Online Repository: Indoor Environment in Heritage Buildings: Monitoring and Modelling Approaches for Collections Preservation

This repository contains supplementary materials and appendices for the PhD thesis entitled: "Indoor Environment in Heritage Buildings: Monitoring and Modelling Approaches for Collections Preservation" produced by Nuno Baía Saraiva, Universidade de Coimbra (MIT Portugal), ADAI-LAETA @ DEM-UC. The main thesis document examines the characterisation, monitoring, and simulation of indoor environmental conditions in heritage buildings, with a focus on preserving cultural collections. This repository includes additional data, extended analyses, and supplementary figures supporting the main thesis's research. Contents: Supplementary materials regarding indoor and outdoor data of a heritage library in Coimbra; Detailed data processing results with high-resolution images; Any additional relevant material. These materials are provided to ensure transparency and reproducibility and to offer interested researchers additional insights into the study's methodologies and findings. For any queries regarding this data, please contact:[email protected] Please cite this thesis and related publications when using these materials in your research. Saraiva, N. B. (2025). Indoor environment in heritage buildings: monitoring and modelling approaches for collections preservation [Doctoral dissertation, University of Coimbra]. The present work has been framed under the Energy for Sustainability Initiative (EfS) of the University of Coimbra (UC)/MIT-Portugal Program. It was funded by the Rectory of the University of Coimbra (UC) under the framework of the project “BJUC-AHT - Monitorização e análise do ambiente interior na Biblioteca Joanina da Universidade de Coimbra”, and the doctoral Grant SFRH/BD/151356/2021 (https://doi.org/10.54499/SFRH/BD/151356/2021) financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), and with funds from the “European Social Fund” (FSE) and “Programa Por Centro” part of the Government Funds, under MIT Portugal Program.