COST C17: The Executive Summary of Recommendations
Cover of the Cost C17 Action Report Final brochure An emerging proposal to initiate an integrated approach to the established...
Month: December 2009
How to Build an Emergency Plans for Museums: a Getty Guide
The Getty Conservation Institute has published on its website the "Building an Emergency Plan", which is the result of a...
Scottish Castle Saved by “Quick Actions” of Staff
Floors Castle in Scotland from Morris's ''Country Seats'', 1880 A positive example of how useful is keeping a good level...
Fire Effects on Archaic Materials and Archeology Sites
Image of a wall of the Roman Forum in Rome, also built to protect the Forum from fires of the...
Damage Limitation Teams: How to Improve Safety Management
Management is an important part of fire safety of the built heritage and of cultural resources. To ensure permanent risk...
Risk of Restoration Works: Six Years of Fire in Venice
Venice, 27 june 1998: fire in the outside of Santi Geremia e Lucia's church. In this case the scaffolding contributed...
Did Rome’s Colosseum Suffered a Post Earthquake Fire in 271 A.D.?
In 217 A.D. Rome's Colosseum was slightly damaged by a fire. Since Rome is built in a seismic area and...
Rome 2003 Conference “Integrating Historic Preservation with Security, Fire Protection, Life safety and Building Management Systems”
On April 10-11th 2003 the Conference "Integrating Historic Preservation with Security, Fire Protection, Life safety and Building Management Systems" has...
Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials: a US Guideline
Cover of the Guidelines on Fire Rating of Archaic Materials and Assemblies, produced by the National Institute of Building Sciences...
Scottish Historic Buildings National Fire Database – Risk Evaluation
In evaluating and reducing the risk in heritage building, in Scotland a unique approach under the project title of the Scottish...
