RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of future climate change on the preservation of artworks,  thermal comfort and energy consumption in historic buildings
A1 Muñoz-González, Carmen María
A1 León-Rodríguez, Ángel Luís
A1 Suárez Medina, Rafael C.
A1 Ruiz-Jaramillo, Jonathan
K1 Edificios históricos - Conservación y restauración
AB Climate change will affect the indoor temperature of historic buildings, impacting the preservation of artworks andthe thermal comfort of users, and possibly leading to increased energy consumption. These buildings generate moreemissions than new buildings and in most European countries, preservation principles take precedence over energyefficiency and the reduction of emissions. This research is a key topic for the mitigation of climate change andproposes a method for assessing the impact of climate change on the preservation of artworks, thermal comfort, andenergy consumption. An experimental method was followed, combining analytical formulations, on-site measure ments, and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems in order to identify the adequate hygrothermalparameters for historic buildings. The climate change scenario predicted for 2050 was based on projected tem perature variation. The case studies were Baroque churches, historic buildings located in the south of Europe. Dataobtained from a monitoring campaign carried out in these churches was used to validate dynamic simulation models.The churches analysed showed an increase in cooling demand and a decrease in heating demand. Furthermore, inorder to ensure human comfort and the preservation of artworks, it was necessary to implement active systems inoperation for 12-hour periods. These results suggest an energy overconsumption, as the energy consumption forhuman comfort and artwork preservation was 50% higher than the energy consumption of active systems for thepreservation of valuable historic objects. In addition, the annual energy consumption decreases for future scenariosfor 2050 in the case of artwork preservation and thermal comfort, but increases by almost 15% for the preservation ofworks of art due to higher level relative humidity. Before historic buildings can be adapted.
PB Elsevier
YR 2020
FD 2020-02-27
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30033
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30033
LA eng
NO C.Mª Muñoz González, A.L. León Rodríguez, R. Suárez Medina, J. Ruiz Jaramillo, Effects of future climate change on the preservation of artworks, thermal comfort and energy consumption in historic buildings, Applied Energy, Volume 276, 2020,
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026