United Kingdom
Amazon Nails
Training for straw bale building and lime and earth finishes
Barbara Jones
Hope Mill
Crescent Street
Todmorden
West Yorkshire
OL14 5HA
0845 4582173
info@amazonnails.org.uk
Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB)
Training, conferences, technical information on sustainable building practices
PO Box 32
Llandysul
SA44 5ZA
0845 4569773
sally@aecb.net
www.aecb.net
Buildingconservation.com
Extensive online directory for everything related to building conservation in the UK
The Building Limes Forum (UK)
To encourage expertise and understanding through education in the appropriate use of building limes, journal
Glasite Meeting House
33 Barony Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH3 6NX
admin@buildinglimesforum.org.uk
www.buildinglimesforum.org.uk
The Building Limes Forum (Ireland)
To encourage expertise and understanding through education in the appropriate use of building limes, journal
4 Castle Street
Dublin 2
info@blfi.net
www.buildinglimesforumireland.com
Cob in Cornwall
Courses in lime and clay finishes, as well as other natural building courses
Higher Boden
Mannaccan
Cornwall
TR12 6EN
01326 231 773
info@cobincornwall.com
www.cobincornwall.com
English Heritage
English heritage group
1 Waterhouse Square
138-142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2ST
0207 9733000
london@english-heritage.org.uk
www.english-heritage.org.uk
CADW - Welsh Historic Monuments
Welsh buildings heritage group
Welsh Assembly Government
Plas Carew
Unit 5/7 Cefn Coed
Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
Wales
CF15 7QQ
01443 336000
cadw@wales.gsi.gov.uk
www.cadw.wales.gov.uk
Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
Courses on lime and clay finishes and other sustainable building techniques
Machynlleth
Powys
SY20 9AZ
01654 705950
www.cat.org.uk
Centre for Earthen Architecture
Research into earth as a building material, course, conferences, documentation, soil sampling
The University of Plymouth School Of Architecture
The Hoe Centre
Nott Street
Plymouth
PL1 2AR
01752 233608
l2watson@plymouth.ac.uk
www.tech.plym.ac.uk/soa/arch/earth.htm
Centre for Irish Earthen Architecture
Education and research into earth as a building material
35 West Port
Ballincollig
County Cork
0214877685
earthbuildings@hotmail.com
Website link
Cornwall Sustainable Building Trust (CSBT)
Information, courses (including lime) for sustainable building construction in Cornwall
Old Richard Lander School
Tresawles Road
Truro
TR1 3LD
01872 277000
admin@csbt.org.uk
www.csbt.org.uk
Devon Earth Building Association (DEBA)
Earth building group
www.devonearthbuilding.com
The Genesis Project
Sustainable resource and learning centre for the south west
Somerset College of Arts and Technology
Wellington Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5AX
01823 252934
genesis@somerset.ac.uk
www.genesisproject.com
Gervase Webb
HORGAN & WEBB LLP
Incorporated No OC304931.
Registered at Heolas Fawr, Ferwig, Ceredigion SA43 1QA
01239 612671
07866 644673
www.horganandwebb.com
The Green Building Bible
Extensive book covering everything to do with sustainable building construction
Keith Hall (Publishing editior)
Green Building Press
PO Box 32
Llandysul
SA44 5ZA
keith@greenbuildingpress.co.uk
www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk
INTBAU
International network for traditional building, architecture and urbanism
19-22 Charlotte Road
London
EC2A 3SG
0207 6138520
matthew.hardy@intbau.org
www.intbau.org
Low Impact Living Initiative (LILI)
Education, practical training courses (including lime finishes) for sustainable living
Redfield Community
Winslow
Bucks
MK18 3LZ
01296 714184
lili@lowimpact.org
www.lowimpact.org
Mike Wye and Associates
Courses on Moroccan lime tadelakt finishes
Buckland Filleigh Sawmills
Buckland Filleigh
Beauworthy
Devon
EX21 5RN
01409 281644
sales@mikewye.co.uk
www.mikewye.co.uk
National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies
Courses, lectures and volunteering avtivities for traditional paints
8 Guildford Street
London
WC1N 1DA
0207 4300730
enquiries@nadfas.org.uk
www.nadfas.org.uk
Rory Young
Courses on traditional lime finishes
7 Park Street
Cirencester
Gloucs.
