Multidisciplinary Approach to Structural/Energy Diagnosis of Historical Buildings: A Case Study

A synergic approach for the investigations of the historical building performances-with reference to both the structural behavior and the energy performances for the space heating and cooling-is presented. The historical masonry building "Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli", located in Benevento, has been chosen as case study. The structural and energy analyses are carried out in parallel, especially during the identification of the building characteristics through tests and surveys in-situ. For the structural analysis-beyond examinations on materials-some dynamic tests have been used for better assessing a numerical Finite Element model necessary for the verification of the structure safety. Moreover, being necessary a structural refurbishment, also an energy retrofit could be realized. A rigorous evaluation procedure-aimed to guarantee the necessary reliability of numerical predictions-is performed in order to verify the technical and economical convenience of various energy retrofit solutions.