Lister co-op terraced classical tenement

Address

2 f2, 22 Lauriston Pl

Edinburgh EH3 9EY, the United Kingdom

General information

Building manager

The Lister Co-operative is an independent housing organisation – a Registered Social Landlord – part of the voluntary housing movement comprising other housing associations and co-operatives. It is regulated by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). Lister is Scotland’s first housing co-operative registered for funding and support following the 1974 Housing Act.

Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) is the leader of this demo case.

Building age

19th century (≈1819)

Protection level

B listed (significant examples of a period, style or building type).

Building use

Residential.

Building area

No data.

Construction type

Ashlar and rubble stone masonry, M-shaped slate roof.

Building typology

It is an 18th-century neoclassical tenement building, a fine example of traditional tenements in Edinburgh’s New Town. It is a typical Georgian style, with a droved ashlar, polished windowsills to the front, and rubble stone to the rear. The facade still maintains its 12-pane traditional sash and case windows. Edinburgh’s New Town has a concentration of Georgian tenement buildings with multiple ownership. All pre-1919 buildings used the same building methods and materials. The New Town’s planning and architectural quality set standards for Scotland and influenced the development of urban architecture and town planning throughout Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Geographical area and context

Edinburgh has a cold and humid winter and mild summer with an annual mean temperature of 9°C. Due to the changing climate, Edinburgh has witnessed wetter winters and hotter summers.

Ongoing activities

The City of Edinburgh Council has set a target to become a net zero city by 2030. In 2020-21, emissions from buildings in Edinburgh made up 66% of the council’s carbon footprint. EWH runs two grant programmes, the Climate Emergency Grant and Conservation Repair Programme, delivering architectural conservation and energy retrofit works to traditional buildings within Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site and its vicinity.

Works planned under the FuturHist project

The project will test energy retrofitting solutions in timber sash and case windows, installing internal secondary glazing/double-glazing and applying draft proofing to reduce draught and heat losses. The demo will benefit from other partners’ shared expertise and knowledge (STRATH) to test innovative and holistic ventilation strategies that favour passive ventilation systems, occupant behaviour and low energy consumption.