Unraveling the Mystery: A Scientific Investigation into the 1823 Fire at St. Paul’s Basilica in Rome
Luigi Rossini. 1823. View of the Ruin of the Great Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. In commemoration of...
Research
Proculther project report released
Image of the cover of the PROCUTHER document Key Elements of a European Methodology to Address the Protection of Cultural...
Results of H2020 STORM Project in the Assessment of Damage to Cultural Heritage Buildings Following Seismic Events
The training of the Italian National Fire Brigade (CNVVF) staff has accompanied the evolution of operational needs also in the...
Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites: the Conference Proceedings
Cover of the proceedings of the conference "Manutenzione e monitoraggio delle aree archeologiche"(Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites) held in...
PROMEDHE EU Project – Protecting cultural heritage across borders
Promedhex 2018 Exercise. Assessment team working in the scenario of simulated earthquake damages inside a church. Promedhe has been a...
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...
The oldest fire detection system ever? The case of St. Paul outside the Wall Basilica in Rome
St. Paul outside the Walls fire - Rome July 15th, 1823(from: Archivio di San Paolo Basilica - Rome) In the...
Preparedness and First Aid to Cultural Heritage in the STORM Summer School
Istituto Superiore Antincendi (National Fire Academy of the Italian Firefighters) - Rome Protecting Cultural Heritage form disasters needs different actions,...
Forest Fire Risks to Cultural Heritage
When it comes to assess the risks of fire to Cultural Resources buildings or artefacts, normally they are related to...
Water Mist and Cultural Heritage: can Simulation Tools help assessing its effect?
The_Blue_Boat_1892_Winslow_Homer - Museum of Fine Arts - Boston Watercolor images are among the most vulnerable artefacts to the effects of...
Fire risks and new threats from climate change to libraries and archives
Key observed and projected climate change and impacts for the main regions in Europe from: Climate change, impacts and vulnerability...
UAVs and protection of Cultural Heritage sites during emergency situations
During the 2016 Central Italy earthquake, drones have been extensively used by the Italian National Fire Service (CNVVF) to...
LiDAR and Cultural Heritage in emergency situations: the H2020 STORM project first outcomes
The possibility of acquiring images and data of damaged buildings during the first phases of the emergencies is crucial to...
STORM: an Horizon 2020 research project on heritage and environmental changes
STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources Management) is a EU research and development project funded in the...
Fire and Flood in the Built Environment: a COTAC Report
On 20 November 2014 the COTAC’s Annual Conference entitled “Fire and Flood in the Built Environment: Keeping the Threat at...
Termites, Worms, Xylophagous and Fire Protections in Museums
In some cases, fire protection systems can be useful also to improve the environment of museums and galleries, like the...
Fire Test On A Standing Georgian Dwelling Bath (UK) 1967
Report on a Fire Test of a Ceiling in a Georgian Dwelling House on 2 March 1967, published in the...
Cost C17 Final Report Brochure
Cover of the Cost C17 Action Report Final brochure An emerging proposal to initiate an integrated approach to the established...
Are Wireless Sensors Suitable to Heritage Buildings?
Wireless sensors can be used with fair advantages in historical buildings. They do not need the works that normally have...
Fire Effects on Archaic Materials, Cultural Resources and Archeology
As specialists know, one of the main problems in applying fire safety engineering to cultural heritage is the lack of...
Fire Risk and Restoration works: 6 years of Fire Data in Venice
The problem of restoration-rehabilitation sites fires and their consequent severe damages to the historic-artistic heritage seems to not receive the...
