Preserving historic character while improving energy-efficiency The retrofit of the Pipe Factory aims to create a sustainable, energy-efficient building that is accessible to all within the context of a listed building. This presents a challenge of balancing the preservation of significant listed heritage elements, with the need to insulate the building, and make floors accessible. The building interiors contain various idiosyncratic details that are unique to each floor plate, and to each area of the floor. For example, column capitals vary between floors to meet changing structural requirements and the brickwork detailing on the internal side of the windows changes on each floor. The images above highlight areas with arched corbels, stepped corbels, and bull-nosed bricks. Our primary focus has been to ensure that these distinctive features are preserved as we enhance energy efficiency and functionality. The next post will detail our process for developing a suitable fabric upgrade system for the Pipe Factory. Project Team: Friends of the Pipe Factory @thepipefactoryglasgow Loader Monteith @loadermonteith Harley Haddow @harleyhaddow Narro Associates @narroassociates Armour Construction Consultants Brown+Wallace Jensen Hughes Design for Everyone @desinforeveryone