Scotland’s tenements to go green


Scientists are set to help make Scotland’s traditional tenement buildings more energy efficient and reduce their CO² emissions.


Edinburgh Napier University will work with Historic Scotland to analyse the energy efficiency of five sites located across Scotland – tenement buildings in Glasgow, Rothesay, Edinburgh as well as buildings in Culross and Milton of Buchanan.


The data on the thermal performance of these traditional buildings will be used to develop new guidance and measures to make these buildings more energy efficient.


About 50% of C02 emissions come from the existing building stock. Traditional buildings built before 1919, such as tenements and large solid wall constructions, are classified as hard to treat.


In order for Scotland to address C02 reduction targets and deliver more energy efficient homes it is important that pre-1919 buildings are fully assessed.


The £20,000 research project aims to establish the baseline thermal performance of elements which make up a traditionally constructed building. This will involve measuring the u-value (measurement of the rate of heat loss through a material) of building elements including floors, walls, doors, windows and roofs both before and after improvement measures have been made.


Each building will be monitored for two weeks. It is hoped to show that traditionally constructed buildings can be brought up to a high standard of thermal performance without compromising the building fabric.


The project is being led by staff from the University’s Institute for Sustainable Construction.


Celine Garnier of the Institute said: “This project is a great opportunity to provide good robust data on the true performance of the country’s existing building stock. By working with Historic Scotland, who are charged with safeguarding the nation’s historic environment, we can develop the energy saving measures that these buildings greatly need.”


Roger Curtis, Head of Technical Research at Historic Scotland said: “We welcome the opportunity to work with Edinburgh Napier University on such an important project. Approximately twenty per cent of Scotland’s housing stock is traditionally built. This research is invaluable in order to develop new ways to help home owners improve the energy efficiency of their homes.”


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