Guide to Conversion of Traditional Buildings

Acknowledgements

The Editor would like to express sincere gratitude to the many individuals and organisations whose expertise, commitment and support have contributed to the development of this technical guidance. The production of a document of this scale has relied upon the collaborative efforts of professionals from a wide range of disciplines, bringing together specialist knowledge in building conservation, engineering, building safety, environmental performance and regulatory compliance.

The Editor would like to acknowledge the close partnership between Historic Environment Scotland and the Scottish Government Building Standards Division, whose shared expertise, commitment and collaborative working have been central to the preparation of this guidance. Special thanks are extended to Lila Angelaka and Moses Jenkins (Historic Environment Scotland) for their invaluable support as Assistant Editors throughout the preparation and coordination of the guidance.

The Editor is particularly grateful to the Principal Authors, whose specialist knowledge forms the foundation of this publication: Georgina Allison (Munro Allison Architects), Steven Emery (Heritage Fire Consultancy Limited), Chris Morgan (John Gilbert Architects), Morwenna Slade (Ingleton Wood LLP), Sean Smith (University of Edinburgh) and Steve Wood (Narro Associates).

Recognition is also given to the Supporting Authors who provided technical expertise, research and content development across a range of subject areas: Scott Abercrombie (John Gilbert Associates), Mathew Reilly, Christian Buchanan and Robbie Graham (Historic Environment Scotland), Dominic Echlin and Lily Erskine (Narro Associates), Sarah Johnston (Ingleton Wood LLP) and Chris Rankin (rankinfraser landscape architecture).

The Editor would also like to acknowledge Hamilton Hay Van Jonkers Architects for the production of the drawings and illustrations included throughout this guidance that support and enhance the technical content of the document.

In addition, thanks are extended to the individuals who assisted with the review of the guidance: Kashif Ashraf, Richard Atkins, Suzanne Broatch, Iain B Cram, Madeleine Clark, Darren Cross, Jocelyn Cunliffe, Craig Donnelly, Peter Drummond, Emma Emslie, Cristina Gonzalez-Longo, Gavin Hammond, Nick Heath, Mirra Kannan, Ewan Lawson, Eleftheria Maravelaki, Alan McAulay, James McGonigal, Stuart MacPherson, Jenny Phillips, Lisel Porch, Katy Rodgers, Sanne Roberts and James Roy.

The Editor also wishes to acknowledge Building Standards Division, Historic Environment Scotland, Local Authority Building Standards Scotland, the Scottish Building Standards Hub, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and all members of the technical review panels. Their constructive comments, critical review and professional insight have made a significant contribution to the accuracy, quality and robustness of this publication.

The Editor gratefully acknowledges the contributions of all those who have assisted in the preparation of this guidance and helped bring the project to fruition.

Simon Montgomery

Historic Environment Scotland

Editor