As part of the "Drawing the baseline" FuturHist work package, this report presents the results of Task 1.1 focused on the identification of barriers. A survey was conducted to assess the main barriers to energy efficiency in historic buildings. Feedback …
Following the public consultations of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), ICOMOS Europe group formed an Expert Group to follow the implementation of the Directive in European countries and foster the inclusion of heritage sector and heritage aspects in …
This report summarises the work of the ICOMOS Expert Group on the Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the Built Heritage Sector, established in 2023 to evaluate the impact of the EPBD recast on Europe’s historic …
On October 15, 2025, FuturHist, together with sister project HeriTACE, launched the inaugural episode of the webinar series: “Future-Proofing Historic Buildings for the Clean Energy Transition: Dialogues with FuturHist & HeriTACE.” The first webinar explored the challenges and solutions for …
Agenda: Welcome,by Franziska Haas (ICOMOS ISCES ex-President) Presentationof FuturHist, by Daniel Herrera (FuturHist Project Coordinator) Briefintroduction to Spara og Bevara, by Tor Broström (ICOMOS ISCES President) Presentationof the Hub, by Philipp Hesse (ICOMOS ISCES Secretary General) Feedbackand discussion
Energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in building has become a key issue since the built environment is nowadays responsible for more than 30% of the total carbon emissions. While new building design and construction reached massive improvements toward net zero …
Purpose: The surface temperature of the sub-roof beneath the ventilation layer and the tiles is one of the most important factors for the hygrothermal performance of pitched roofs. The air layer between tiles and sub-roof and the air exchange with …
Historic buildings are a distinctive and invaluable characteristic of numerous European cities, and living symbols of Europe’s rich cultural heritage. However, today, EU cultural heritage buildings are contributing huge percentage to the greenhouse gas emissions. This has led to the …
Current energy consumption estimates for building stocks rarely use measured data. Calculated data of supposed representative buildings are extrapolated to a wider building stock. Conclusions drawn about supposed similar energy consumption levels risk being misleading when considering older buildings. The …
Research on the relationship between microclimate and heritage buildings or historic buildings has increased dramatically in the last few decades. Research has focused on indoor climate or indoor microclimate or the environment or micro-environment, and the field of these studies …