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Celebrating 30 years of 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, New Zealand and South Asia.
Looking to get more involved in Lime? Check out our events page for the most up-to-date listing of upcoming events including site visits, lime slams, and the annual BLF Conference and Gathering.
Lime Green Products Site Visit and Tour (Saturday, 25 November 2023)
Visit Lime Green Products and experience how the production of ready mixed mortars happens, visit their quality control laboratory and see a brand new machine that can mix fibres through lime mortar without them clumping!
To be announced. 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