Kristin Balksten
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Konstvetenskapliga institutionen; Kulturvård
- E-mail:
- kristin.balksten@konstvet.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Campus Gotland, Cramérgatan 3
621 57 Visby - Postal address:
- Uppsala universitet, Campus Gotland
621 67 Visby
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Short presentation
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Min forskning handlar om murverk och kalk i puts- och murbruk. Jag arbetar mycket med att sammankoppla teori och praktik genom att t.ex. studera hur hantverket skall utföras för att ge material samma goda beständighet som de fick under medeltiden. Det är tvärvetenskaplig forskning där min bakgrund som civilingenjör och byggnadsantikvarie kombineras väl.
Min undervisning berör traditionell byggnadsteknik med fokus på material, hantverk och nedbrytning och skall ge insikt i hållbart byggande.
Biography
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Utbildning
2007 Teknologie doktorsexamen i Miljövetenskap vid Chalmers.
2005 Teknologie licentiatexamen i Miljövetenskap vid Chalmers.
2002 Civilingenjörsexamen i Väg- och vattenbyggnad 180 p, Chalmers.
2001 Högskoleexamen i Tillämpad byggnadsvård - Traditionella hantverk 80 p,
Högskolan på Gotland.
1996 Studentexamen från Naturvetenskaplig linje med miljövetenskaplig
inriktning, Östrabogymnasiet.
Arbete
2013- Kulturvård, Campus Gotland, Uppsala Universitet. Pågående
tjänstgöring som Universitetslektor.
2005- Enskild firma; Balksten Byggnadsvård, www.balksten.com.
2002-2013 Kulturvård, Högskolan på Gotland. Sedan 2008 som Lektor i
Kulturvård.
2002-2007 Doktorand vid Oorganisk miljökemi, Institutionen för Kemi- och
Bioteknik, Chalmers.
2003-2004 Kalkputsprojekt på Riksantikvarieämbetet.
2001 Gotlandsbyggen AB. Murarlärling på restaureringsarbete med
kalkputs.
Publications
Selection of publications
- Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime (2019)
- Full-scale Studies of Improving Energy Performance by Renovating Historic Swedish Timber Buildings with Hemp-lime (2019)
- Visby ringmur (2015)
- Visby ringmur (2015)
- Bruk av ruiner (2012)
- Understanding historic mortars and their variations (2010)
- Increased use of ruins through secured masonry and comfortable climate (2010)
- The influence of particle size and structure in hydrated lime on the properties of the lime putty and lime mortar (2010)
- A method to recreate historic mortars applied at Norrlanda church on the island of Gotland, Sweden (2008)
- Lime-based Repair Mortars (2006)
- Kalkputs (2005)
- The influence of craftsmanship on the inner structures of lime plasters (2005)
- Permeability in lime plaster in relation to durability of covered materials (2004)
- The pore structure in lime plaster as a key to understanding moisture transportation properties and frost damages (2004)
Recent publications
- Understanding Deterioration due to Salt and Ice Crystallization in Scandinavian Massive Brick Masonry (2021)
- Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime (2019)
- Full-scale Studies of Improving Energy Performance by Renovating Historic Swedish Timber Buildings with Hemp-lime (2019)
- Sustainable insulation of historical wooden and stone buildings with lime-hemp (2017)
- Learning traditional building techniques by practical work and implemented theory (2016)
All publications
Articles
- Understanding Deterioration due to Salt and Ice Crystallization in Scandinavian Massive Brick Masonry (2021)
- Full-scale Studies of Improving Energy Performance by Renovating Historic Swedish Timber Buildings with Hemp-lime (2019)
- Visby ringmur (2015)
- Putsat för framtiden (2014)
- The influence of particle size and structure in hydrated lime on the properties of the lime putty and lime mortar (2010)
- Handlaget minst lika viktigt som verktyget (2005)
Books
- Bruk av ruiner (2012)
- Tekniska anvisningar (2007)
- Traditional lime mortar and plaster (2007)
- Kalkputs (2005)
Chapters
- Visby ringmurs fall och återuppståndelse 2012-2014 (2015)
- Norrlanda, Othem och Fardhem kyrkor: utvärdering av putsarbeten på tornen (2009)
- Det gotländska bruket av kalk (2008)
- Beständighetsproblem för kalkputs (2005)
Conferences
- Energy and moisture in historic masonry walls retrofitted with hemp-lime (2019)
- Sustainable insulation of historical wooden and stone buildings with lime-hemp (2017)
- Learning traditional building techniques by practical work and implemented theory (2016)
- Valorization and management of the built heritage of fortified towns (2016)
- Increased salt and frost damages in solid neo-Gothic brickwork masonry due to low permeable restoration materials of the 20th century (2014)
- Construction and materials of Visby medieval city wall – risk of damage (2014)
- Collapse and Rebuilding of a Medieval City Wall – Anassessment of the Structure and Material (2014)
- Lime burning tradition in field kilns (2013)
- Understanding historic mortars and their variations (2010)
- Increased use of ruins through secured masonry and comfortable climate (2010)
- A method to recreate historic mortars applied at Norrlanda church on the island of Gotland, Sweden (2008)
- Lime-based Repair Mortars (2006)
- The influence of craftsmanship on the inner structures of lime plasters (2005)
- Permeability in lime plaster in relation to durability of covered materials (2004)
- The pore structure in lime plaster as a key to understanding moisture transportation properties and frost damages (2004)
Reports
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