Renovating a heritage house
A flowchart by the National Heritage Board of Estonia summarizing the process, steps and stakeholders involved in the renovation of a historical building, accompanied by a description of every step.
Making heritage home renovation easier : integrated support for homeowners in Estonia
The challenge Historic buildings are an important part of our cultural environment, but they often have low energy performance and high heating costs. As Europe aims to reduce energy use and emissions from buildings, heritage homes must be preserved while …
FuturHist – tailored intervention solutions for replicable retrofits
FuturHist develops typology-based, replicable approaches to improve the energy performance, comfort and resilience of historic buildings while respecting their cultural values. This presentation introduces the project’s technical and knowledge-exchange work, including the ICOMOS Knowledge HUB and invites to share transferable …
Improving energy performance of heritage buildings in Ireland: from 2010 to 2026
Gráinne will present an early historic house upgrade from 2010, which has provided an informal learning laboratory, alongside the recent Europa Nostra Grand Prix winning ‘OPW Improving the Energy Performance of Heritage Properties in State Care Initiative’. Both show the …
Heritage Homes Legacy Report, Estonia
Renovating a heritage home is often a complex journey shaped by technical, regulatory and financial challenges. This presentation explores how the LIFE heritageHOME project responded to these challenges by creating practical tools, expert support services and policy recommendations that make …
Energy and Environmental Improvement of Built Heritage
The integration of environmental design and conservation theory provides a valuable framework for guiding climate mitigation interventions on built heritage and preventing maladaptation. After outlining the theoretical foundations of this approach, the presentation showcases case studies from research projects that …
The Role of Historic Buildings in Climate Policies in Europe
The presentation will be about the role of the EU`s policies in responding to the different threats of climate change and how they affect cultural heritage, what kind of technologies are available to tackle the challenges highlighted by examples from …
Heat pumps in historic buildings : the viability of ground source heat pumps in historic buildings
This project was commissioned by Historic England and carried out by Max Fordham LLP. The research aligns directly with Historic England’s climate change and sustainability objectives. Electrifying heat is key to reducing reliance on fossil fuels across the heritage sector. …
Energy efficiency and decarbonisation case study : Keelmen’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
This case study focuses on the decision-making process during the project's design phase to repair and reuse Keelmen’s Hospital to accommodate affordable flats. It demonstrates how energy efficiency and decarbonisation goals can be balanced with the protection and enhancement of …
Developing a Decarbonisation Plan
Developing a Decarbonisation Plan is a comprehensive guidance resource from Historic England that supports cultural and heritage organisations in planning the transition to net zero while safeguarding historic buildings. The resource includes practical guidance, templates, case studies, factsheets, and webinars …
Renovating a heritage house
Making heritage home renovation easier : integrated support for homeowners in Estonia
LIFE heritageHOME legacy report
FuturHist – tailored intervention solutions for replicable retrofits
Philipp Hesse at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
Improving energy performance of heritage buildings in Ireland: from 2010 to 2026
Gráinne Shaffrey at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
Heritage Homes Legacy Report, Estonia
Kadri Kallast, Laura Ingerpuu, Alois Andreas Põdra at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
Energy and Environmental Improvement of Built Heritage
Filippo Calcerano at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
The Role of Historic Buildings in Climate Policies in Europe
Johanna Leissner at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”