Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
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Technologies list
Structural monitoring of civil, industrial and historical buildings
For achieving the objectives:

Goals:
11. Sustainable cities and communities
Sector: Methodologies, Services
Description
ENEA designs and implements structural monitoring systems as a diagnostic tool for new and historical buildings, useful to evaluate their condittion and detect their possible damage .
This technology is particularly sutable for application in seismic areas, where structures and monuments need be protected.
Benefits and Advantages:
- Higher quality of buildings, with benefits as to safety and resilience to natural disasters, particularly earthquakes;
- Lower costs for the management of infrustructures and higher safety conditions;
- Safeguard of cultural heritage and related economic benefits.
ENEA Service:
- technical support in choosing equipment;
- technical support for data analysis;
- personnel training.
ENEA Activities:
ENEA has studied and implemented seismic monitoring systems for civil, industrial and historical/monumental buildings since decades in Italy. Its multi-year experience and know-how is made available to developing countries through transfer technology.
