Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

Images from BRE Conference material: Benside House, Stornoway

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Benside House Project, Stornoway

Images related to Benside House project, Stornoway, including internal, external, and work-in-progress shots.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

External and internal images (negatives): Benside House, Stornoway

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Benside House Project, Stornoway

External and internal shots, with unidentified persons, of Benside House project, Stornoway, from envelope titled '1. Colin Porteous 7" x 5" prints, No. 19, 14, 15, 16, 17, 12'.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

External and internal images (negatives): Benside House, Stornoway

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Benside House Project, Stornoway

External and internal shots, with unidentified persons, of Benside House project, Stornoway, from envelope titled '2. Colin Porteous 7" x 5" prints, Nos. 2, 10A/11, 11A/12, 18A/19, 22 & 23' - also includes images of surroundings.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Loose material relating to North Sun '94 Registrations

DC 045/1/7
Folder
Jan 1994-Sep 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: correspondence relating to delegate registration for conference.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'North Sun, Interest & Correspondence'

DC 045/1/8
Folder
Mar 1993-Sep 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: loose correspondence relating to delegates not presentating papers, including attendance confirmations, receipt of payment, accommodation arrangements, and photocopied book of papers, for North Sun '94.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'SSEG: North Sun 94 Misc'

DC 045/1/21
Folder
c1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains:

conference notice and report from 'Sun at Work in Europe'
newspaper cutting referring to Easthall project
invitations to post-conference civic reception
ummary of conference revenue and expenditure
list of delegates
funding applications
and general correspondence relating to North Sun conference.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Abstracts, North Sun 94'

DC 045/1/27
Folder
Dec 1993-Jul 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: correspondence acknowledging receipt of abstracts for potential conference papers.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Press Release'

DC 045/1/29
Folder
Sep 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: copies of press release, detailing background to North Sun conferences in general, and GSA's in particular - includes copies of release sent to editor of The Times, and details of all newspapers and radio stations to be contacted.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'N Sun - CP's Paper Illustrations'

DC 045/1/31
Folder
Jan 1994-Jul 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains:

introductory address notes
'Great Moments in Architecture' cartoon, featuring GSA
notes for sessions 3b and 4b
Porteous' et al paper on 'Thermally Efficient Window Design For The Scottish Housing Market'
timetable for tour and dinner
instructions to chairperson (on handling time per speaker, etc)
and acetates.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'N Sun 94 - Poster Presentations'

DC 045/1/32
Folder
Jul 1994-Aug 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: correposndence relating to conference poster presentations, including list of confirmed presentations and forms accepting or declining opportunity to present.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'N Sun 94 - Papers/Abstracts - Queries Post 31/3/94'

DC 045/1/33
Folder
Mar 1994-Aug 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains:

correspondence relating to registrations and payments, and accommodation
correspondence relating to submission of late papers
organisation of presentations (IT requirements, etc)
fax copy of Leslie Jesch paper, 'ISES-Europe: Promoting European Cooperation in the Field of Renewable Energy'
and correspondence relating to subsidies for Eastern European delegates.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Images: North Sun Conference

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Negatives related to North Sun Conference.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'TSA Article'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

TSA (Technical Services Agency Limited) material, including 1984-1987 Evaluation Report
TSA information booklet
TSA newsletter ('Tech Talk')
dissertation by Hazel R McLeod, 'Public Sector Housing. The Glasgow Experience: Rats in the Rafters'
paper by Porteous, 'User Controlled Community Technical Aid: Technical Services Agency Ltd, Glasgow'
TSA 1985 Annual Report
TSA 1986 Annual Report
TSA information packs, being folders with explanatory leaflets and membership forms.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: papers specifically related to Easthall project, plus a variety of papers concerning general housing welfare issues and community architecture.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Loose papers and correspondence related to Easthall and housing welfare/solar energy issues in general, including technical papers

