Why Cultural Heritage Safety Engineering Still Struggles to Be Recognised
Why universities, heritage institutions, and project governance still fail to treat it as a discipline in its own right In...
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When Historic Spaces Become Event Venues: The Fire Risk Hidden Behind Special Occasions
From the Braidense controversy to Turin’s lesson, why dinners, catering, and temporary setups can turn a heritage interior into a...
The Cappella della Sindone Fire in Turin: When Restoration, Temporary Uses, and Fire Load Turn a Masterpiece into a Catastroph
The 1997 Turin fire shows how fragile heritage buildings become when temporary installations, electrical uncertainty, and delayed detection meet a...
Climate Conditions and Fire Risk in Historical towns
Historic buildings and the areas that house them are subject to a particular fire risk. In fact, many of the...
The Singularity of Italian Fire Safety Regulations for Historic Buildings
In a previous post, we outlined a general framework for safeguarding historic buildings from fire while preserving their cultural significance....
A Fire Safety Analysis of Historic Centres
The fires that devastated large areas of Los Angeles County in January 2025 have characteristics that are strongly linked to...
