The UK has an abundance of historic buildings, including listed buildings which have limitations on how they can be changed. These older buildings inevitably have energy loss issues – including issues like damp and mould which also cause health and comfort problems for residents.

So is it possible to make these heritage buildings greener? The Financial Times discusses, including interviewing David Brown, owner of a flat on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh which is part of a ground-breaking pilot refurbishment project to explore whether Scotland’s heritage housing can be retrofitted.