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

papers related specifically to Easthall project
a variety of technical papers, by Porteous and others, concerning solar energy in general, taken from various conferences and print media sources
Heatfest exhibition brochures
Easthall Resident Association's 'Hard to Heat, Hard to Beat' brochure.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'ERA - Annexe 1'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

material related to EEC Energy Demonstration Programme funding for Easthall project
material from 'Living In Sun' conference
Easterhouse Festival Society's 'Five Years On' brochure
workshop notes from CIRIA conference
and cartoons relating to perception of Easthall project.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'ERA - Contract Drgs, CEC'

DC 046/1/11
Folder
Apr 1991-Dec 1991

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

drawing registers
drawings - patio door head detail, living room/veranda door head detail, internal door schedule, structural details of conservatories.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'CEC (ERA) Management Committee Meetings'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

minutes of Management Committe meetings, and related notes and correspondence
'Easthall Energy Project' booklet [by ERA and Glasgow City Housing].

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'EEC Demo, Backgrd/1st Drafts etc'

DC 046/1/25
Folder
Apr 1988-Jan 1990

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: project brief, funding arrangement analysis, and annexe 1.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'J & E Backgrd'

DC 046/1/27
Folder
May 1988-Jun 1989

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: correspondence relating to Heatwise's 'Jobs & Energy' scheme (at Easthall).

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Heatfest - Summary Tables/Graphs'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

Easthall locality plan and house floor plans
plus report appendices, graphs, notes, and calculations.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'Heatfest: Registrations'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: multiple copies of Heatfest conference/competition competitors' registration form.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'Heatfest: Accounts'

DC 046/1/36
Folder
Dec 1986-Sep 1988

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

assorted financial material, including bank statements and pay-in slips
invoices
and summaries of income and expenditure.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'Heatfest: Correspondence'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

copies of paper examining wind energy on Shetland Isles
and general correspondence, including that relating to passive solar housing in Clonmel, Ireland.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Untitled, miscellaneous collection

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

material relating to project monitoring
Tech Talk newsletters
Wise group 1989/90 annual review
'Condensation Culture' 2nd ed
print media articles mentioning Easthall project (e.g. Big Issue feature)
material relating to Japanese home builders visit
drawings.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Easthall Solar Demonstration Project, Exterior

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Exterior shots of Easthall Solar Demonstration Project.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Easthall Solar Demonstration Project, Interior

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Interior shots of Easthall Solar Demonstration Project, showing residents in homes.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'CEC Reports & Main Contract'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: CEC contract and related documents, including successive Financial Reports, Sesame Sheets, Progress of Work Reports, and Statements of Expenditure.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'J & E, includes working drgs'

DC 046/1/20
Folder
Jul 1988-Nov 1989

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'D05 Twin'

DC 046/1/21
Folder
Apr 1992-Mar 1993

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: typical output from data loggers (temperature readings).

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Untitled folder with project background

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: notes concerning background to project, including general role of architecture and problem of damp housing and fuel poverty.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'Heatfest: Brief, Background Papers, etc.'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

Heatfest competition brief
competition notes
drawings from 'brief-pack'
and related correspondence.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Diaries: Benside House, Stornoway

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Benside House Project, Stornoway

Folder contains: diaries covering period of Benside House construction.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'BRE Bdgs & Environment Conf. 16-20/5 '94, Benside Archive': Benside House, Stornoway

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Benside House Project, Stornoway

Folder contains: correspondence relating to CIB Conference, Watford (1994), including confirmation letters and abstract submission forms.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'N. Sun - Proceedings - Costs - Lists of Papers'

DC 045/1/4
Folder
Jun 1994-Aug 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains:

North Sun 94 summary of abstracts
details relating to publication of conference proceedings
delegates' name tags and lunch vouchers
and copies of invitations to civic reception at Glasgow City Chambers.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Final Delegates List (130) + Mailshot List'

DC 045/1/10
Folder
c1993-1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: lists of delegates in various formats.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'N. Sun - Mailshot - UK'

