BSR Working group on Building Preservation and Maintenance in
Practice 2000-2009
The built heritage in the region is characterised by its
natural resources. Traditional building materials, such as wood, limestone and
lime mortar were used in construction and restoration until the World War II,
when new industrial building materials came on the market in full force.
A struggle to regain and restore the knowledge about the use
of traditional building materials and techniques started in the Nordic
countries in the 1970s. Collaboration for sharing the know-how gained as well
as best practices with the Baltic States started in the 1990s.
Working group on Building Preservation and Maintenance in
Practice was established in 2000 to widen this collaboration all over the
region in forms of exchange of knowledge and expertice, projects and practical
workshops.
Reports: