Lynton was delighted to be invited to write an article on laser cleaning for the 2024 edition of The Building Conservation Directory which has now been published. It is more than 50 years since the first laser cleaning trials on stonework were carried out in Venice and laser technology has developed significantly in that time. The article includes examples of laser cleaning projects carried out with both low and high average power systems on historic buildings in the UK, France and North America, which illustrate the types of cleaning challenges to which lasers are ideally suited. The article can be found at www.buildingconservation.com.

Posted 20/06/2024