01285 658826
Jane Schofield
Courses on traditional lime finishes
Lewdon Farm
Black Dog
Credition
Devon
EX17 4QQ
01884 861181
The Scottish Conservation Bureau
Advice on conservators, craftsmen, conservation contractors and architects.
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh,
EH 9 1SH
0131 668 8668
The Scottish Lime Centre Trust
Practical Hands on training and specialist advice on lime based materials
The Schoolhouse
Rocks Road
Charlestown
Fife
KY11 3EN
01383 872 722
slct@scotlime.org
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)
Building conservations group, including practical courses on lime and general building repair, telephone helpline
37 Spital Square
London
E1 6DY
0207 3771644
0207 4560916 (Technical helpline)
info@spab.org.uk
www.spab.org.uk
The Ecos Trust
Local organisations to promote sustainable construction design
Great Bow Warf
Bow Street
Langport
Somerset
TA10 9PN
01458 259400
admin@ecostrust.org.uk
www.ecostrust.org.uk
The Traditional Paint Forum
Forum for traditional paints including lectures, education, journal
info@traditionalpaintforum.org.uk
www.traditionalpaintforum.org.uk
The Yarner Trust
Courses in sustainable building and rural skills
Welcombe Barton
Welcombe
Bideford
Devon
EX39 6HF
01288 331692
www.yarnertrust.org
International
Carol Crews
Workshops on earth plasters, alis and other natural finishes
HC78 Box 9811
Rancho de Taos
New Mexico
87557
USA
(505) 758-7251
seascrews@taosnet.com
CRG Design - Design for Living
Workshops by Cedar Rose Guelberth on earth plasters, natural clay finishes and natural paints
PO Box 113
Carbondale
Colorado
81623
USA
(970) 9630437
The Canelo Project
Bill and Athena Steen
Workshops on earth and lime finishes
HC1, Box 324
Elgin
Arizona
85611
USA
(520) 4555548
info@caneloproject.com
www.caneloproject.com
Ecole D'Avignon
Centre for Training for Rehabilitation of Architectural Heritage - courses and technical questions for lime finishes and others
6, Rue Grivolas
84000 Avignon
France
0490-855982
www.ecole-avignon.com
The Earth Building Foundation, Inc.
Newsletter,information, training for adobe and rammed earth building
www.earthbuilding.com
The Green Prairie Foundation
Courses and training for natural finishes and other sustainable building construction methods
See The last Straw below for contact details
The Italian Lime Forum
Promoting building lime in Italy
Forum Italiano Calce
Via Tosarelli, 3
40128 Bologna
Italy
333-2995261
info@forumcalce.it
www.forumcalce.it
The Last Straw
Journal for latest information on straw bale building, including natural lime and earth finishes
PO Box 22706
Lincloln
Nebraska
68542-2706
USA
(402)-483-5135
TLSEditor@thelaststraw.org
www.thelaststraw.org
The National Lime Association
Trade association for Canadian and North American manufacturers of building lime
200 North Glebe Road
Suite 800
Arlington
Virginia
(703)-243-5463
natlime@lime.org
www.lime.org
The National Lime Association USA
Association for building limes
see above for contact details
www.buildinglime.org
North American School of Natural Building (Cob Cottage Company)
Ianto Evans and Linda Smiley
Workshops on earth finishes and general natural building
PO Box 123
Cottage Grove
Oregon
97424
USA
(541) 9423021/(541) 9422005
www.cobcottage.com
Riad Zinoun
Courses on Moroccan lime tadelakt finishes
31 Derb Ben Amrane
Riad Zitoune Kedim
40000 Marrakesh
Morocco
00-212-24426793
riad-zinoun@menara.ma
www.riadzinoun.com
The Scandinavian Building Limes Forum
Promoting building lime in Scandinavia
Raadvad 40
DK 2800 Lyngby
Denmark
00-45-45969998
al@bygningsbevaring.dk
www.calkforum.org
Seven Generations Natural Builders
Courses in North America on natural finishes- lime and clay plasters and paints. Also includes a wide range of natural building skills.
Tim Rieth
SGNB
PO Box 2304
Snowflake AZ
85937
tim@sgnb.com
www.sgnb.com
Yestermorrow Design Build School
Courses on all aspects of sustainable construction and design
189 VT Route 100
Warren
Vermont
05674
USA
(802) 4965545
designbuild@yestermorrow.org
www.yestermorrow.org