Review of museums' indoor environment conditions studies and guidelines and their impact on the museums' artifacts and energy consumption

Sharif-Askari, Hawra; Abu-Hijleh, Bassam

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.07.012

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“…[27,29]; therefore, appropriate techniques should be introduced to produce energy savings and to ensure good dynamic microclimatic control [4,30]. In recent years, many studies have been published on balancing energy and conservation needs [6,9,27,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. Ascione et al [9] and Kramer et al [34] achieved energy savings of approximately 40% and 77%, respectively.…”

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Proposed Strategies for Improving Poor Hygrothermal Conditions in Museum Exhibition Rooms and Their Impact on Energy Demand

Ferdyn-Grygierek

Grygierek

2019

Energies

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In museums, poor microclimate conditions, especially large changes in relative humidity and temperature, can lead to serious deterioration of the exhibits. Properly designed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for precise control of the air parameters are required. However, due to the financial restrictions of museums, complex air-conditioning systems are often not feasible. In this study, we tested and propose novel methods to reduce the short- and long-term fluctuations in the relative humidity in exhibition rooms of a Polish museum. The methods only include indoor temperature and ventilation airflow control strategies, without the use of (de)humidification equipment. The analysis is based on simulations using EnergyPlus software. A multi-zone thermal model of the museum building was validated and calibrated with measured data. A full calendar year was simulated for five control cases (including the current method used) and two internal heat gain schedules. The energy demand for heating and cooling for each case was calculated. The combination of temperature control and adequate ventilation using ambient airflow allows for dramatic improvement in the microclimate conditions. The proportion of the year when the instantaneous indoor relative humidity is ±5% from set point decreased from 85% to 20%. A significant effect was obtained over the summer months.

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Proposed Strategies for Improving Poor Hygrothermal Conditions in Museum Exhibition Rooms and Their Impact on Energy Demand

Ferdyn-Grygierek

Grygierek

2019

Energies

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“…This results in high energy use in modern museums. The research presented in [8] shows that with a larger allowable RH and T variability limit, more energy can be saved.…”

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“…In the literature one can find different recommended ranges of air parameters under which exhibits should be stored [6][7][8][9][10]. They depend mainly on the type of material, the place of descent and the era in which they were created.…”

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“…Most of the studies for the mixed collections in museums recommend temperatures in the range from 15 to 25 • C, with a variation from ±2 • C to ±5 • C per day. Recommended relative humidity is in general 50%, with acceptable daily fluctuations of ±5%RH or ±10%RH [8][9][10]. The range of tolerance in relative humidity and temperature changes, which do not cause unacceptable damage to museum exhibits, is still under discussion [12].…”

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“…Impact of the external climate on the indoor environment in museums or other historical sites, e.g., churches, are focused on dust and gaseous pollutants transport from outside to inside [8,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] but also on the impact of hygrothermal external conditions on the indoor climate [29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. Recent studies [19,25], shows that a particularly unfavourable situation is when a museum is located in the centre of the city because pollution from traffic penetrates inside the museum.…”

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Hygrothermal Risk in Museum Buildings Located in Moderate Climate

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Works of art are sensitive to environmental factors—mainly temperature and relative humidity—which, when stable, are generally recommended as ideal protection conditions, but in historical museum buildings, the required conditions are difficult to maintain, due to a lack of adequate heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. The paper presents the analysis of one-year measurements of temperature and relative humidity in three different museums in Poland. The aim of the research was to identify the risk to museum collections, due to unbalanced moisture loads and unstable indoor air temperatures, as well as to identify possible causes of fluctuations in these parameters. This article focuses on assessing the impact of variable external and internal loads on the hygrothermal parameters of indoor air. The profile of internal hygrothermal loads in exhibition halls varied over time, which resulted in a temporary variation of the indoor environmental parameters. The lack of appropriate systems, shaping the microclimate in the analyzed museums, and the lack of automatic control in existing devices did not allow to maintain the temperature and relative humidity within appropriate limits. In the museums, the maximum indoor temperature values were higher than those recommended in the requirements. Relative humidity values in all museums exceeded the recommended range both above and below.

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Adapting Buildings to Climate Change: Case Study of a Museum in the North of Spain

Monge-Barrio¹,

Miguel-Bellod²,

Arriazu-Ramos³

et al. 2021

Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

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Review of museums' indoor environment conditions studies and guidelines and their impact on the museums' artifacts and energy consumption

Cited by 96 publications

References 53 publications

Proposed Strategies for Improving Poor Hygrothermal Conditions in Museum Exhibition Rooms and Their Impact on Energy Demand

Proposed Strategies for Improving Poor Hygrothermal Conditions in Museum Exhibition Rooms and Their Impact on Energy Demand

Hygrothermal Risk in Museum Buildings Located in Moderate Climate

Adapting Buildings to Climate Change: Case Study of a Museum in the North of Spain

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