The Engine Shed: Heritage Science

Date & Time: Tuesday 11 November 2025; 9:30am-4pm
Location: Hybrid – The Engine Shed, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ and Online

The Engine Shed, part of Historic Environment Scotland

Conservation scientists at Historic Environment Scotland use a variety of analytical techniques to understand how materials decay over time and how certain interventions might affect their integrity and longevity. This introduction to the applied use of material science in heritage conservation in Scotland will help you understand how analytical scientific techniques can enhance understanding of the nature of traditional building materials and can explain how they decay over time; discover how petrographic analysis is used to determine the chemical composition and physical structure of natural building stone and how this helps identify new sources of material for repair; and learn about the range of analytical techniques used to monitor moisture ingress in traditional buildings and how thermal efficiency of a building may be measured.

Cost: £75 for the in person full day learning experience; £30 for virtual attendance.

For further information and booking please follow the link :

https://www.engineshed.scot/whats-on/events/?eventId=710422e2-5547-4a51-939e-b14000b57362