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International Workshop and Training Camp on “Digital Integrated Strategies to Safeguard Heritage Construction Technologies”

Learning Outcomes

After working through this event resource, learners will be able to

  • Apply 3D scanning and digital survey tools for documenting historical buildings.

  • Understand HBIM processes for modelling and managing built heritage.

  • Use digital methods to represent construction knowledge across historical contexts.

  • Recognise and address data interoperability issues in heritage documentation.

  • Collaborate across disciplines in heritage science and digital humanities.

  • Engage with communities and institutions through shared digital platforms.

  • Develop conservation and reuse strategies based on data-driven insights.


The following video shows the field activities taking place during the workshop in ancient Poggioreale including the Survey Planning of Poggioreale (SLAM Survey), the Urban Analysis and the Field analysis of structural failures in relation to building types and construction techniques.

  1. 1.Workshop Introduction

    This presentation is an introduction to the workshop highlighting the research carried out by the Built Heritage Innovation Lab (BHiLab) of the Instituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale (ISPC).

    Speaker
    • Elena Gigliarelli

      Elena Gigliarelli is a Senior Scientist at ISPC-CNR and leads the Built Heritage Innovation Lab (BHiLAB). With a background in architecture and monument restoration, her research focuses on integrating diagnostics with conservation and energy efficiency strategies for built heritage. She coordinates national and international projects, including the EU-funded BEEP project across 7 Mediterranean countries. She also contributes to the DARIAH-IT infrastructure and serves as a university lecturer and thesis supervisor. In 2009, she received the Europa Nostra Award for the restoration of St. Nicholas Church in Cyprus.

  2. 2.Building Information Modeling: Current development and challenges

    This presentation introduces the current development and challenges of the BIM (Building Information Modeling) in the areas of interoperability and standardization.

    Speaker
    • Miguel Azenha

      Miguel Azenha is Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Structural Division in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, His research interests comprise: (i) numerical and experimental study of concrete at early ages regarding phenomena such as thermo-hygral-mechanical couplings, concrete properties evolution during hydration, creep and shrinkage; (ii) use of digital processes in construction, namely Building Information Modelling.

  3. 3.Local construction techniques as a value of memory and practical suggestions for intervention

    This presentation explains the short, mid and long term strategies for local construction techniques.

    Speaker
    • Cesare Tocci

      Cesare Tocci is associate professor of Architectural Restoration at the Politecnico di Torino. His scientific research activity focuses on problems related to seismic safety of historical architecture, with specific regard to the themes of historical analysis, constructional survey and modelling of structural response of masonry buildings and, more generally, the themes related to the history of mechanics and its relation with architecture. He is the author of more than eighty publications on the cited topics.

      He has worked, as a designer or consultant, on the structural aspects of different restoration projects (including the Cathedral of Noto, the church of San Nicolò l’Arena in Catania, the covering of the Julius Caesar’s Hall in Campidoglio in Rome, the church of San Pietro di Coppito in L’Aquila: for this latter project he has received the “Leonardo Paterna Baldizzi” award from the Accademia dei Lincei) and has contributed, as a collaborator or coordinator, to research projects on seismic vulnerability and construction history.

  4. 4.Systematic approach to data acquisition for the preservation of heritage buildings

    This presentation investigates a systematic approach to data acquisition for the preservation of heritage buildings through: a) Analysis of the Built Environment to Heritage BIM, b) Survey for the Knowledge Process of Existing Masonry Structures, c) Geophysical Survey related to Masonry Structures.

    Speaker
    • Luciano Cessari

      Luciano Cessari is Associate Director of Research at ISPC-CNR and former member of the CNR Cultural Heritage Department’s Scientific Board. With a Ph.D. in Town Planning, his work focuses on the documentation and conservation of historical architecture using interdisciplinary methods. He has authored over 100 publications and led EU projects in the Mediterranean and Central Asia, including the preservation of Timurid monuments in Samarkand. He coordinated major initiatives like Aramis, Metafora, and Citadels on Islamic and fortified heritage. His recent research explores sustainable technologies for energy-efficient interventions in historic cities.

  5. 5.Toward the implementation of the E-RIHS new platform "DIGILAB"

    This presentation addresses the implementation of the E-RIHS new platform “DIGILAB” as a semantic hub for knowledge.

    Speaker
    • Alberto Bucciero

      Software engineer and digital heritage specialist with expertise in research infrastructures, data science, and IoT systems. Scientific head of the Digital Heritage Innovation Lab (Lecce) and the SCI-FabLab at CNR ISPC, and of the DI4CH Lab (CNR ISPC–University of Salento). Leads the DIGILAB.it platform of the Italian E-RIHS ERIC node, focusing on digital platforms, digital twins, heterogeneous data integration, and FAIR, interoperable heritage science infrastructures supporting research and operational adoption.

  6. 6.Scan-to-BIM process for the representation of constructive systems in historical buildings

    This presentation investigates the Scan-to-BIM process for the representation of constructive systems in historical buildings through the methodology, the model uses and construction.

    Speaker
    • Letizia Martinelli

      Letizia Martinelli is a research technologist at the Institute of Heritage Science of the National Research Council of Italy (ISPC-CNR) within the Built Heritage Innovation Lab. She is an expert in Heritage BIM (Building Information Modelling), thermal comfort and energy improvement of historical buildings and open spaces, and she is carrying out intense research on interoperability processes and digital twins.

  7. 7.Semantic web approach for built heritage representation

    This presentation examines a Semantic web approach for built heritage representation through OWL Ontologies and the case study of the Sanctuary of Hercules.

