Do Traditional Fire Codes Fall Short in Protecting Cultural Artifacts? The Notre Dame des Champs Case
When discussing fire safety in cultural heritage buildings, such as churches, museums, and historic monuments, we often rely on standards...
Historic Buildings Fire Protection
This category includes posts which deal with standards, rules, studies and researches about historic buildings and artefacts fire safety and protection.
Damage Limitation Team in Resource-Constrained Heritage Sites
Many cultural heritage sites operate with limited budgets, relying on restricted public funds or modest tourism revenues. Nevertheless, these sites...
Cybersecurity in Heritage Buildings: Key Gaps, Vulnerabilities & Practical Mitigation
As museums and historic sites adopt IoT-connected smart technologies for fire safety, environmental monitoring, and building automation, new cyber risks...
How Smart Technologies Improve Historic Buildings Safety
Preserving historic buildings means safeguarding not just architectural masterpieces—but the collective memory and cultural identity of communities. Today, smart technologies...
What if Smart Technologies had been implemented at the National Museum of Brazil or Notre Dame?
The catastrophic fires at the National Museum of Brazil (2018) and Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (2019) resulted in irreversible losses—millions...
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...
Why Steel Doors in Historic Brick Walls Need Special Fire Safety Assessment
One of the most critical fire safety measures to be implemented in every building is the use of fire-rated doors...
Victorian Mansion demolished by Fire in the UK
Late on the night of 5 October 2025, Shotley Park in County Durham—once a grand Victorian mansion and latterly a...
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...
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...
The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts
The preservation of immovable cultural heritage in the face of fire hazards presents a unique and critical challenge due to...
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...
HBIM in Cultural Heritage Buildings Management: Advantages, and Limitations
The conservation of cultural heritage buildings is a cornerstone of su stainable development and cultural continuity. In recent years, Heritage...
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...
£1.4M Fire‑Protection Upgrades at Buckingham Palace
According the Annual Report 2024-2025, the Buckingham Palace ongoing £369 million Reservicing Programme (2017–2027) is prioritising critical fire‑safety enhancements, marking significant...
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...
Breda Landhuis Burgst Fire: Lessons for Fire Professionals
In the early hours of June 1, 2025, a devastating fire destroyed the Landhuis Burgst, a historic 18th-century villa in...
The Challenge of Choosing Fire-Extinguishing Agents in Cultural Heritage Protection
The protection of cultural heritage from fires is a complex challenge, where the speed of intervention to limit the spread...
The New Emergency Plan of St Peter in Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is a building whose construction lasted several centuries and was completed around 1667. Famous...
Historic Buildings and Bushfires Protection: a Verification Method
The devastation of historic buildings and assets that occurred in January 2025 in the Los Angeles area is one of...
Security and Safety Measures of Historic Places of Worship
The places of worship, a significant part of which are historically and artistically characterised, are exposed to risk of terrorist...
