Energy efficiency can be improved and energy bills cut even in traditionally built homes, Historic Scotland has noted.
At its conference in Edinburgh last month a team from Glasgow Caledonian University reported a variety of measures owners of traditional homes can use to cut the heat loss through their windows.
Double glazing will cut heat loss through windows by about half compared to single pane windows, though there are cheaper alternatives.
The conference heard that adding secondary glazing cut heat loss by 63 per cent, but that this was not the only option.
Homes with shutters could reduce heat loss by 51 per cent if they used them and lining the shutters with felt and another layer of plywood would cut heat los by 60 per cent.
The researchers also noted that these measures can be combined for even greater efficiency.
For example using blinds and shutters combined brought heat loss through windows to current standards for new buildings.
Various reports have highlighted the importance of making existing housing stock more energy efficient.
Although regulations for new homes are increasingly stringent, most of the houses in use by 2050 have already been built.
[Energy Savings Trust]
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