New highly sustainable surface finish enabling architects and designers achieve top level environmental and health accreditations without sacrificing aesthetics
Armourcoat Limewash offers a new highly sustainable and healthy mineral-based surface finish suitable for residential and commercial projects targeting BREEAM or LEED certification. Inspired by the soft matt finish and lightly textured aesthetic of traditional lime wash, Armourcoat Limewash is formulated and produced with minimal environmental and health impact; crafted specifically to enable architects, designers and specifiers achieve top level project accreditations.
As an industry first, Armourcoat Limewash is set to be the only lime wash finish on the market to deliver both Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Health Product Declaration (HPD) documentation – fully detailing the paint’s minimal environmental and health impact data and guaranteeing suitability for architectural projects targeting BREEAM or LEED certification.
Manufactured in the UK using locally sourced raw materials, Armourcoat Limewash is a naturally breathable, low-embodied carbon surface finish. Comprised of slaked lime, Kaolin clay, water and mineral pigments with the addition of natural plant additives Armourcoat Limewash delivers a more durable, less-chalky surface finish compared to traditional lime wash paint. Once applied, the lime actively absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere whilst curing ensuring significantly lower global warming potential in comparison to other wall coatings.
Achieving Indoor Air Comfort Gold certification, Armourcoat Limewash is free from solvents and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). A naturally high alkalinity provides antimicrobial properties making it highly resistant to bacteria and mould – furthering the creation of healthy interiors. Meanwhile, Armourcoat Limewash delivers an entirely non-combustible finish, achieving an A1 fire rating to meet regulations for buildings requiring the highest level of fire-resistance.
In keeping with the historical tradition of lime wash, Armourcoat’s skilled application team use natural bristle brushes to apply the product, achieving a typical installation in just two days. Suitable for application across various architectural substrates, a captivating colour palette of 45 mineral tones facilitates the creation of timeless, elegant interiors comprising contemporary neutral tones to deeper, natural hues.
Armourcoat’s Technical & Creative Director, Duncan MacKellar, explains:
“Here at Armourcoat we believe material transparency is fundamental to designing beautiful interiors that have minimal impact on our planet. Our goal as creative manufacturers is to reduce both embodied carbon and environmental toxins, and ultimately drive sustainable innovation within the built environment. With our Environmental and Health Product Declarations, architects and designers can be confident that all Armourcoat finishes align with efforts to create environmentally conscious, healthy interiors.”
Limewash is the latest addition to Armourcoat’s carefully curated, design-led range of sustainable luxury finishes, all supplied with third-party certified environmental and health documentation. Via a brand philosophy centred upon sustainability through longevity, Armourcoat apply the most stringent of norms when it comes to product ingredients and formulations. Helping architects and designers not only pass but exceed project assessments for globally recognised accreditation systems; and ensuring specifiers need not sacrifice sustainability for aesthetics.
Armourcoat Limewash – Specification Details
- Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
- Health Product Declaration (HPD)
- Ultra Low Embodied Carbon: EN15804 +A2: 0.05 kg CO2e
- Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor Air Comfort Gold: Pass
- BREEAM International v2.0 (2016): Exemplary Level
- LEED v4 + v4.1 BETA: Pass
- Fire rating: EN 13501-1:2018: A1/A1fl/A1