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 …

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 …

Cultural heritage plays a crucial role in modern societies as a symbol of their past and as a
way to safeguard their identity in a continuously changing world. Interest in cultural tourism …

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) …

Poor air quality inside museums is one of the main causes influencing the state of
conservation of exhibits. Even if they are mostly placed in a controlled environment because …

With the outbreaks of SARS, MERS, H7N9 and many other epidemic diseases, microbial
contamination has become a significant focus in both HVAC and epidemiology fields. HVAC …

Coping with Biological Growth on Stone Heritage Objects: Methods, Products, Applications,
and Perspectives offers hands-on guidance for addressing the specific challenges involved …

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 …

The management of indoor microclimates is an important function of museum operations, a
topic that has recently received growing attention. The way in which museum microclimates …

Museums, archives and libraries have large working environments. The goal of this study
was to determine microbial contamination in these work places and estimate the influence of …