For centuries the ruins of the Cathedral at Kirkjubøur in the Faroe Islands was exposed to the very humid and saline north Atlantic environment. Traditional maintenance [...]

From the mid-18th century extensive research in Sweden and in present day Finland was focused on the development of mortars with hydraulic and pozzolanic properties. The [...]

Masonry with mortar joints and renderings were introduced in Sweden with the integration into the Catholic Church in the 11th and 12th century. The binders used were air [...]