The importance of a Monumentenwacht system. The situation in North Brabant
book
The question ‘What is the importance of a Monumentenwacht system
(monument watch)’ is a very current issue. Do the activities of
Monumentenwacht (often abbreviated MW in this report) contribute to
better and more cost-effective preservation of our built cultural heritage?
In order to answer this question, research has been conducted
whereby the focus lay on identifying the consequences for monument
preservation of the failure and damage mechanisms that can influence
the state of conservation of a monument. Then, the activities of
MW were examined in terms of their influence on these consequences.
Might the processes have a lesser impact thanks to MW? Besides
an analysis of the so-called failure mechanisms, direct consideration
was given to the manner of operation of a team of inspectors, and
interviews were conducted with representatives of several relevant
parties in this field: an owner of a historical monument, an architect, a
representative of a quality assurance foundation, a representative of
the government, a restoration contractor and an insurance company.
The research into the importance of MW is carried out by TNO and
TU Delft at the assignment of Monumentenwacht Noord-Brabant (MW
North-Brabant).
This research does not strive to express the importance of Monumentenwacht
in exact financial numbers. This would entail looking at
the cost of MW consultation, followed by maintenance or intervention
based on the advice on the one hand, compared to different degrees
of intervention, varying from doing nothing to complete restoration on
the other.
(monument watch)’ is a very current issue. Do the activities of
Monumentenwacht (often abbreviated MW in this report) contribute to
better and more cost-effective preservation of our built cultural heritage?
In order to answer this question, research has been conducted
whereby the focus lay on identifying the consequences for monument
preservation of the failure and damage mechanisms that can influence
the state of conservation of a monument. Then, the activities of
MW were examined in terms of their influence on these consequences.
Might the processes have a lesser impact thanks to MW? Besides
an analysis of the so-called failure mechanisms, direct consideration
was given to the manner of operation of a team of inspectors, and
interviews were conducted with representatives of several relevant
parties in this field: an owner of a historical monument, an architect, a
representative of a quality assurance foundation, a representative of
the government, a restoration contractor and an insurance company.
The research into the importance of MW is carried out by TNO and
TU Delft at the assignment of Monumentenwacht Noord-Brabant (MW
North-Brabant).
This research does not strive to express the importance of Monumentenwacht
in exact financial numbers. This would entail looking at
the cost of MW consultation, followed by maintenance or intervention
based on the advice on the one hand, compared to different degrees
of intervention, varying from doing nothing to complete restoration on
the other.
TNO Identifier
530844
Publisher
TNO
Collation
72 p.
Place of publication
Delft
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