The Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Property through an Analysis of European Regulations regarding Building Materials used in Restoration Chiara

The Preservation of the Cultural The Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Property through an Heritage of Property through an Analysis of European Regulations Analysis of European Regulations regarding Building Materials used regarding Building Materials used

in Restorationin Restoration

Chiara NestiChiara Nesti11, Gianluca Pesce, Gianluca Pesce22, Rita Vecchiattini, Rita Vecchiattini33

11 Department of Public Law, University of Pisa, Italy Department of Public Law, University of Pisa, Italy22 Institute of the History of Material Culture (I.S.Cu.M.) of Genoa; University of Genoa, Italy Institute of the History of Material Culture (I.S.Cu.M.) of Genoa; University of Genoa, Italy33 Department of Architectural Science, University of Genoa, Italy Department of Architectural Science, University of Genoa, Italy

7th European Conference ‘SAUVEUR’ SAFEGUARDED CULTURAL HERITAGE Understanding & Viability for the Enlarged Europe

PRAGUE 31st MAY – 3rd JUNE 2006

The Community Policy for Cultural HeritageThe Community Policy for Cultural Heritage

In the field of culture, community action is characterised In the field of culture, community action is characterised by by valorisationvalorisation and and developmentdevelopment of the of the knowledgeknowledge of the European cultural heritage.of the European cultural heritage.

Community action permeates Community action permeates various toolsvarious tools for cultural for cultural cooperation:cooperation:

European programmes;European programmes; regulations;regulations; directives;directives; …… standards.standards.



The StandardThe Standard

It is “It is “a document, established by a document, established by consensusconsensus, that , that provides, for common and provides, for common and repeated userepeated use, rules, , rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the aimed at the achievement of the optimum degreeachievement of the optimum degree of of order in a given contextorder in a given context” (ISO/IEC Guide 2).” (ISO/IEC Guide 2).

Its main characteristics:Its main characteristics: consensusconsensus;; democracydemocracy;; transparencytransparency;; voluntaryvoluntary nature nature..



The Drafting of European StandardsThe Drafting of European Standards

1.1. IdentificationIdentification of needs; of needs;

2.2. registrationregistration of the identified needs; of the identified needs;

3.3. first draftfirst draft of the standard; of the standard;

4.4. public enquirypublic enquiry (validation by experts); (validation by experts);

5.5. definitive textdefinitive text of standard of standard



An Example: the EU 459 on Building LimeAn Example: the EU 459 on Building Lime

This standard concerns all fields of constructions; This standard concerns all fields of constructions; it’s it’s not only providednot only provided for Cultural Heritage for Cultural Heritage

BUTBUT

in the practice in the practice it fills a it fills a vacuum legis.vacuum legis.



The EU 459 on Building LimeThe EU 459 on Building Lime

It is a It is a goodgood norm: norm:

for for some technicalsome technical requirements (CaO content; …); requirements (CaO content; …); for the imposition of a for the imposition of a practical labelpractical label (e. g.: EN 459-1 NHL (e. g.: EN 459-1 NHL

2);2); ……

It is a It is a badbad norm: norm:

for for other technicalother technical aspects (SO aspects (SO33 content; additive); content; additive); for some for some inappropriate classificationinappropriate classification (e. g.: EN 459-1 (e. g.: EN 459-1

NHL 3,5-NHL 3,5-ZZ);); because because isn't well knownisn't well known by many workers; by many workers; its its efficiency dependsefficiency depends by other national instruments (e. by other national instruments (e.

g.: catalogues; …);g.: catalogues; …); ……



ConclusionsConclusions

Legal aspects:Legal aspects:

the standardisation represents one of the few instruments the standardisation represents one of the few instruments which really is which really is usefuluseful to preserve Cultural Heritage; to preserve Cultural Heritage;

it can be said that the development of technical standards it can be said that the development of technical standards has reached a has reached a good levelgood level;;

it is necessary that they be widely published and it is necessary that they be widely published and easily easily availableavailable also without charge; also without charge;

it is necessary that the it is necessary that the interestsinterests of all stakeholders are of all stakeholders are well-balanced.well-balanced.



ConclusionsConclusions

Technical aspects:Technical aspects:

the technical issues of standardization are the technical issues of standardization are important important indicationsindications for all who work in Cultural Heritage; for all who work in Cultural Heritage;

it is necessary that all the technical aspects of the norms it is necessary that all the technical aspects of the norms should be evaluated solely on the basis of further should be evaluated solely on the basis of further scientific researchscientific research which is carried out by independent which is carried out by independent bodies;bodies;

it would be useful to it would be useful to amend all the instrumentsamend all the instruments which which are needed by the body of European norms;are needed by the body of European norms;

it is necessary that all the technical aspects of the norms it is necessary that all the technical aspects of the norms are are well knownwell known by all operators who work in Cultural by all operators who work in Cultural Heritage.Heritage.



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The Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Property through an Analysis of European Regulations regarding Building Materials used in Restoration Chiara