Welcome to the Building Limes Forum
The Building Limes Forum exists to encourage expertise and understanding in the appropriate use of building limes and education in the standards of production, preparation, application and after-care.
The Building Limes Forum is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation with over 400 members in the UK and overseas, the majority being actively concerned with the repair of historic buildings or in the use of lime in new build. The Forum encourages debate amongst its members, not on the public pages of its website but through its journal, its newsletter, social media and by putting members in touch with each other so they can exchange views between themselves.
There are independent Building Limes Forums in Ireland (Building Limes Forum Ireland), Scandinavia (Nordisk Forum for Bygningskalk), Italy (Forum Italiano Calce), Switzerland (Calcina: Fachverband für Kalk), Iberia (el Fórum Ibérico de la Cal) and Mexico (el Foro de Construcción con Cal). The Building Limes Forum has chapters, not yet independent, in Australia and New Zealand.
BLF Gatherings. The 2021 Gathering will be held online in the autumn, with demonstrations being live-streamed. The Gathering planned for Belfast for 2021 will now be held in 4-6 September 2022.
Latest News and Blogs
New member spotlight: Joel Endersby, who runs a family business that specialises in traditional and natural building and finishes, talks about the ethos behind his work and passion for using traditional sustainable materials.
Next Conference
Looking Back, Looking Forward: learning from the past to inform the future. The 2021 Conference will take place online in the autumn, with demonstrations being live-streamed from Exeter Cathedral. Booking will open later in the year. Watch this space!
Useful Information
Members of the Building Limes Forum form a community of lime enthusiasts and practitioners, most of whom are producers, suppliers, specifiers or users of lime. Membership provides access to this wide body of accumulated experience and expertise and an opportunity to share your own knowledge. Membership is open to all.
Become a member
Members of the Building Limes Forum form a community of lime enthusiasts and practitioners, most of whom are producers, suppliers, specifiers or users of lime.
Useful documents
Contact Building Limes Forum
Building Limes Forum
Riddle’s Court
322 Lawnmarket
Edinburgh, EH1 2PG, UK