    Speaker
    • Stefano Cursi

      Stefano Cursi is a Licensed Architectural Engineer with a Ph.D. from Sapienza University of Rome, currently a Research Fellow at the Institute of Heritage Science (ISPC) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR). He has authored numerous international scientific publications and received the “eCAADe grant for young researcher” in 2013. His research focuses on ontology-based systems for built heritage, BIM technologies, and AI-driven digital solutions for AEC industries. He has contributed to major projects such as IDEHA and BHIMM, aimed at heritage data management and modeling.

  8. 8.Unified workflows: Leveraging HBIM for Building Performance Simulation

    This presentation addresses the need for unified workflows in BIM for Building Performance Simulation through Energy Performance Simulation, Guidelines, Data Exchange, Workflow and Interoperability Evaluation.

    Speaker
    • Kristis Alexandrou

      Kristis Alexandrou, is an Associate Research Scientist at the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) of The Cyprus Institute. He possesses professional experience in the architectural design of residential and commercial buildings and in the retrofitting of heritage buildings in Cyprus. Since 2020, Kristis has been a member of Virtual Environments Lab (CyI) and contributes to the development of BIM-based workflows and methods for solving data interoperability, within the cultural heritage context. During his presence at VElab, Kristis was task leader on “BIM to BPS interoperability” in ENI-CBC-MED BEEP Project, participated in RIF-UrbanPeriscope, RIF-MESH, ENICBCMED-U-Solve and currently participating in HORIZON INFRA and COMMUNITIES Projects, focusing on data organisation and semantic interoperability within the Arts and Humanities domain.

  9. 9.Parametric modelling for the quantitative study of microclimate of historical urban settings

    This presentation examines parametric modelling for the quantitative study of microclimate of historical urban settings through the PROSIT project, the TECH-START project and the Chuandixia case study.

    Speaker
    • Elena Verticchio

      Elena Verticchio is a research fellow at the Institute of Heritage Science of the National Research Council of Italy (ISPC-CNR) within the Built Heritage Innovation Lab. She earned a PhD from Sapienza University of Rome in Environment and Cultural heritage, specialising on the study of microclimate for preventive conservation, building dynamic simulation of historical buildings and culture-based adaptation and mitigation to climate change.

  10. 10.The HBIM for the safety and conservation of urban settlements

    The presentation examines different methodologies of HBIM for the safety and conservation of urban settlements through the Vulnerability of urban systems, Minimal Urban Structure (SUM) and Limit Condition for the Emergence of settlements (CLE).

    Speaker
    • Margherita GIiuffrè

      Research Associate at Italian National Research Council (CNR)

  11. 11.Energy and Environmental Analysis for Historical Buildings: Insights from MOLAB by E-RIHS

    The presentation investigates the Energy and Environmental Analysis for Historical Buildings through the Simulation-Based Design and HBIM, the role of E-RIHS and the ENCIBCMED BEEP project with the case study of Palazzo Maffei Borghese in Rome.

    Speaker
    • Filippo Calcerano

      Filippo Calcerano is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Heritage Science (ISPC-CNR), specializing in building performance, microclimate simulations, interoperability, and Heritage-BIM. He is a member of IBPSA, SITdA, and a reviewer for leading journals in the field. His work bridges knowledge gaps across disciplines to develop sustainable digital workflows in the AEC sector, particularly for cultural heritage. He has contributed to EU and international projects, including collaborations with China. His research focuses on integrating environmental design into heritage conservation through advanced IT and simulation tools.

  12. 12.From architectural data integration to digital twinning

    This presentation investigates how architectural data are integrated into digital twinning, through multiscale observation (top-down), on-site participation (bottom-up) and (Virtual) on-site co-design (Urban Lab).

    Speaker
    • Georgios Artopoulos

      Georgios Artopoulos, PhD, Associate Professor at Cyprus Institute works on virtual environments, urban modelling and digital simulation for the study of built heritage and the creative exploration of historical narratives through externally funded projects (HORIZON-CL6-2022-COMMUNITIES-01-05, INFRA-2023-SERV-01, HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03, Horizon 2020, ENI-CBC-MED, Driving Urban Transitions Partnership and the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation), his role as co-Head of Virtual Competency Centre of DARIAH ERIC, and as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of JPI Urban Europe. His research is published in more than 70 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters.

Cite as

Elena Gigliarelli, Elena Verticchio, Filippo Calcerano, Kristis Alexandrou, Francesco Cannizzaro, Georgios Artopoulos, Giovanni Cangi, Letizia Martinelli, Stefano Cursi, Luciano Cessari, Margherita GIiuffrè, Maria Laura Leonardi, MicheleCalvano and Miguel Azenha (2026). International Workshop and Training Camp on “Digital Integrated Strategies to Safeguard Heritage Construction Technologies”. Version 1.0.0. DARIAH Campus [Event]. https://hdl.handle.net/21.11159/019c9f53-c7a4-7318-8638-51a497c2de70

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Full metadata

Title:
International Workshop and Training Camp on “Digital Integrated Strategies to Safeguard Heritage Construction Technologies”
Authors:
Elena Gigliarelli, Elena Verticchio, Filippo Calcerano, Kristis Alexandrou, Francesco Cannizzaro, Georgios Artopoulos, Giovanni Cangi, Letizia Martinelli, Stefano Cursi, Luciano Cessari, Margherita GIiuffrè, Maria Laura Leonardi, MicheleCalvano, Miguel Azenha
Domain:
Social Sciences and Humanities
Language:
English
Published to DARIAH-Campus:
24/02/2026
Content type:
Event
License:
CC BY 4.0
Sources:
DARIAH
Topics:
Data visualisation, Cultural Heritage, Data modeling, Data management, Knowledge Representation
Version:
1.0.0