Microclimatic Monitoring—The Beginning of Saving Historical Sacral Buildings in Europe
A suitable indoor climate positively affects the lifespan of historical building structures. The path to an agreeable climate begins with monitoring current conditions. Considerable attention is given to monitoring the indoor climate of historical buildings. The motivation for monitoring air tempera...
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| description | A suitable indoor climate positively affects the lifespan of historical building structures. The path to an agreeable climate begins with monitoring current conditions. Considerable attention is given to monitoring the indoor climate of historical buildings. The motivation for monitoring air temperature and surface temperatures, relative air humidity or airflow can be, for example, the installation of heating, the occurrence of biotic damage, and others. Through the analysis of the most frequently used keywords, a strong connection was found, for example, between thermal comfort and the church. This review also summarises the various reasons for conducting microclimate monitoring studies in historical religious buildings on the European continent. It is supplemented with an evaluation of the monitoring methodology from the chosen period of the year point of view, the measured parameters, and the length of the interval between the recordings of quantities. It was found that in more than one-third of the cases, the recording time was less than or equal to 15 min, but mostly less than or equal to 1 h. Quite often, monitoring results are used to calibrate a simulation model describing the hydrothermal behaviour of a historical object under various operation alternatives (e.g., influence of ventilation, climate change, occupancy, etc.). This way, it is possible to test various intelligent systems in the virtual world without much risk before they are used in an actual building application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ea660cfe0df46478541706522a6fc942023-11-16T16:33:29ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-01-01163115610.3390/en16031156Microclimatic Monitoring—The Beginning of Saving Historical Sacral Buildings in EuropeMichal Poljak0Radoslav Ponechal1Department of Building Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Building Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaA suitable indoor climate positively affects the lifespan of historical building structures. The path to an agreeable climate begins with monitoring current conditions. Considerable attention is given to monitoring the indoor climate of historical buildings. The motivation for monitoring air temperature and surface temperatures, relative air humidity or airflow can be, for example, the installation of heating, the occurrence of biotic damage, and others. Through the analysis of the most frequently used keywords, a strong connection was found, for example, between thermal comfort and the church. This review also summarises the various reasons for conducting microclimate monitoring studies in historical religious buildings on the European continent. It is supplemented with an evaluation of the monitoring methodology from the chosen period of the year point of view, the measured parameters, and the length of the interval between the recordings of quantities. It was found that in more than one-third of the cases, the recording time was less than or equal to 15 min, but mostly less than or equal to 1 h. Quite often, monitoring results are used to calibrate a simulation model describing the hydrothermal behaviour of a historical object under various operation alternatives (e.g., influence of ventilation, climate change, occupancy, etc.). This way, it is possible to test various intelligent systems in the virtual world without much risk before they are used in an actual building application.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1156historical buildingclimatemonitoringtemperaturehumiditycultural heritage |
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| title | Microclimatic Monitoring—The Beginning of Saving Historical Sacral Buildings in Europe |
| title_full | Microclimatic Monitoring—The Beginning of Saving Historical Sacral Buildings in Europe |
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| title_short | Microclimatic Monitoring—The Beginning of Saving Historical Sacral Buildings in Europe |
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