Heritage Building Conservation: Sustainable and Digital Modelling

This book provides a comprehensive approach to the sustainable conservation of heritage buildings, outlining factors that influence preservation, operational performance, and maintainability. It presents a systematic, data-based approach to manage aging and deteriorating heritage assets in a cost-effective way, using technologies such as LIDAR, photogrammetry, HBIM, and VR. The book also introduces a Maintainability Index of Heritage Buildings (MIHB) to support decision-making and prioritization, and discusses the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings, embodied and operational energy performance, and the use of Chatbot and Blockchain technology to support management and preservation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 142 pages
Publication date: 21 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book offers a holistic approach to the sustainable conservation of heritage buildings, encompassing the factors that influence their preservation, operational performance, and maintainability. By examining real-life cases from Egypt, a country with a rich heritage of unique structures, the authors present a systematic, data-driven methodology to effectively manage aging and deteriorating heritage assets.

The book begins by providing an overview of conservation and maintenance work, as well as the current codes and standards that govern the preservation of these buildings. It then delves into various innovative technologies, such as LIDAR, photogrammetry, Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM), and Virtual Reality (VR), which are used to digitally document and preserve heritage buildings.

The authors introduce a Maintainability Index of Heritage Buildings (MIHB) to facilitate decision-making and prioritize maintenance efforts. They also explore the concept of adaptive reuse, which involves repurposing heritage buildings for new purposes while preserving their cultural significance.

The book further explores embodied and operational energy performance, modeling techniques to optimize these aspects, and the use of Chatbot and Blockchain technology to support the management and preservation of heritage buildings.

In conclusion, this book serves as a valuable tool for heritage management professionals, researchers, architects, engineers, and anyone involved in the preservation and sustainability of heritage buildings. It emphasizes the importance of reusing heritage structures to create sustainable communities and showcases the latest methodologies and technologies to achieve this goal.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032374925