... the development of a useful model for use in devising an effective maintenance management plan and monitoring conditions in heritage buildings. Findings This paper supports others in a series that have already been accepted by this journal, focussing the research on heritage building conservation being...

... become the prime consideration of every state in Australia. Dedicated intelligent monitoring systems supplementing the traditional building inspections will enable the involved and interested stakeholders to carry out not only timely reactive response, but also to plan the maintenance of such buildings...

... protection in place of restoration, to stave off decay by daily care. Proper maintenance and monitoring have been a known factor affecting service life and longevity for any building, especially for heritage structures. Maintenance neglect can cause major issues that increase the rate at which the building...

... and the potential of knowledge enhancement, were hereafter conceptually implemented in existing approaches. Findings Current practices focus on single curative interventions, and monitoring is often considered redundant. The importance of monitoring and knowledge enhancement is demonstrated based on the theory...

...Maria Lusiani and Luca Zan; Veronica Cristina Heras; Anja Wijffels; Fausto Cardoso; Aziliz Vandesande; Mario Santana; Jos Van Orshoven; Thérèse Steenberghen; Koenraad van Balen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to presents a conceptual framework for a value-based monitoring system...