An IT Tool for Managing Seismic Risk and Energy Performance of the Building Stock in Southern Italy

The effective management of seismic risk in Italian historic centers is paramount to preserving the cultural heritage and ensuring the safety and resilience of the built environment. In this context, analyzing seismic risk with the support of modern data acquisition methods is crucial for defining the interventions at different scales, from the urban to the single-building levels. However, there is still a lack of integrated digital methodologies and tools for evaluating risks, damage scenarios and the impact of interventions with a multi-scale approach. This paper introduces the early phase of creating GENESIS, an open-source computational web platform. It aims to facilitate the efficient management and mindful utilization of built cultural heritage by prioritizing cost-effective interventions and optimizing the allocation of resources for long-term heritage preservation. GENESIS proposes a multi-scale combined structural and energy risk analysis, suggesting interventions to enhance the resilience of the built environment. The system not only supports structural rehabilitation but also proposes measures to preserve energy consumption while respecting the cultural value of the built assets. The input data are processed at different levels of increasing accuracy, enabling analysis at the urban level, district level, and aggregate/building level. The platform is developed for the historic centers of cities in southern Italy in their current state, but the scalability of the proposed approach allows for applicability to any historic center. It will also be updatable over time and space.