DC 045/1/11
Folder
Nov 1993-Jan 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: correspondence to delegates announcing final call for abstracts and requesting confirmation of attendance, etc.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Hotel Accommodation - Enquiries'

DC 045/1/13
Folder
Apr 1993-Sep 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: correspondence relating to delegates' accommodation.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'N. Sun Catering File (a) Renfrew Ferry (b) Lunches, etc. (c) Civic Reception -- Study Tour, etc'

DC 045/1/14
Folder
Mar 1993-Aug 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains:

correspondence relating to arrangements for Renfrew Ferry buffet
Civic reception
and introductory speeches, etc.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Finance (inc. Plans) & North Sun 94 Invoices'

DC 045/1/16
Folder
Apr 1993-Nov 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: various items of financial paperwork, invoices, etc. relating to conference.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Sponsorship'

DC 045/1/17
Folder
Mar 1993-Sep 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: correspondence related to appeals for/receipt of grants and sponsorship for conference.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'N Sun 94, Spare Copies Correspondence'

DC 045/1/18
Folder
Feb 1994-Oct 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: general correspondence to and from delegates, with notices of payments, bookings, and papers.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Meeting re. N Sun 94'

DC 045/1/19
Folder
Sep 1992-Sep 1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains:

proposal (with sketches) for conference banners
minutes and agendas for meetings related to conference planning
copy of Porteous' opening address
correspondence relating to general organisation
and test pressings of conference programmes.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Scottish Solar Energy Group newsletters

DC 045/1/24
Folder
c1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

June 1993 and September 1994 copies of Scottish Solar Energy Group newsletter, in North Sun folder.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Delegate pack

DC 045/1/26
Folder
c1994

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences

Folder contains: delegate pack, including 456-page proceedings, official 'quick guide' to Greater Glasgow, Royal Bank of Scotland notepad and pen, conference programme, list of delegates, Merchant City Trail pamphlet, dinner and lunch vouchers, and invitation to civic reception (all in North Sun folder).

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Technical Services Agency Ltd (TSA) 'Tech Talk' Newsletters

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: various issues of Technical Services Agency Ltd's (TSA) 'Tech Talk' newsletter.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled 'Easthall - Final Report Paste-Ups'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains: draft segements of final Easthall Report, with 'cut-and-paste' versions of graphs and tables, and samples of resident questionnaires.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Folder titled: 'CEC/ERA - Misc publicity, etc'

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project

Folder contains:

newspaper cuttings related to Easthall and/or related issues
Heatfest/Heatwise literature.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Drawings & Plans: Benside House, Stornoway

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Benside House Project, Stornoway

Folder contains:

UNNUMBERED DRAWINGS CONT'D: unidentified sketch details
planning application submission [as IMC/1]
planning application submission (as IMC/4)
poster titled 'Case Study: A Self-Built 'Green' House in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland' with notes, plan, and photos mounted on copy of drawing IMC/1 [part one of two, likely related to 1994 BRE Conference]
econd part of poster, with plan, section, and perspectives mounted on copy of drawing IMC/4 [part two of two, likely related to 1994 BRE Conference]
copy of Benside's 'Sale' notice
(D282/4) ground floor plan of Old People's Home and Cottage Hospital, Castlebay, Barra by Thomson, Taylor, Craig & Donald Architects, with sketch roof/chimney details on reverse [the latter possibly relating to Benside]: 1:100.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

Job Files: Benside House, Stornoway

Part of Colin D A Porteous Collection - Benside House Project, Stornoway

Folder contains:

general correspondence (including bills, invoices, letters relating to provision of goods and services, etc)
personal correspondence between Porteous and Inge Sorenson and Michael Leybourne, concerning process of build from earliest inception
trade literature, and correspondence relating to the same
drawings and sketches
and financial paperwork (bank statements, etc), originally separate from other correspondence.

Porteous, Professor Colin D A

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