Innovative and eco-compatible materials for the regeneration of the historical buildings located in the Med Area

The article presents some results of the MIRACLE research, aimed at designing, testing and implementing innovative strengthening systems made of a bio-composite matrix, for the renovation/retrofitting of the European residential historic heritage built before the 1945. Starting from a brief overview of the international research aimed at developing an innovative fibre-reinforced matrix made with inorganic components, able to improve both the energy and mechanical performances of historic buildings, the most suitable products (among those existing on the market) will be identified through analytical comparisons and energy simulations on traditional masonry models present in the Italian climate zone in order to analyze their capacity to reduce the energy consumption and improve the indoor comfort of the existing buildings. The selected innovative matrices will be used to create organic fibre-reinforced composites, characterized by high performances in terms of mechanical behavior (resistance to compression), as well as thermal (conductivity) and environmental profile LCA based.