Energy retrofits have the potential to reduce building energy consumption and carbon
emissions, but face particular challenges when implemented in historic and traditionally …

Building dynamic simulation tools, traditionally used to study the hygrothermal performance
of new buildings during the preliminary design steps, have been recently adopted also in …

Excessive and fluctuating indoor air quality (IAQ) leads to destruction of historical buildings.
Regenerated commercial historic buildings are generally fitted with heating, ventilation, and …

Underground heritage sites generally experience significant humidity, which results in the
destruction of the surfaces and structures. This study establishes an underground heritage …

Holy temples represent a unique type of buildings due to their large inner space, purpose,
and intermittent use. This review summarizes the essential knowledge embodied in the …

Typically, the structure of old monumental buildings differs significantly from that of
contemporary ones. The massive walls, large indoor air volume and the small windows …

Two tombs of the Southern Tang Dynasty (Qinling Tomb and Shunling Tomb), the most
important cultural heritages in China, were built for emperors 1000 years ago and decorated …

The quality of the indoor microclimate in museums is a problem of great interest to the
contemporary society, given that it is in close connection with the health and comfort of …

The knowledge of the indoor climate in cultural heritage buildings plays a prominent role in
their conservation and sustainability. Monitoring campaigns are becoming more frequent …

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