Authors:
Artyom Akimov,Irina Evgrafova,DOI NO:
https://doi.org/10.26782/jmcms.spl.13/2026.05.00006Keywords:
Industrial heritage,Adaptive reuse,Authenticity metrics,Structural retrofitting,Digital monitoring,Abstract
Industrial heritage buildings present a dual challenge: interventions must meet contemporary safety and performance requirements while preserving the authenticity that underpins heritage value. This article proposes a metrics-based approach to adaptive reuse by synthesising recent international research in architecture, structural engineering, geotechnics, and environmental assessment. A systematic review and evidence mapping of studies published between 2015 and 2025 link key project questions to measurable indicators structured around four pillars: authenticity, structural performance, monitoring and digital twins, and geotechnical and adjacent-construction risk. The synthesis defines operational targets, including volumetric and material retention thresholds for authenticity; performance-based deformation and drift limits for steel and masonry retrofits; traffic-light trigger values for settlement, vibration, and crack activation in early-warning monitoring systems; and life-cycle indicators such as retained-structure share, embodied-carbon balance, and carbon payback time. The article makes two principal contributions. First, it reframes authenticity as a quantifiable design boundary that can be optimized alongside structural and environmental objectives. Second, it consolidates dispersed international criteria into a concise, practice-oriented toolkit suitable for specification, procurement, and project control. The proposed framework supports transparent evaluation of trade-offs, prioritisation of minimal-intrusion strengthening, and use of digital monitoring as an active management tool. The article concludes with recommendations for pilot applications and standardisation pathways, positioning evidence-based metrics as a bridge between heritage values and contemporary safety, resilience, and sustainability goals.References:
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