Measuring the Impact of Fire Extinguisher Agents on Cultural Resource Materials – Final Report (2010)
One of the main problems posed by fire protection of cultural resources is the behavior of archaic and support materials...
Documents and Research
This category includes posts that deal with research and publications on the risks and protection of cultural heritage
COST C17: The Executive Summary of Recommendations
Cover of the Cost C17 Action Report Final brochure An emerging proposal to initiate an integrated approach to the established...
How to Build an Emergency Plans for Museums: a Getty Guide
The Getty Conservation Institute has published on its website the "Building an Emergency Plan", which is the result of a...
Fire Effects on Archaic Materials and Archeology Sites
Image of a wall of the Roman Forum in Rome, also built to protect the Forum from fires of the...
Risk of Restoration Works: Six Years of Fire in Venice
Venice, 27 june 1998: fire in the outside of Santi Geremia e Lucia's church. In this case the scaffolding contributed...
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...
Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials: a US Guideline
Cover of the Guidelines on Fire Rating of Archaic Materials and Assemblies, produced by the National Institute of Building Sciences...
Water Mist for Protection of Heritage in the COST C17 Final Report
In the final Report of the Cost C17 Action (Fire Loss to built Heritage) different aspects of fire protection of Cultural...
Water Mist in Cultural Heritage Buildings: a White Paper
Cover of the 2004 COWI - RIKSANTIKVAREN - COST C17 publication "White Paper on Water Mist for Protection of Heritage"...
Scottish Historic Buildings National Fire Database. Annual Reports
Cover of the 2008-2009 Scottish Historic Buildings National Fire Database Annual Report The Minute of Agreement between Historic Scotland and...
Minimally Invasive Fire Detection for Heritage Buildings
Fire detection systems play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of heritage buildings and museums. However, challenges arise concerning...
Built Heritage: Fire Loss to Historic Buildings – Final Outcomes
Front page of the COST Action C17: Fire Loss to Built Heritale - Executive Summary of Recommendation Historic buildings, many...
