Energy and monument; a measurement survey over time
With the Energy Strategy 2050, we should all adopt a sustainable policy in the construction sector, and the goals of this strategy are to be achieved by increasing housing efficiency and reducing fossil energy consumption.
The careful management of monumental heritage has been a need of society for generations, as irreplaceable material witnesses of our past, and monuments must be preserved in their historical substance and outward appearance.
Standards for new buildings make it difficult to be applied to historic buildings since such standards could compromise their monumental value. External and internal thermal insulation of historic buildings is possible as long as the exterior appearance is not altered. In many cases, even simple insulation of a few centimeters can result in significant improvements in rational energy use and comfort.
Starting then from the concept that historic centers are the places that should best ensure their preservation, a solution and improve the thermo hygrometric conditions by thermally insulating . It is well known that in this case only a proper design of interventions to the masonry, can limit the occurrence of rising damp or condensation moisture phenomena that in the long run generate functional aesthetic degradation phenomena and even worse lead to seismic criticality.
The goal of this intervention, which began in 2019, was a significant improvement in energy efficiency related to the building's heat loss without significantly harming its monumental value.
The system used as thermal insulation was Nobilium Thermalpanel, which brought a marked reduction in heat loss and restored masonry severely affected by the phenomenon of capillary rise.
Nobilium Thermalpanel and a capillary-active insulation panel with great capacity for moisture absorption capable of dealing with problems of surface condensation, mold, salts, and as in the case of renovations of historical monuments.
A survey carried out six years later on the building's exterior facades made it possible to assess the state of preservation of the result obtained over time. The analysis showed no signs of subsidence of either the exterior finishes or the insulation panel, which remain perfectly integrated into the historic context.
