In recent years, energy efficiency and thermal comfort in historic buildings have become
high-interest topics among scholars. Research has demonstrated that retrofitting buildings to …

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

Bioaerosols such as bacterial and fungal cells and their spores are-along with non-
biological particles-part of indoor airborne particulate matter and have been related since a …

The current state-of-the-art of passive sampling and/or extraction methods for long-term
monitoring of pollutants in different environmental compartments is discussed in this review …

During the last decade, the environmental conditions of the museum exhibition facilities and
storage areas have been shown to be the most crucial factor, concerning the preservation of …

A 6-week study was conducted at the University of Colorado Art Museum, during which
volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon dioxide (CO2), ozone (O3), nitric oxide (NO) …

In a European multidisciplinary research project concerning environmental diagnostics,
museums have been selected, having different climate and pollution conditions, ie: Correr …

Cultural property inside museums—textiles and works of art on paper and pigments and
leather bindings, for example—can be threatened by outdoor pollutants, such as automobile …

Every single artefact, either exhibited in a museum or as an integral part of a historical
building, needs a controlled microclimate in order to be preserved. Since a monitoring …

Through different research projects on air quality in museums, researcher and conservators
try identifying various risks of air pollution on materials. The conclusions may be later …