Kristin Balksten
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Archaeology, Ancient History and Conservation; Conservation
- E-mail:
- kristin.balksten@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Campus Gotland, Cramérgatan 3
621 57 Visby - Postal address:
- Uppsala universitet, Campus Gotland
621 67 Visby
- CV:
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Publications
Selection of publications
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Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime
Part of 4th international conference on innovative materials, structures and technologies (IMST 2019), 2019
- DOI for Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime
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Part of Applied Sciences, 2019
- DOI for Full-scale Studies of Improving Energy Performance by Renovating Historic Swedish Timber Buildings with Hemp-lime
- Download full text (pdf) of Full-scale Studies of Improving Energy Performance by Renovating Historic Swedish Timber Buildings with Hemp-lime
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Visby ringmur: att återuppbygga med autenticitet
Part of Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, p. 43-61, 2015
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Visby ringmur: kulturarv som rasar och återuppbyggs
2015
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Bruk av ruiner: kulturarv, konstruktion, kalkbruk, komfort & kalsonger
Fornsalens förlag, 2012
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Part of International journal of architectural heritage, p. 86-101, 2010
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Increased use of ruins through secured masonry and comfortable climate
Part of Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Science and Technology in Archaeology and Conservation, Petra, Jordan, 2010
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Part of 2nd Conference on Historic Mortars - HMC 2010 and RILEM TC 203-RHM final workshop, p. 11-18, 2010
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A method to recreate historic mortars applied at Norrlanda church on the island of Gotland, Sweden
2008
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Lime-based Repair Mortars: Influence by Surface Working Methods onBehaviour and Durability of Mortar
2006
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The influence of craftsmanship on the inner structures of lime plasters
2005
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Kalkputs: porstrukturens betydelse för beständighet
2005
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Permeability in lime plaster in relation to durability of covered materials
2004
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Part of 10th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, 2004
Recent publications
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Part of SUBLime Conference 2024, 2024
- DOI for Material properties of building limes for pointing mortar for renovation and restoration of neo-Gothic churches in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Material properties of building limes for pointing mortar for renovation and restoration of neo-Gothic churches in Sweden
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Part of Bio-Based Building Materials, p. 144-157, 2023
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Utvärdering av kalkputs på Gotlands kyrkor
2021
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Part of Heritage, p. 349-370, 2021
- DOI for Understanding Deterioration due to Salt and Ice Crystallization in Scandinavian Massive Brick Masonry
- Download full text (pdf) of Understanding Deterioration due to Salt and Ice Crystallization in Scandinavian Massive Brick Masonry
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Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime
Part of 4th international conference on innovative materials, structures and technologies (IMST 2019), 2019
- DOI for Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime
- Download full text (pdf) of Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime
All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of Heritage, p. 349-370, 2021
- DOI for Understanding Deterioration due to Salt and Ice Crystallization in Scandinavian Massive Brick Masonry
- Download full text (pdf) of Understanding Deterioration due to Salt and Ice Crystallization in Scandinavian Massive Brick Masonry
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Part of Applied Sciences, 2019
- DOI for Full-scale Studies of Improving Energy Performance by Renovating Historic Swedish Timber Buildings with Hemp-lime
- Download full text (pdf) of Full-scale Studies of Improving Energy Performance by Renovating Historic Swedish Timber Buildings with Hemp-lime
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Visby ringmur: att återuppbygga med autenticitet
Part of Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, p. 43-61, 2015
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Part of Byggnadskultur, p. 38-40, 2014
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Part of International journal of architectural heritage, p. 86-101, 2010
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Handlaget minst lika viktigt som verktyget
Part of Byggnadskultur, p. 24-25, 2005
Books
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Tekniska anvisningar: Putsarbeten
Statens fastighetsverk, 2007
Chapters in book
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Visby ringmurs fall och återuppståndelse 2012-2014
Part of Byggnadshyttan på Gotland 2013/2014, p. 84-104, Byggnadshyttan på Gotland, 2015
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Norrlanda, Othem och Fardhem kyrkor: utvärdering av putsarbeten på tornen
Part of Byggnadshyttan på Gotland. 2007/2008, p. 91-112, B, 2009
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Part of Från Gutabygd 2008, p. 125-140, Gotlands hembygdsförbund, 2008
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Beständighetsproblem för kalkputs
Part of Byggnadshyttan på Gotland 2003-2004, p. 23-30, Byggnadshyttan på Gotland, 2005
Collections (editor)
Comprehensive doctoral thesis
Comprehensive licentiate thesis
Conference papers
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Part of SUBLime Conference 2024, 2024
- DOI for Material properties of building limes for pointing mortar for renovation and restoration of neo-Gothic churches in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Material properties of building limes for pointing mortar for renovation and restoration of neo-Gothic churches in Sweden
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Part of Bio-Based Building Materials, p. 144-157, 2023
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Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime
Part of 4th international conference on innovative materials, structures and technologies (IMST 2019), 2019
- DOI for Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime
- Download full text (pdf) of Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime
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Sustainable insulation of historical wooden and stone buildings with lime-hemp
Part of ICBBM 2017 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials, p. 651-655, 2017
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Learning traditional building techniques by practical work and implemented theory
Part of Innovation of teaching in materials and structures, 2016
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Part of Sguardi ed esperienze sulla conservazione del patrimonio storico architettonico, p. 29-43, 2016
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Construction and materials of Visby medieval city wall – risk of damage
Part of 9th IMC, Book of Abstract, 2014
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Collapse and Rebuilding of a Medieval City Wall – Anassessment of the Structure and Material
2014
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Part of 9th IMC, Book of Abstract, 2014
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Lime burning tradition in field kilns: a case study of the Jämtland tradition in Sweden
2013
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Increased use of ruins through secured masonry and comfortable climate
Part of Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Science and Technology in Archaeology and Conservation, Petra, Jordan, 2010
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Part of 2nd Conference on Historic Mortars - HMC 2010 and RILEM TC 203-RHM final workshop, p. 11-18, 2010
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A method to recreate historic mortars applied at Norrlanda church on the island of Gotland, Sweden
2008
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Lime-based Repair Mortars: Influence by Surface Working Methods onBehaviour and Durability of Mortar
2006
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The influence of craftsmanship on the inner structures of lime plasters
2005
-
Permeability in lime plaster in relation to durability of covered materials
2004
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Part of 10th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, 2004