Technological Innovations in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of the Building Heritage

A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408). This special issue belongs to the section "Architectural Heritage".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 80

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1. National Research Council-Institute of Heritage Science (CNR-ISPC), Ecotekne Campus, s.p. 6, Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
2. Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Building P, Ecotekne Campus, s.p. 6, Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: cultural heritage; analytical chemistry; materials engineering; archaeometry; innovative and green materials; additive manufacturing; rehabilitation processes; building applications; coatings; 3D printing; bio-based polymers and composites; chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques; conservation and restoration; waste recycling; circular economy
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit research contributions to this Special Issue, called “Technological Innovations in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of the Building Heritage”. It is a continuation of the Special Issue “Conservation Methodologies and Practices for Built Heritage”.

The planning of conservation interventions for historic buildings requires an understanding of their characteristics, of the site, and of the intervention procedures due to the unique features of the architectural asset. In recent years, many advances have been made in the area of knowledge of conservation methodologies and practices for architectural cultural heritage. The use of innovative technologies and multidisciplinary approaches can be considered valuable tools to support the conservation, fruition, and valorization of a CH building, which is usually subject to protection restrictions and therefore requires noninvasive or, in some cases, microdestructive diagnostic analyses.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect studies on architectural heritage conservation, focusing on material science, diagnostics and monitoring, chemical analysis, intervention, civil and materials engineering, green materials, and the use of new digital technologies.

The topics include, but are not limited to, conservation methodologies and practices for built heritage:

  • Chemical and engineering materials and technologies in the field of the diagnosis, conservation, fruition and valorization, and rehabilitation of historical buildings;
  • Environmental monitoring of monuments;
  • Multivariate statistical treatments and mathematical models;
  • Virtual and augmented reality, additive manufacturing, ICT, and digital heritage technologies;
  • Sustainability, green chemistry, and ecofriendly materials.

Original research, review articles, case studies, and research papers focusing on diagnostic, chemical, engineering, physical, and other investigations are accepted. Papers focusing on issues of sustainability, circular economy, and cost-effective technologies in building conservation are also welcome.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Best regards,

Dr. Daniela Fico
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • chemical and engineering materials and technologies
  • environmental monitoring of monuments
  • virtual reality
  • digital heritage technologies
  • sustainability

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