Preventive maintenance with H-BIM
H-BIM-based preventive maintenance to protect and preserve heritage buildings.
This service introduces a proactive approach to conserving cultural heritage buildings. Instead of reacting to damage or decay, it enables heritage managers to plan and prioritise maintenance before problems occur. By combining technical inspections with Heritage Building Information Modelling (H-BIM), the service creates a structured digital environment where every architectural element, material, and intervention is documented, monitored, and analysed.
Key Features
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Comprehensive digital repository
Integrate building geometry, materials, and conservation data into a unified system.
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3D H-BIM model
Enrich digital models with historical, diagnostic, and environmental information for in-depth analysis.
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Visual diagnostics and condition mapping
Identify pathologies, risks, and priorities through interactive visual tools.
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Linked documentation and intervention records
Maintain full traceability of past and planned conservation actions.
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Preventive maintenance planning
Prioritise interventions based on risk and criticality assessments.
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Seamless Revit integration
Work directly within Revit without requiring external platforms or interfaces.
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Open, interoperable data format
Enable integration with GIS systems and digital twins through IFC-compliant models.
Benefits
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Identifies risks before they escalate into costly damage
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Helps plan and prioritise interventions according to real needs and risk levels
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Supports maintenance actions that respect the historical integrity and material authenticity of each building
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Compatible with tools and workflows used by heritage professionals
How it works
Geometric data from laser scanning, photogrammetry, point clouds, and historic drawings are combined with construction details, diagnostic records of existing pathologies from technical inspection, historical modifications, and environmental sensor readings such as CO₂, temperature, humidity, and noise. This information is enriched into a detailed 3D H-BIM model (LOD 300–350), developed according to the IFC4 standard, where each element is semantically linked to its historical, technical, and diagnostic context.
Users can visualise pathologies, risks, and inspection priorities through any IFC-compatible viewer, access dynamic schedules, generate graphical diagnostics, and maintain comprehensive intervention logs. Based on risk, criticality, and inspection frequency, the model supports the generation of preventive maintenance plans that guide conservation strategies and can be directly integrated with GIS systems or digital twin platforms.
By embedding preventive conservation logic into the H-BIM model, the service shifts heritage management from reactive maintenance to continuous, predictive care, helping heritage managers move towards planned maintenance and ensuring informed, traceable conservation decisions that strengthen the resilience and long-term sustainability of cultural heritage assets.
