. But is the solution really to demolish them? Scottish Housing News recently published an article written by graduate architect, Quita Hynd, entitled ‘Long live the tenements’, describing her final-year project.
read moreOvercoming the challenges of retrofitting traditional buildings
Energy efficiency and retrofit pose a significant obstacle for owners living in traditional tenement buildings. How can Scotland overcome these obstacles? Professor in Housing Economics (Urban Studies) at the University of Glasgow, Kenneth Gibb, writing in People, Place and Policy (PPP), has looked closely at the issues of delivering retrofit in the context of Scotland’s traditional housing stock and its targets for net zero.
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