Cultural Heritage Protection against Fire: the main Issues
In the annals of history, fires have left an indelible mark, narrating tales of unintentional and deliberate blazes that have...
Building safety
Historic Manila Central Post Office Ravaged by Car Battery Thermal Run-away
Manila Central Post Office after the 21st May 2023 fire - By Photos by K R De Asis, Charlene Santiago,...
The NFPA 909 – 2021 Edition on “Protection of Cultural Resource Properties: Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship”
The 909 Standard "Protection of Cultural Resource Properties — Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship" - 2021 Edition has been...
Earthquakes and Cultural Heritage: the STOP vademecum to help first responders limiting damages to buildings
Earthquakes pose a big threat to cultural and heritage buildings.Normally, historic buildings are more vulnerable to seismic actions than ordinary...
Safety of historical wood structures. A Workshop in Rome
The Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami (Rome). The wooden roof collapsed roof on August 30th, 2018. Causes are still...
3D Scanning and Emergency Management of Cultural Heritage Buildings after Earthquakes: the St. Francis of Assisi Integrated System
3D scanning of the three levels of the St. Francis of Assisi Basilica (Assisi, Italy) -courtesy of Prof. Fabio Garzia...
Securing historic towns damaged by earthquakes: managing the complexity
When an historic center, a town or a district, is hit by an earthquake, managing the securing operations may reach...
damages to Cultural Heritage caused by 24th August 2016 Central Italy Earthquake
On August 24th, 2016 a severe earthquake has hit an area in Central Italy approximately among the city of Amatrice and...
Fire Research Database – FReD – English Heritage
This database was set up by the public body English Heritage to enable all those responsible in any capacity for...
Audioguide System for Rescue Operations in Museums
An innovative system developed under EU funds to help rescuers during emergencies in museums has been presented on September 15th,...
Castle destroyed by fire in Ebelsbach (Germany)
On October 10, 2009, the 16th-century Schloss Ebelsbach, the main landmark in the small Barvarian village of Ebelsbach, (built between...
Sprinkler Corrosion and Fire Safety Issues in Historic Buildings
Ageing firefighting installations can cause severe reliability problems in historic buildings. We publish the link to an interesting article (Corrosion...
Do Risk Index Methods Fit to Historical Buildings?
Assessing fire risks in historical buildings may be a complex task. Normally, means of egress, structural fire resistance, decorations and...
The Arson Threat to the Built Heritage and Historical Buildings
We publish the paper concerning the arson threat to the built heritage already published by the COST Action C17: Built...
Cultural Heritage Fire Safety Standards – Italy
The effects of the fire that on 29 January 1996 destroyed the Gran Teatro della Fenice in Venice (Italy), The...
Building an Emergency Plan A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions
The Getty Conservation Institute has published on its website the "Building an Emergency Plan", which is the result of a...
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...
Scottish Historic Buildings national Fire database – Risk evaluation
In an attempt to evaluate and reduce the different level of risk in heritage building, in Scotland, a unique approach...
Evaluating Physical Interventions as a Function of Hazard and Risk
Because historic structures vary by condition, extent of surviving historic fabric, past and proposed use and other factors, no universal...
Scottish Historic Buildings National Fire Database. Annual Report 2008-2009
The Minute of Agreement between Historic Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Services for the development of The Scottish...
Fire is a constant threat to cultural heritage
Fire has always been a threat to cultural historic valuable buildings and surroundings. The level of loss is unacceptable, yet...
COST Action C17 “Built Heritage: Fire Loss to Historic Buildings”- Final outcomes
Front page of the COST Action C17: Fire Loss to Built Heritale - Executive Summary of Recommendation In an effort...
