Smart Technologies and Historic Buildings: Gaps to be filled
Cybersecurity is a critical concern when implementing IoT smart technologies in heritage buildings, particularly museums. This concern encompasses both safety...
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How Smart Technologies Improve Historic Buildings Safety
Preserving historic buildings means protecting not just architecture, but the memory and identity of communities. Today, the integration of smart...
What if Smart Technologies had been implemented at the National Museum of Brazil or Notre Dame?
This post initiates a series of considerations regarding the opportunities and risks associated with adopting and utilising intelligent technologies within...
Fire Risk from Electrical Micro-Mobility Devices in Historic Buildings
The recent fire that damaged the Cathedral of Córdoba originated from equipment powered by lithium-ion batteries. The growing diffusion of equipment...
Why Historic Buildings require dedicated Fire Studies
In a 2024 post titled “Why the Notre Dame Fire Improved Historic Buildings Safety”, this website examines the significance of...
Protecting Intangible Heritage from Fire Risk
A paradoxical aspect of cultural heritage safety is the protection from fire of intangible heritage that, as intangible, should be...
The Notre-Dame de Paris Fire Investigations
Six years after the Notre-Dame de Paris fire, official investigations and published sources converge on certain results and primary hypotheses...
Challenges and Solutions for Emergency Egress Simulation in Historic Buildings
Assessing fire safety in historic buildings requires a careful examination of occupant evacuation procedures, with a particular focus on the...
The Growing Threat of Arson Against Historic Places of Worship
Across continents and denominations, houses of worship (many of which are listed or historic buildings) are increasingly being targeted by...
The Mental Health Impact of Heritage Damage. The Rapa Nui Case
People dedicated to safeguarding cultural heritage often focuses on the physical preservation of sites and objects, but research is demonstrating...
Arson Threatens Historic Buildings across the UK: the Link to Dereliction
In recent times, there has been substantial media attention on the fate of derelict or abandoned historic buildings. A particularly...
Protecting Historic Buildings from Wildfires – Interventions on facades and roofs
Historic buildings can be exposed to risk by wildfires like any other building. In their case, though, vulnerability assessment should...
Vineyards: The last Barrier against Fire
The preservation of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage is a well-known concern, as everything is directly recognised as Culture....
Protecting World Heritage Sites: Safety Challenges Under Climate Stress
Climate change poses an escalating threat to UNESCO World Heritage sites worldwide, with 80% of cultural heritage sites already experiencing...
Why Care Fire Risk to Non Structural Historic Elements
Globally, historic buildings are often defined not only by their structural components but also by the non-structural elements that adorn...
When Heritage Becomes a Battlefield: The Preah Vihear Temple Case
Recent clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border have exposed the Preah Vihear Temple, an 11th-century Hindu sanctuary and UNESCO site, to...
Historic Heritage Under Assault: The Erasure of Armenian Churches
The systematic destruction of historical and cultural heritage sites, particularly Armenian churches and monasteries, in Western Armenia (now predominantly located...
Safety for All: The Urgent Need to Involve Tourists in Heritage Fire Drills
The significance of comprehensively addressing all safety considerations for individuals with special needs within historic sites has already been elucidated...
Training Resilience Programmes for Cultural Heritage Staff in Emergencies
Cultural heritage institutions face a variety of emergencies, from localised incidents within a single structure to large-scale civil protection scenarios...
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage: A Project for Protection and Restoration
The conflict in Ukraine has led to the widespread destruction not only of human lives and infrastructure, but also of...
Towards Comprehensive Fire Risk Indexes for Cultural Heritage
Fire remains one of the most devastating threats to cultural heritage worldwide, with the potential to destroy not only historic...
Protecting Marble Artworks: What a 1762 Fire Can Teach Us
On August 12, 1762, a fire broke out in the third corridor of the Uffizi Gallery, causing the collapse of...
