ETHICS: Endorse Technologies for Heritage Innovation

Alessandra Battisti (PhD) is an Architect and a Full Professor in Technology of Architecture and Environmental Design in the Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, where she is also the Director of the 2nd level University Master‘s degree course in “Valorisation and enhancement of small Historical centres”, a Member of the Faculty Board and a Teaching Staff Member for the Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning. Since 1993, she has been carrying out research, teaching and experimentation activities on topics such as technological innovation for environmentally aware architecture, buildings’ ecological and energetic efficiency, bioclimatic approach in design and environmental sustainability, urban analysis and urban regeneration. She holds strong expertise in sustainable architecture, energy building, renewable energy, and their relation with regeneration processes of existing urban fabric and architecture. She is an expert consultant for the European Community—DG XXII—in the Energy in Building sector as well as an expert consultant on the Roster of Consultants and Permanent Roster of Auditors launched by the MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research). She is also a Member of the Working Group for Energy Efficiency of Cultural Heritage of MiBACT (Italian Ministry of Culture and Tourism). She has over 200 scientific publications and 14 books to her credit and she is the winner of more than 30 international architectural competitions.Serena Baiani (PhD) is an Architect and an Associate Professor of Technology of Architecture and Environmental Design in the Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. She specializes in environmental design. She is a board member of the Italian Society of Architectural Technology (SITdA), a member of the faculty board and a teaching staff for the Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning; she works for the Specialisation School in Natural and Territorial Heritage Architecture of parks, gardens, and natural environmental systems. Since 1996, Dr. Baiani has been carrying out research, teaching, and experimentation activities in technological innovation, active conservation, and adaptive reuse (for enhancement of archaeological contexts, resilience of high-sensitivity areas, ecological and energy efficiency of historic buildings) based on a life cycle approach. She is an external expert for the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) and an expert and peer reviewer for MIUR Italian Scientific Evaluation Register (Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research). She is also a member of the Historic Building Committee for Green Building Council, the Sapienza Design Research Interdepartmental Centre, and the Sapienza SAPeri&CO (research and service infrastructure of Sapienza) Committee. She has 130 scientific papers and 12 books to her credit.