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A man, wearing a blue shirt, is reaching for and taking hold of a display piece of fabric insulation. Other sections of insulation sit in the background on a table, each is about half a metre square and 20 centimetres high.
  • Tuesday 14 November 2023
  • Holyrood Park Education Centre
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Sustainability, Technical Conservation
  • Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Energy Efficiency and Adaptive Re-use of Buildings

We will examine the basic principles of making traditional Scottish buildings more energy efficient, with insights into current practical techniques.

A set of ornate black iron railings outside a row of tenement buildings. The railings have a central circular theme with a large leaf.
  • Tuesday 12 March 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Scottish Ironwork Traditions

An introduction to the use and conservation of wrought and cast iron in Scotland over the past three centuries.

A multicoloured stained glass window featuring a design of a person with long hair looking to the left. They are wearing a cloak fastened with a red jewel and have a band of leaves in their hair.
  • Thursday 25 April 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Legacy and Light: Stained Glass in Scotland

Join us for a day of discovery and dialogue, bridging Scotland's stained glass past with its sustainable future.

A row of whitewashed stone cottages with a long connected thatched roof. The doors of the cottages are blue, and they open directly onto a track road.
  • Thursday 27 March 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Vernacular Building Materials in Scotland

Discover a range of vernacular building materials used in Scotland and recent projects undertaken to understand their construction.

An architectural drawing of a historical building as seen from the side view.
  • Thursday 8 May 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Researching Scotland’s Buildings

An introduction to research sources and methods for architectural and construction history in Scotland.

A digital surveying camera mounted on a tripod overlooking a historic burial site next to the sea.
  • Thursday 22 May 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Documenting Scotland’s Historic Environment

An introduction to a range of traditional and innovative methods for recording Scotland’s historic built environment.

A tall grey castle surrounded by temporary fencing, with the entrance way boarded up with scaffolding.
  • Selected dates until Friday 6 June 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Introduction to Building Conservation Week

Through a series of lectures and site visits, this 5-day course will explore conservation of the Scottish Built Environment and Traditional Building Skills.

A person demonstrating building energy efficiency to a group, using a display stand
  • Selected dates until Thursday 11 September 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Continued Professional Development
  • Technical Level: Most technical
  • Building Management, Technical Conservation
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed
  • Feature weight: 0

Level 3 Award, Energy Efficiency in Older and Traditional Buildings

Work towards a qualification in energy efficiency with our building conservation experts.

An old looking industrial building in a neglected state, taken from just outside the open doorway. The brickwork is stained with some windows boarded up, and others broken. Weeds and small trees are growing on the grounds.
  • Tuesday 7 October 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

An Introduction to Building Conservation

We will introduce you to the essential principles of building conservation in Scotland.

A person's hand picks up a small circular metal disc from a selection on the viewing platform of a microscope-like machine.
  • Tuesday 11 November 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Heritage Science at the Engine Shed

An introduction to the applied use of material science in heritage conservation in Scotland.

Close up of a gloved left hand of a restoration worker reaching out to touch an old fashioned slate roof. Some of the dark grey slates are not straight, with gaps in between.
  • Thursday 20 November 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Sustainability, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Traditional Building Maintenance with optional Stirling maintenance walk

We will explore how to reduce decay and damage in buildings with regular maintenance.

A collage of maps and planning documents sitting on a table, with a pen. Some of the maps are historic, others modern Ordnance Survey versions.
  • Wednesday 26 November 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Structures & Components, Building Management, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Heritage Planning

We will provide an overview of the legislative framework governing how Scotland’s historic environment is managed and protected.

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