Microorganisms (bacteria, archaea and fungi), in addition to lichens and insect pests, cause
problems in the conservation of cultural heritage because of their biodeteriorative potential …

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 …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

Fungi play a considerable role for the deterioration of cultural heritage. Due to their
enormous enzymatic activity and their ability to grow at low aw values fungi are able to …

The thermodynamic and kinetic factors influencing crystallization pressure are reviewed for
cases including capillary rise and evaporation, cyclic wetting and drying, and hydration of …

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

Scientific techniques developed in materials science offer invaluable information to
archaeology, art history, and conservation. A rapidly growing number of innovative methods …

Wind-driven rain (WDR) or driving rain is rain that is given a horizontal velocity component
by the wind. WDR research is of importance in a number of research areas including earth …

The present overview on salt-induced deterioration of inorganic porous materials focuses on
those topics considered the most relevant for understanding this phenomenon. These are …

The paper presents a critical review of preventive conservation in museum buildings. It
summarizes theories and approaches spanning from fifty years (1965–2016) in Europe …