%0 Journal Article
%T Coupling artworks preservation constraints with visitors¡¯ environmental satisfaction: Results from an indoor microclimate assessment procedure in a historical museum building in central Italy
%A Anna L Pisello
%A Cristina Piselli
%A Franco Cotana
%A Veronica L Castaldo
%J Indoor and Built Environment
%@ 1423-0070
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1420326X17694422
%X Historical buildings represent one-third of the Italian stock and are often used as museums. Such buildings typically are not equipped with control systems and indoor microclimate does not guarantee a proper conservation of the building finishing and artworks. Additionally, conditions are far from visitors¡¯ ideal indoor air quality (IAQ). This paper proposes a methodology for microclimate analysis that deals with artworks preservation and occupants' conditions optimization. The methodology consists of monitoring and data analysis using non-invasive equipment for the preservation of the building structure, artworks, and occupanst¡¯ IAQ. To this aim, the monitoring of an Italian building was performed. The microclimate was monitored to characterize the environmental quality of the investigated area. Around 60% of the relative humidity values were higher than the target for occupants¡¯ well-being and artworks preservation. Air temperature was stabilized by the thermal mass of the envelope, to reduce winter overcooling risks though. In winter, indeed, up to 40% of temperatures were below the limits for the artworks preservation. The CO2 level was acceptable as it was always below 1000£¿ppm. The results showed how a careful control and monitoring protocol is needed when heritage buildings are used for artworks preservation and also with a requirement to meet occupants¡¯ satisfaction targets
%K Continuous monitoring
%K Indoor microclimate
%K Historical buildings
%K Museum space
%K Occupancy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1420326X17694422