Lila is a Senior Technical Officer in Historic Environment Scotland’s Technical Conservation (Retrofit & Fabric First) team. She holds a degree in Architectural Engineering in Building Conservation and Restoration, and a MSc in Architectural Conservation from the University of Edinburgh. She has worked in various conservation accredited architectural practices and heritage organisations, before joining HES in 2013 as a Historic Buildings Adviser in the Planning, Consents and Advice Service. In her current role, she is involved in energy efficiency retrofit projects, she is a writer and editor for a number of HES’s technical publications and blogs and provides expert technical advice internally and externally on various technical subjects, including retrofit, climate change adaptation and fire safety. She is also delivering outreach around conservation, energy retrofit and climate change adaptation to homeowners and professionals and has taught on formal qualification courses, such as the Level 3 Award in Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings.
