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...
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An AI Model to Detect Damages on Historic Heritage Walls
Built heritage and traditional dwellings, is a testimony to the history and culture of an area. However, in areas such...
The 2020 Beirut Port Explosion Damages to Historical Buildings
Beirut, a city with millennia of layered history, has historic districts — particularly those of Gemmayzeh, Mar Mikhael, and Karantina...
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Saved From Vegetation Fire
On April 18, 2025, a fire that broke east of Edmonton (Canada) has reached the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, causing...
How many Bagan Temples destroyed by the Myanmar Earthquake ?
According to Wikipedia, Bagan, the historical city of Myanmar, is located in an active seismic zone. Therefore, the city has...
Wildfires burn Korean 7th-century temple
In March 2025, southeastern South Korea experienced a series of wildfires of unprecedented scale and destructiveness. Originating with over a...
Emerging Technologies for Safety of Historic Buildings
Preserving historic buildings is essential to maintaining cultural identity and understanding the past. However, these structures, often built to older...
Wildland Fire Risk and Historical Towns
The wildfires that destroyed significant historical buildings of Los Angeles in early 2025 are just one example of fire risks...
Japan Cultural Heritage Resilience against Natural and Man-made Disasters
Japan has developed extensive experience in disaster risk management (DRM) for cultural heritage (CH) through years of history and disasters,...
Treating Debris of Historical Value after an Earthquake
Over the last thousand years, at least 2,500 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5 have hit Italy. At least...
St. Peter Basilica: an Exciting Digital Twin of Immense Proportions
Digital twin of historical buildings contribute to safety and emergency management. The Fabbrica di San Pietro, the institution responsible for...
Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
In early August 2024, Azerbaijani military forces completely destroyed Mokhrenes, a village also known by its Azerbaijani name of Susanlyg....
Suspected Arson at St. Ann’s Anglican Church in Toronto
A fire broke out at St. Ann's Anglican Church in Toronto in the morning of Sunday June 9, 2024, severely...
Hundreds of Visitors forced to Evacuate from Versailles Palace
On June 11, 2024, several hundred people were evacuated after a fire broke out on part of the roof under...
From Clouds to Digital Twins: how Lidar Technology Improves Historic Buildings Safety
Historic buildings are often landmarks that hold significant cultural, artistic, or architectural value. However, these structures also pose challenges when...
Choosing the Best AES for Each Historic Building
As the world's cultural and historical treasures continue to fascinate us, so too does the threat of fire and its...
Why Need to Assess Fire Risk in Historic Buildings?
According to Mr Ingval Maxwell, a leading expert on the safety of historic buildings, "about one historic building is damaged...
Krasna Horka Castle (Slovak Republic) severely damaged by grass fire
The Slovak Castle of Krasna Horka, severely damaged by fire on March 10, 2012, started by incautious burning of dry...
Fire destroyed Historic Pier at Weston-super-Mare (UK)
Chris Borrison / The Grand Pier in flames On July 28, 2008, a huge fire has completely destroyed the partly wooden pier in...
Rome 2003 Conference “Integrating Historic Preservation with Security, Fire Protection, Life safety and Building Management Systems”
On April 10-11th 2003 the Conference "Integrating Historic Preservation with Security, Fire Protection, Life safety and Building Management Systems" has...
