Advancing Built Cultural Heritage Conservation: Integration of Industry 5.0 Principles and Enabling Technologies

Alejandro Jiménez Rios; Rafael Ramirez; Margarita L. Petrou; Vagelis Plevris; Maria Nogal

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-16767-5_58

Advancing Built Cultural Heritage Conservation: Integration of Industry 5.0 Principles and Enabling Technologies

Alejandro Jiménez Rios, Rafael Ramirez, Margarita L. Petrou, Vagelis Plevris, Maria Nogal

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

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Abstract

The emergence of Industry 5.0, following the widespread adoption of Industry 4.0, marks a pivotal shift in digitalization and industrial operations. This article explores the implications of Industry 5.0 principles and enabling technologies within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Management, Operation, and Conservation (AECMO&C) industry, with a particular focus on the conservation of built cultural heritage environments. The results obtained from a systematic literature review and an online survey are summarized and discussed. Results reveal that artificial intelligence and digital twins are the most frequently studied enabling technologies in this context, while sustainability emerges as the dominant principle in the discourse surrounding this novel paradigm. Conversely, the principles of resilience and human-centrism remain underexplored, highlighting the need for further research to achieve a holistic implementation of Industry 5.0 in conservation practices. Furthermore, although awareness of Industry 5.0’s potential is growing, its adoption in heritage conservation remains limited due to knowledge gaps, inadequate training, and resource constraints. This under-scores the need for comprehensive strategies to integrate Industry 5.0 principles and technologies into the conservation of built cultural heritage. Insights presented are intended to guide conservation practitioners seeking best practices, inform policymakers promoting technological adoption, and inspire researchers to address existing gaps and drive further innovation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions SAHC 2025
Publisher	Springer
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-032-16767-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-032-16766-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-16767-5_58
Publication status	Published - 15 Mar 2026

Acknowledgements

Dr. Alejandro Jiménez Rios would like to acknowledge the support provided by the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) through one of its distinguished ICCROM Fellowships, assigned to him and for hosting him at the ICCROM Headquarters in the city of Rome, Italy, during the period when the presented work was conducted.

Funding

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska–Curie grant agreement No. [101066739]. The Conference Costs were funded by the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Uni-versity of Bath. This work was partly financed by FCT/MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC) under the R&D Unit Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), under reference UID/04029/Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), and under the Associate Laboratory Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems ARISE under reference LA/P/0112/2020.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Industry 5.0
Human-Centered Approaches
Resilience
Sustainability
Built Cultural Heritage
Heritage Conservation

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Advancing Built Cultural Heritage Conservation: Integration of Industry 5.0 Principles and Enabling Technologies. / Jiménez Rios, Alejandro; Ramirez, Rafael; Petrou, Margarita L. et al.
Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions SAHC 2025. Vol. 2 Springer, 2026.

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