HERO Toolkit for Professionals & Organisations

As part of the project, we developed a technical handbook on how to design and implement inclusive and environmentally sustainable restoration and new construction projects by training young craftspeople and incorporating historic building techniques. The handbook is aimed at heritage institutions and architectural heritage practitioners, and educators. It focuses on issues of pedagogical approach, drawing on contemporary approaches to adult education, presenting theoretical and practical tools for the design of educational processes and the inclusion of vulnerable social groups.

The H.E.R.O project was implemented under the Erasmus+ programme and was completed after 3 years (2021-2024) of transnational cooperation between 4 actors Acta Vista (France) leading partner, Bao Formation (France), Pour la Solidarite (Belgium), 4Grada Dragodid (Croatia), Boulouki (Greece).

The file is available in Greek, English, Croatian and French.

Date: 30 October 2025

Tags: Insular, Mortars, Stone

Rel. project: HERO

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ECHOES Capacity Building Workshops Recordings

Educational material

This series consists of six capacity-building workshops for cultural heritage professionals in the framework of ECHOES project. It aims to deepen knowledge in critical topics related to cultural heritage activities and building crafts, targeted to educators, community leaders, or cultural practitioners.

Education and Awareness on Architectural Heritage
Heritage & Environmental sustainability
Heritage-led Communities development
Documentation of Traditional Knowledge
Cultural Exhibition Design
Creative Industries & Traditional Crafts

Enhancing Cultural Heritage Skills Across Europe (ECHOES) project, led by partners from Croatia (DRAGODID), Greece (Boulouki), and Ireland (Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland – DSWAI), is dedicated to the preservation, advancement, and promotion of European cultural diversity and heritage. The project is co-funded by the European Union, Creative Europe Program, action “European Cooperation Projects”.

Documenting the Traditional Lime Kilns Technology Across the Albanian-Greek Border

Documentation

‘Burning the Bones of the Earth’ was initiated in November 2021 and concluded two years later, following extensive field research in several locations of Epirus in NW Greece and in regions of S. Albania. Its objective was to trace and document the traditional craftsmanship of wood-fired, flare-type lime kilns on both sides of the border; to explore the knowledge, practice, and social dimensions regarding the lime kiln technology and the ways it evolved in the two neighbouring countries. Full documentation of the project was uploaded at the British Museum’s Digital Resources Website on November 2025 and is now fully accessible to the community. In this resource you can find the documentation guide (downloadable file) and the full programmes website:

Burning the Bones of the Earth — Documenting the Traditional Lime Kilns Technology Across the Albanian-Greek Border

The file is available in English.

Tsiati Workbook

Educational material

This workbook presents the results of the dual educational program titled “Tsiati | Apprenticeship and Hands-on Workshop on Traditional Timber Construction Techniques” which took place in September 2024 in Frasta, in the Municipality of Central Tzoumerka, at the School for Research and Education on Traditional and Sustainable Building, where Boulouki is based.

The document is available in Greek.