A complete characterisation of the case study was conducted. This description covered the environmental context, especially climate and socioeconomic factors. conditions, risks present at the sites, the typology of the buildings, employed materials, degradation types, and so on.
Laboratory studies have been conducted to characterise the original and newly developed materials: their mineral and chemical composition, physical properties, durability, etc.
Mortar formulations based on traditional materials (sand and aerial or natural hydraulic lime), recycled materials (bricks and glass), and natural additives (pinecone-derived) have been characterised, and their environmental impact estimated using life-cycle assessment techniques.
Renders from the deconstruction of a building in the Centre of France have been collected, ground, and characterised. Several washing methods have been tested to extract the original sands from the render. The extracted sands have been employed in the formulation of new mortars in order to evaluate their performance and their employability in restoration or rehabilitation works.
An exposure test of commercial mortars and mortars using formulations similar to those employed in an experimental restoration test in Oviedo has been performed in three different places: Oviedo, Cergy, and in a town of the Vexin Français. Several properties have been monitored during two years.
A four-year in-situ evaluation of fungal community dynamics on limestone surfaces in the Temple of the Warriors at the Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico has been completed, focusing on cleaning and treatment using nanoparticles. The same treatments tested at Chichen Itza have been tested in Oviedo (Cathedral) and the Vexin Français (exposed samples).
Future and current climate data generated by Global Climate Models (GCMs) under the RCP8.5 scenario and different dose-response formulas were combined to quantify the impact of climatic factors and pollution on built cultural heritage.
A life cycle assessment of the restoration works in Chichen Itza has been performed. Data have been collected to dot the LCA other cases study.
The transfer of SCORE results to different publics took place during events such as the participation in the European Cultural Heritage days. During the seminar “La tradizione dei terrazzamenti: un patrimonio culturale in pericolo” (2021) in the framework of a series of evening conferences organized by Scuola di Riscostruzione di Accumoli for citizens. Summer School Envimat 2022 in Lipari, two activities specifically addressed to discovering the Aeolian Cultural Heritage, were organised. During the summer school of the Stone conference in 2025, a practical work has been organised for students in a church of the Vexin.
In April 2021, CNR-ISAC collaborated with the local association of Lipari (Dotteolie) in the organisation of a campaign to recover and keep clean the most remote historical and naturalistic paths of the Alicudi Island, involving local.
