This FuturHist deliverable gives an overview of guidelines and tools for the energy retrofit of historic building, and assesses their relevance in relation to the forthcoming FuturHist toolkit.
To truly futureproof historic buildings, it is necessary to scale up actions and ensure the uptake of any solutions that are proposed. This can be achieved by raising awareness of good practices among the right audiences. This report consists of …
As part of the "Drawing the baseline" FuturHist work package, this report presents the results of Task 1.5 - “Quantifying the Baseline”. FuturHist project has set out to explore means of enhancing conservation and renovation practice. This document presents the …
Futureproofing historic buildings on a large scale is an ambitious target: carbon neutrality goals call for quick actions; instead, the energy retrofitting of historic buildings requires complex planning to optimize the energy savings with the preservation of cultural value. FuturHist …
Webinar about recent developments in European preventive maintenance & monitoring projects of built heritage. (October 16th, 2026) Presentations: James Ritson (University of the Built Environment, UK): The importance of maintenance in achieving our sustainability goals Branislav Rezník (Pro Monumenta, Slovakia): …
The challenge Historic buildings are an important part of our cultural environment, but they often have low energy performance and high heating costs. As Europe aims to reduce energy use and emissions from buildings, heritage homes must be preserved while …
FuturHist develops typology-based, replicable approaches to improve the energy performance, comfort and resilience of historic buildings while respecting their cultural values. This presentation introduces the project’s technical and knowledge-exchange work, including the ICOMOS Knowledge HUB and invites to share transferable …
Renovating a heritage home is often a complex journey shaped by technical, regulatory and financial challenges. This presentation explores how the LIFE heritageHOME project responded to these challenges by creating practical tools, expert support services and policy recommendations that make …
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is one of the key legislative documents that influences the built heritage. To foster the inclusion of the heritage sector and heritage aspects in the implemantation of the directive, the ICOMOS Europe group created an …
The integration of environmental design and conservation theory provides a valuable framework for guiding climate mitigation interventions on built heritage and preventing maladaptation. After outlining the theoretical foundations of this approach, the presentation showcases case studies from research projects that …
ISCES Webinar
LIFE heritageHOME legacy report
Philipp Hesse at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
Kadri Kallast, Laura Ingerpuu, Alois Andreas Põdra at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
Riin Alatalu at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”
Filippo Calcerano at the Conference “European Heritage Homes in Climate Policies and Action”