Renovating a heritage house

A flowchart by the National Heritage Board of Estonia summarizing the process, steps and stakeholders involved in the renovation of a historical building, accompanied by a description of every step.

Year: 2026 Authors: LIFE heritageHOME – Integrated Renovation Services for Heritage Homes Source: Ministry of Culture (Estonia) Type: , Topic: , , , , , , , Region: Language: ,

The Knowledge HUB for Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings

The transition toward climate-neutral building stocks presents major challenges for the conservation of historic buildings. Balancing energy efficiency, sustainability, and heritage preservation requires interdisciplinary knowledge and accessible decision-support resources. The Knowledge HUB, developed by ICOMOS within the EU-funded FuturHist project, …

Year: 2026 Authors: Philipp Hesse, Tor Broström Source: ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Energy and Sustainability (ISCES), FuturHist –EU-funded research project Type: Topic: , , , , , , , Region: , Language:

Decarbonizing the Built Environment through Heritage

Built heritage around the world demonstrates a range of proven, measurable, and largely underrecognized decarbonization solutions. This presentation will share principles, case studies, and key policy levers from the Decarbonizing the Built Environment through Heritage initiative and present how built …

The Role of Cultural Heritage in Global Climate Policies

The presentation highlights current trends and strategies for cultural heritage and historic buildings in climate policies within UNFCCC and UNESCO processes from the perspective of ICOMOS contributions. The author argues for the importance of implementation pathways and mechanisms that move …

The Role of Historic Buildings in Climate Policies in Europe

The presentation will be about the role of the EU`s policies in responding to the different threats of climate change and how they affect cultural heritage, what kind of technologies are available to tackle the challenges highlighted by examples from …

Webinar: Launch of the Knowledge HUB

The Knowledge HUB, developed by ICOMOS as part of the EU-funded FuturHist project, is a digital repository dedicated to sharing resources on energy retrofit solutions compatible with the conservation of historic buildings. It brings together key materials (including literature, legislation, …

Year: 2026 Authors: Philipp Hesse / Tor Broström Source: ICOMOS ISCES Type: , , , , Region: , Language:

Barrier Analysis in Energy Retrofitting of Historic Buildings

The video provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of Deliverable D1.1, developed by ICOMOS as part of the FuturHist project, with a specific focus on the barrier analysis in the energy retrofitting of historic buildings. It presents the key findings, …

Year: 2026 Authors: Hesse, Philipp / Nedzbala, Luka Source: ICOMOS Type: , Topic: , , , , , Region: Language:

Teaching and Learning of Cultural Heritage: Engaging Education, Professional Training, and Experimental Activities.

The preservation of cultural heritage through education and training has always been a relevant issue and, sure enough, can contribute to the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 (e.g., 4: Quality education, 8: Decent work and economic …

Year: 2022 Authors: Achille, Cristiana / Fiorillo, Fausta Source: Journals Heritage Volume 5 Issue 3 10.3390/heritage5030134, 5. Type: , Topic: , , , , , , Region: Language: