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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 403, 2024
SUBLime Conference 2024 – Towards the Next Generation of Sustainable Masonry Systems: Mortars, Renders, Plasters and Other Challenges
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Article Number | 01001 | |
Number of page(s) | 12 | |
Section | Keynotes | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440301001 | |
Published online | 16 September 2024 |
Future readiness of lime-based building materials: From heritage to innovation
Faculty of Engineering Science, & Cultural Heritage Institute KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 1, Leuven, Belgium
* Corresponding author: koenraad.vanbalen@kuleuven.be
Construction materials that last more than 500 years, will last 500 years or more if applied today. Learning from the past and particularly from cultural heritage as a knowledge depository and inspiring solution database, has driven us not only to develop preservation strategies but also to develop innovative sustainable and lasting construction materials. In depth research of lime mortar-based constructions integrating todays scientific insights and tools, helps understanding processes of carbonation and their influence on behaviour of masonry. Questioning the paradigm that “modern” building materials developed in the beginning of the 20th century, developed insights on the value of traditional knowledge.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2024
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