Climate change could have a significant impact on buildings if its effects are not properly
recognized. The consequences of climate action should be considered at the design and …

The indoor environment and its natural dynamics in small Spanish historical churches such
as the studied here depend on the variations of outdoor climate and the moisture dynamics …

Anisotropy is a petrophysical property of natural stone and other construction materials that
determines their quality and resistance to decay due to a variety of agents, such as water. A …

Historical buildings of Catania city centre (Eastern Sicily, Italy) have been built for centuries
using natural stone materials from local resources, including volcanic and carbonate rocks …

Conservation of historic churches' interior artistic and architectural heritage may be severely
compromised by heating systems that alter indoor microclimatic stability. The modern …

Preliminary studies are an imperative when determining the impact of conservation
treatments on historical materials. The Romanesque apse on a church at Talamanca de …

The aim of this paper is to characterise the mortars from at the Roman site in Utica, Tunisia.
In-depth knowledge of the composition of these Roman mortars is necessary to ensure the …

Façade claddings are expected to be particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts,
since they are directly exposed to the action of environmental agents. This study is part of a …

This paper presents the study of four gypsum mixtures, focusing on the role of both inorganic
and organic additives and on the micro-structural features and mechanical properties …

The present study aims to show how the problem of reproducing, as closely as possible,
binders of historic mortars by mixing raw materials which are commercially available, can be …