Thickett, D. and Lankaster, P. and Odlyha, Marianne (2023) Assessing and predicting sustainability for maintaining silver collections. In Working Towards a Sustainable Past. In: Bridgland, J. (ed.) Working Towards a Sustainable Past. ICOM-CC 20th Triennial Conference Preprints, Valencia, 18–22 September 2023. Paris, France: International Council of Museums. ISBN 9782491997793.
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Abstract
Sustainability data for materials and electric energy consumed vary with national location. Addition ally, local climate can have a dramatic effect on the amount of energy needed to maintain cultural heritage environments. The first part of this re search focused on the energy needed to maintain a showcase at 55% RH. Measurements with a Munters dehumidifier were made in different loca tions. The variability of the showcase was removed by estimates from a developed model. The vari ability from the building fabric was removed by estimates from an Energy Plus model. The focus of the second part of this research was silver tarnish and its prevention. Performance models allowed geographic location effects to be estimated, and a simple model was developed mainly from existing data on the rate and prevention of silver tarnish. Small areas of missing data were investigated. Carbon footprint information was developed and added to the model to allow predictions of differ ent interventive, preventive and mixed scenarios.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Marianne Odlyha |
| Date Deposited: | 29 May 2025 13:12 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2025 05:57 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/55646 |
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