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© EWH. Renewables in a B-listed Georgian tenement – solar panels on a valley gutter roof.
Edinburgh has been the Scottish capital since the 15th century. Its World Heritage Site comprises of two distinct areas: the Old Town, dominated by a medieval fortress; and the neoclassical New Town, whose development from the 18th century onwards had a far-reaching influence on European urban planning. The harmonious juxtaposition of these two contrasting historic areas, each with many important buildings, is what gives the city its unique character. The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh were inscribed in the World Heritage list in 1995.
Photo Gallery. एडिनबर्ग विश्व धरोहर (EWH), a charity funded by a broad alliance of partners, has deployed a wide array of initiatives and projects that define a way towards energy sustainability.
ऊर्जा विरासत & अक्षय विरासत
Photo Gallery, सामग्री और अद्वितीय वर्ण. इन पारंपरिक भवनों पहले से पर्यावरणीय स्थिरता के संदर्भ में कुछ लाभ हो, उनके दीर्घायु सहित, थर्मल जन, स्थानीय sourced सामग्री और प्राकृतिक वेंटीलेशन. आम धारणा के विपरीत, it is possible to reduce energy inefficiency in traditional buildings, उनकी प्रामाणिकता समझौता किए बिना.
Building conservation and energy efficiency are both key aspects of sustainability for Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH). Traditionally-built properties were built to last: many have been standing for hundreds of years, and well-maintained properties will continue to stand for many more. Photo Gallery – without putting occupants at risk of fuel poverty – EWH promotes a range of viable interventions than can be adopted to improve their energy efficiency.
In partnership with Edinburgh-based Changeworks, EWH promoted the Energy Heritage project, providing a guide to improving energy efficiency in traditional and historic homes, Photo Gallery.
As a complement, the Renewable Heritage project sought to introduce clean energy technologies into traditionally-built, protected properties in Edinburgh’s Old Town, एक संरक्षण क्षेत्र और यूनेस्को विश्व विरासत स्थल का हिस्सा. This work built on the success of Energy Heritage project, जो सबसे अच्छा अभ्यास का एक उदाहरण के रूप में बाद में राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर किया गया है और अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर मान्यता प्राप्त है. अक्षय विरासत ऐतिहासिक घरों में ऊर्जा की स्थिरता और दक्षता स्वच्छ ऊर्जा उत्पादन प्रणाली के संवेदनशील और उचित उपयोग से आगे बढ़ाया जा सकता है कि दिखाया गया है.
Gilmour’s Close project
© EWH. Energy Efficiency for Post-War Listed Buildings.
Gilmour’s Close is a 4 storey, 19th Century stone tenement, with commercial ground floor, Photo Gallery. Refurbishment of this building was completed in 2008 to provide social rented and supported housing for Hillcrest Housing Association.
The refurbishment process sought not only to conserve the historic aspects of this listed structure, but also to incorporate low energy principles to the design in the form of ground source heating, passive solar strategies, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) Photo Gallery.
UNESCO’s actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation
© EWH. and the Spanish Network.
UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge, Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity.
Photo Gallery (Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and), News Archives. It has also demonstrated that clean renewable energy can also be generated on site and on a much smaller scale, without compromising the quality and authenticity of the heritage. With the appropriate knowledge and good governance, microgeneration has a future role to play in historic cities.
Edinburgh can be a powerful performance reference for the 252 cities that host properties included in the World Heritage List, Photo Gallery. वास्तव में, टिकाऊ ऊर्जा का बहुत कुछ अनुभवों को दुनिया भर में ऐतिहासिक शहरों में कर रहे हैं.
