Digital Applications for Conservation and Enhancement of Historic Buildings

The documentation and management of Historic Buildings are increasingly crucial actions, as heritage assets are very widespread and host a variety of functions, both public and private, that require conservation interventions respecting historical and cultural values and features, and at the same time the adaptation to energy efficiency standards, reduction of impacts on the environment and, in general, sustainable practices. In this context, the application of digital tools for the survey and modelling of cultural heritage becomes essential, both as a knowledge support and as a basis for the integration of data and information towards the definition of predictive models, characteristic behaviors and conservative strategies. The paper summarizes the outcomes of the INCEPTION research addressed to support experts and technicians to manage and analyze dimensional-morphological and scientific-technical data starting from H-BIM (Heritage Building Information Modeling) to be managed within the cloud-based platform grounded on semantic technologies, where information are integrated to geometries and are organized in data structures allowing a more comprehensive knowledge and understanding. Specific case studies support application examples.