INTERCONNECTING: Data, analysis and immersive digital models for the sustainable conservation of built heritage

The INTERCONNECTING project (Data, analysis and immersive digital models for the sustainable conservation of built heritage: risk assessment and proactive strategies) aims to develop an integrated digital platform for the management and analysis of heterogeneous data from multi-sensor systems and historical-critical research sources.

The project is based on the use of Digital Twin models to identify vulnerable areas and predict future scenarios through multi-risk analysis. The integration of virtual reality and multi-criteria decision-making methods makes it possible to define optimal intervention strategies based on the use of innovative and sustainable materials.

Project objectives (structured hierarchically according to a bottom-up strategy):

• Ob1 – Data usability: collect, store and manage quantitative data (geometric, morphological, environmental, material conservation) and qualitative data (images, historical documentation) for use by Spoke 7 affiliates.
• Ob2 – Improved modelling: enhance modelling techniques for historic structures through surrogate models, improving the computational efficiency of risk analyses.
• Ob3 – Implementation of Digital Twins: develop digital models to simulate the response of built cultural heritage to both past and potential risk events.
• Ob4 – Identification of vulnerable areas and climate impact analysis: use the collected data and computational tools to identify high-risk areas related to climate change, integrating information from the Risk Map (Carta del Rischio) of the Central Institute for Restoration (MiC).
• Ob5 – Green materials and methodologies: create a catalogue of environmentally friendly materials for the restoration of cultural heritage, adaptable to different construction techniques and contexts.
• Ob6 – Conservation planning: develop conservation strategies based on the available data, setting intervention priorities for built heritage.
• Ob7 – Integrated virtual reality platform: create an advanced digital platform to manage and integrate data, run immersive simulations, perform numerical analyses using Digital Twins, apply multi-criteria decision-making methods and plan interventions that are sustainable in terms of techniques and materials.

Role of ASDEA: Partner, participating in WP2.1, WP3.1 and WP4

Start date: October 2024 · End date: October 2025 · Total amount: €100,000.00

Funding line: University of Florence – Cascade call for research project proposals by research organisations and companies, reserved for Southern Italy, under the research programme “Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Next-Gen Sustainable Society” (CHANGES) – project code PE00000020, CUP B53C22004010006 – funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU under PNRR MUR funds – M4C2 – Investment 1.3, “Extended Partnerships” call.