Sustainability Officer Eleanor Mitchell writes: Following my blog in March about Historic Scotland staff taking part in fuel efficient driver training (http://climatechangeblog.historic-scotland.gov.uk/2012/03/driving-down-carbon-fuel-efficient-driving/), I thought I’d give an update on how we got on. 92 staff took part in 50 minute sessions with Energy Saving Trust approved instructors throughout March in Inverness, Edinburgh and Stirling and [...]
Following our recent posts on the National Trust’s Fit for the Future Conference, we’d like to highlight the NT website as a source for information on the planning, design, and implementation of energy efficiency measures in historic buildings. Many of their case studies are available on the Green Energy Building Design Guides page, which discuss [...]
Congratulations to Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association who have won the Carbon Trust ‘Low Carbon Building Award’ for the upgrade of a B-listed 1840s tenement in Edinburgh. The Pleasance Upgrade Project was part-funded by Historic Scotland and designed by Adam Dudley Architects. The main goal of the project was to increase the thermal properties of [...]
Historic Scotland has recently published a climate change action plan which sets out our approach over the next five years to address the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change to the historic environment in Scotland. It outlines how we will work to meet the Scottish Government’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets which are amongst [...]
Last week several of us from Historic Scotland attended the National Trust’s “Fit for the Future” conference in Wales. Over the three days, attendees heard talks and participated in discussion on topics concerning the threats, mitigation, and adaptation of the historic environment in response to climate change. The National Trust Wales’ work towards energy efficiency [...]
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