An HBIM Integrated Approach Using Non-Destructive Techniques (NDT) to Support Energy and Environmental Improvement of Built Heritage: The Case Study of Palazzo Maffei Borghese in Rome

Cristina Cornaro, Gianluigi Bovesecchi (), Filippo Calcerano, Letizia Martinelli and Elena Gigliarelli
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Cristina Cornaro: Department of Enterprise Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, RM, Italy
Gianluigi Bovesecchi: Department of Enterprise Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, RM, Italy
Filippo Calcerano: ISPC Institute of Heritage Science, National Research Council, Via Salaria km 29,300, 00015 Montelibretti, RM, Italy
Letizia Martinelli: ISPC Institute of Heritage Science, National Research Council, Via Salaria km 29,300, 00015 Montelibretti, RM, Italy
Elena Gigliarelli: ISPC Institute of Heritage Science, National Research Council, Via Salaria km 29,300, 00015 Montelibretti, RM, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 14, 1-36

Abstract: Built heritage energy and environmental improvement is increasingly being recognised as a key driver in the fight against climate change. This effort necessitates a thorough understanding of the building to guide the selection of technologies and design solutions. To have a picture of the buildings’ characteristics and behaviour that is as complete as possible, in situ studies are essential, although the complexities and heterogeneities of historical buildings make these analyses still challenging, especially in professional practice. To address these issues, the paper describes an integrated approach including the field application of Non-Destructive Techniques (namely, Heat Flow Meter measurements, Infrared thermographies and indoor environmental monitoring) within a Heritage Building Information Modelling process. This interdisciplinary/integrated approach fostered the use of each type of analysis’s results to guide the subsequent analyses and incrementally deepen the knowledge of the building. The methodology was applied to a case study in the historical city centre of Rome in Italy. The analyses will be of service in developing dynamic building performance simulations to support the design of the interventions.

Keywords: non-destructive techniques; heat flux meter; infrared thermography; indoor environmental monitoring; historical buildings; heritage; Heritage Building Information Modelling; HBIM; Building Performance Simulation; BPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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