Year: 2020

Fire Threat to Cultural Heritage Stone Buildings

Scientific Department September 1, 2020 0

Fire has always been a threat to cultural historic valuable buildings and surroundings. The level of loss is unacceptable, yet...

Operating hypothesis developed in the STORM project relating to the use of the laser scanner to support the assessment of the stability of buildings.

Results of H2020 STORM Project in the Assessment of Damage to Cultural Heritage Buildings Following Seismic Events

Scientific Department August 29, 2020 0

Updated January 2026 Introduction STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) was a groundbreaking research and development...

The powerful wall behind the remains of the Trajan's Forum in Rome was designed to protect the area of the monuments of ancient Rome from the frequent fires that spread in the city and which, in 64 AD. they destroyed large parts of the city. The history of buildings and cities has been marked by fires for centuries and thousands of years. Current safety standards are significantly higher than previous ones, but their application is all incompatible with the protection of historic buildings.

Fire Safety Engineering and Cultural Heritage Buildings

Webmaster August 20, 2020 0

Updated January 2026 Introduction One of the most powerful tools that fire protection professionals have at their disposal to reflect...

Cover of the proceedings “Manutenzione e monitoraggio delle aree archeologiche” (Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites), edited by Alfonsina Russo and Irma della Giovampaola, Rome 2019. Source: Archaeological Park of the Colosseum (Parco archeologico del Colosseo) / Lerma Publishing. Used for educational and research purposes.

Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites: the Conference Proceedings

Scientific Department August 16, 2020 0

Updated January 2026 Introduction Historic buildings and archaeological sites are by their nature subject to the degradation that time and...

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Nantes Gothic Cathedral Damaged by Fire

Scientific Department July 23, 2020 0

On July 18th, 2020, a devastating fire engulfed the St Peter and St Paul Gothic Cathedral in Nantes, a medieval...

Risk Management in Cultural Heritage Preservation: A Comprehensive Approach

Scientific Department January 8, 2020

Heritage managers and caretakers face the challenging task of prioritizing resources to safeguard collections, buildings, monuments, and sites. This involves...

Year: 2020

Fire Threat to Cultural Heritage Stone Buildings

Results of H2020 STORM Project in the Assessment of Damage to Cultural Heritage Buildings Following Seismic Events

Fire Safety Engineering and Cultural Heritage Buildings

Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites: the Conference Proceedings

Nantes Gothic Cathedral Damaged by Fire

Risk Management in Cultural Heritage Preservation: A Comprehensive Approach

Germany’s KulturGutRetter: Pioneering the First UCPM Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU)

Fire at the Former Odeon Cinema in Canterbury (UK)

Sannazaro Historic Theater Fire – Naples, Italy

EU Funding for Cultural Heritage Safety Research: A Strategic Overview (2021–2026)

Niscemi (Italy), when the Earth takes back Memory

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