Soft Cappings
Arc researches how plants naturally colonise masonry, developing sustainable conservation techniques that use thermal and moisture buffering to protect masonry and enhance habitat
materials & techniques (HES)
2-volume Research Report (click to download)
inhibiting damp in monuments (Smailholm)
low-carbon, low maintenance solutions (Moray)
site specific installations (Blairfindy Castle)
targeting damaging species (Arnot Tower)
on-site testing (Smailholm Tower)
protecting vulnerable wallheads (Blairfindy)
species surveys (Black Castle of Moulin)
softening concrete caps (Falkland)