Analysis, Conservation, and Refurbishment Methods of Heritage Architecture Based on Modern Technology
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 3055
Special Issue Editors
Interests: conservation; modern heritage; seismic improvement; sustainable renovation; building performance analysis; digital survey
Interests: building heritage renovation; urban regeneration; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost analysis; energy simulations; circular economy; digital survey; sustainable architecture;
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heritage Architecture conservation is becoming increasingly crucial in current design activity. Still, thanks to modern digital technologies, the traditional goal of preserving each country's cultural identity is integrated with innovative methodologies that revolutionize the approach to heritage conservation and the possible reuse of existing buildings.
Knowledge of the artifact to be protected still plays a crucial role in this process. It results in a deep awareness of securing, consolidating, and restoring cultural heritage, ensuring effective and quality results.
Implementing digital tools and technologies supports data analysis and information management, so new methodologies are renovating this field thanks to their precision, efficiency, and reduced environmental impact.
We invite high-quality, cutting-edge articles for the Special Issue on "Analysis, Conservation, and Refurbishment Methods of Heritage Architecture Based on Modern Technology". The scope of the Special Issue is broad, but the focus is addressed towards interventions on Heritage Architecture; topics include, but are not limited to:
- HBIM and Scan-to-BIM;
- Digital Twins;
- BACS: Building Automation and Control Systems;
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence;
- The use of IoT in monitoring historic structures;
- The use of techniques and materials that reduce environmental impact.
Dr. Giorgia Predari
Dr. Carlo Costantino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heritage buildings and structures
- building information modeling
- building automation systems
- eco-friendly retrofitting methods
- virtual reality and visualization technologies
- digital twins
- sensors, smart structures, and intelligent control
- artificial intelligence
- neural networks
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