Heritage preservation presents uncertainties in the global warming context. Both predicting
the performance of environmental variables within the built environment and assessing the …

Artefacts are prone to various types of decay depending on the indoor conditions of the
building in which they are kept. Moreover, due to climate changes, the indoor climate of …

Historical buildings represent one-third of the Italian stock and are often used as museums.
Such buildings typically are not equipped with control systems and indoor microclimate does …

Indoor microclimate and energy performance analyses of historic buildings require tailored
methodologies, because of their complexities, eg presence of artworks, lack of documents or …

Climate change will affect the indoor temperature of historic buildings, impacting the
preservation of artworks and the thermal comfort of users, and possibly leading to increased …

Heritage buildings and the precious artworks contained therein, represent inestimable
cultural and artistic evidence from the past that must be properly preserved for future …

Old buildings frequently present specific microclimates that do not always match the ideal
conditions for the safe conservation of their materials, but that have been stable and …

Passive microclimate frames are exhibition enclosures able to modify their internal climate in
order to comply with paintings' conservation needs. Due to a growing concern about the …

Museums housed in historical buildings combine the intrinsic value of the collections with
the historical and architectural values of the building itself. Although usually made with thick …

Historic artefacts must be properly preserved if they are to be transmitted to future
generations. Indeed, several methodologies and guidelines that aim to safeguard artefacts …