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Job files, photographs, and architectural drawings and plans related to Benside House project, Stornoway.

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Job files related to 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.

Folder contains: diaries covering period of Benside House construction.

Folder contains:

• texts for conference papers related to Benside House project, including 'Thermal Performance of a Large Room in an Energy Efficient Hebridean House with Emphasis on Assessing Relationship of High and Low Thermal Capacity Linings to Heating Strategy and Internal Comfort Conditions', presented at ERIC Conference, Inverness (1983)
• 'Case Study: A Self-Built 'Green' House in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland', presented at CIB Conference, Watford (1994)
• and general notes, correspondence, and ephemera related to the latter (including drawings and sketches).

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

Folder contains:

• texts, with preparatory notes, and background and technical information, for conference paper titled 'Case Study: A Self-Built 'Green' House in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland', presented at CIB Conference, Watford (1994)
• correspondence relating to Green Croft House's entry on Robert Gordon University's Ecological Design and Construction Database (with questionnaire)
• Benside House's 'For Sale' notice and 'brochure'
• and trade literature for Rayburn cookers.

Images related to Benside House project, Stornoway.

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

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'.

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.

External and internal shots, with unidentified persons, of Benside House project, Stornoway, from envelope titled 'Some Benside progress shots, B&W, '78'c.

External and internal shots, with unidentified persons, of Benside House project, Stornoway, from envelope titled 'Benside progress, '78'.

Folder contains:

• NUMBERED DRAWINGS: (IMC/1) plan and elevations, with annotations: 1:50
• (IMC/1) plan and elevations, with sketch roof section: 1:50
• (IMC/1) plan and elevations, with annotations and sketch alterations to original drawings, and with calculations on reverse: 1:50
• (IMC/4) detail section C-C, showing new extension and existing cottage: 1:20
• (IMC/4) detail section C-C, showing new extension and existing cottage, with sketch alterations and calculations on reverse: 1:20
• (IMC/5) wall and roof details: 1:5
• (IMC/5) wall and roof details, with sketch alterations: 1:5
• (IMC/5) wall and roof details, with Colin Porteous' notes
• UNNUMBERED DRAWINGS: existing site plan
• proposed site plan.

Folder contains:

• UNNUMBERED DRAWINGS CONT'D: 'House at 1 Benside' dimensions, in plan
• part plans
• ection of existing cottage and extension, with details, sketch details, and calculations
• part plans and sections showing blockwork at open-fire end and Rayburn end
• west-end gable elevation, and details of B-frame and link-frame: 1:50
• elevation of A-frame and F-frame
• window cill flashing details: fs
• fireplace details in plan and section: 1:10
• holding-down bolt details in plan and elevation
• unidentified sketch details.

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.

The collection consists of job files and photographs for North Sun 1994 Conference, organised by Professor Colin Porteous.

Job files related to North Sun Conferences.

Folder contains:

• general correspondence relating to 1992 North Sun Conference, including abstract submission
• copies of papers, including Porteous's 'Solar Retrofit of Thermally Substandard Housing in Glasgow'
• programmes
• notes
• guides to some cities visited on GSA's Northern Latitude Solar and Bioclimatic Architecture Study Tour
• and various items of trade literature.

Folder contains: lists of delegates in various formats.

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

Folder contains: correspondence relating to use and condition of GSA facilities for conference, with details of requirements, and details of conference banner.

Folder contains: correspondence relating to delegates' accommodation.

Folder contains:

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

Folder contains: correspondence relating to search for opening speaker (Prince Charles, David Bellamy, Magnus Magnusson, Norman Foster, Hermann Scheer, and Cathy McCormack (the eventual speaker being McCormack, a resident and campaigner from Easthall, Glasgow).

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

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

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

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.

Folder contains: correspondence between GSA (North Sun 1994 hosts) and delegates, with copies of abstracts and presentation papers (numbered 1 to 40).

Folder contains:

• guide to Glasgow pamphlet
• invite to post-conference civic reception
• Porteous article from 'Sun at Work in Europe' on North Sun conference
• cottish Solar Energy Group membership application/renewal form
• conference pamphlets, programmes, payment and registration forms, compliment slips, and maps of Glasgow city centre.

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.

Folder contains:

• copies of draft programmes, some annotated with possible changes, etc
• and lists of conference papers.

Folder contains: two copies, in GSA folders, of papers submitted too late to be included in proceedings (to be handed out to delegates), plus loose 'master copies' of papers and cover.

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

Folder contains: duplicate copies of delegate list, copy of papers submitted too late to be included in proceedings, letter to Porteous from Peter Lund suggesting that next North Sun conference be held in Finland, map of GSA campus, and letter relating to poster selection (all in North Sun folder).

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).

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

Folder contains:

• correspondence relating to preparation of flyer for '2nd Announcement and Final Call for Abstracts', plus text for the same
• competition details for logo design, and letters of congratulations and (post-conference) thanks to winner (Barry Gordon)
• and handwritten notes on Scottish Solar Energy Group, detailing background, membership profiles, etc.

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.

Folder contains: correspondence between GSA (North Sun 1994 hosts) and delegates, with copies of abstracts and presentation papers (numbered 41 to 82).

Folder contains:

• correspondence, including fax from Lars Broman accepting offer to chair conference session G1
• fax from Mats Ronnelid declining offer to chair session C2
• letter from terry Hollands accepting offer to be guest speaker at conference dinner
• letter from A Goetzberger declining offer to give keynote speech
• and two copies of abstract summaries.

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.

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

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.

Folder contains: correspondence relating to sponsorship from Glengoyne Distillery, Royal bank of Scotland, and Scottish Convention Bureau.

Folder contains: correspondence, including proposed timetable, relating to delegates visit to Easthall housing site, Glasgow.

Folder contains: correspondence relating to charges of plagiarism from John Twidell, concerning paper published in North Sun proceedings.

Folder contains: banners for North Sun 1994 conference.

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.