Valentina Pintus

• Professor (Assistant) at University of Cagliari

The evaluation of the structural behaviour of iconic historic buildings represents one of the most current structural engineering research topics. However, despite the various research works carried out during recent decades, several issues still remain open. One of the most important aspects is related to the correct reconstruction of the complex...

Even if the first examples of free associations of citizens for the exploitation of local energy resources date back to the end of the nineteenth century, it is with the EU Directive 2018/2001 RED II that the concept of Renewable Energy Community is introduced for the first time. It is an association of ordinary citizens, commercial activities, pub...

In the framework of conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage, accessibility plays a crucial role. Architectural heritage peculiarities call for specific approaches: the same care must be adopted to improve accessibility to historic architecture, designing actions case by case. Starting from these considerations, the contribution is aimed t...

Accessibility is a crucial topic for conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage in all its forms: physical, immaterial, social and cultural. As conservation approaches vary according to the heritage peculiarities, so actions to make accessible historic architectures have to be designed case by case. Starting from these considerations, this p...

The presented work is part of the research project, titled "Tecniche murarie tradizionali: conoscenza per la conservazione ed il miglioramento prestazionale" (Traditional building techniques: from knowledge to conservation and performance improvement), with the purpose of studying the building techniques of the 13th–18th centuries in the Sardinia R...

This study concerns the Franciscan monastery, situated in the historic centre of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). It was founded in the 13th century, and transformed up to the present day. Its historical-stratigraphical complexity and the lack of data about its evolution led us to carry out an interdisciplinary inquiry. The investigation began with the...