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Journal of Chinese

Architecture and Urbanism

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Impact of environmental parameters on

moisture damage in plastered heritage
buildings: A case study of Anchang historical

town, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Si Chen * , Jie Wei 1 , Ruxin Tang 1 , Jingwen Wang 1 , Luyao Zhou 1 ,
1
Tao Wang 1 , Ying Zhu * , Yihan Wang * , and Songfu Liu 4
3
2
1 School of Architecture, Zhijiang College of Zhejiang University of Technology, Shaoxing, Zhejiang,
China
2 School of Architecture, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
3 School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
4 School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
(This article belongs to Special Issue: Current Theories, Perspectives, and Practices in the Built
Environments and Built Heritage)
*Corresponding authors:
Si Chen
(cs@zzjc.edu.cn)
Ying Zhu Abstract
(20088@hqu.edu.cn)
Yihan Wang Anchang historical town, a historic Jiangnan water town in Shaoxing city, Zhejiang
(wyh1985@zjut.edu.cn)
province, China, is home to well-preserved heritage buildings dating back to the
Citation: Checn, S., Wei, J., & Northern Song dynasty (960 – 1127). Despite preservation efforts, environmental
Tang, R. et al. (2025). Impact of factors, such as high humidity, heavy rainfall, and prolonged sunlight exposure
environmental parameters on
moisture damage in plastered continue to cause material degradation. Addressing the deterioration challenges
heritage buildings: A case study of requires comprehensive analysis and diagnosis to identify root causes and ensure
Anchang historical town, Shaoxing, the sustainable restoration of these cultural relics. To investigate the deterioration
Zhejiang, China. Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism, 7(2): of historical buildings in Anchang historical town, the research team employed
4606. instrument-based detection, software simulations, data integration, and other
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.4606 methods. Two cultural heritage buildings were selected as case studies: the former
Received: August 20, 2024 site of the Bank of China at Wangjiaqiao (BCW building) and the residence of He
Revised: September 23, 2024 Gongsheng at Siqiao (HGS building). In this study, a comprehensive analysis
was conducted at both macro- and micro-levels, utilizing building models and
Accepted: October 17, 2024 incorporating environmental parameters. Macroenvironmental factors, such as
Published online: December 9, regional temperature, sunlight, climate, humidity, and soil type were examined.
2024 Simultaneously, microenvironmental data, including wall materials, wall
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s). temperature, wall humidity, and sunlight exposure, were collected to analyze the
This is an open-access article impact of factors such as site selection, proximity to water bodies and vegetation,
distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution- building layout and orientation, and window placement. By employing statistical
Non-Commercial 4.0 International analysis, inductive reasoning, and other techniques, the study identifies the
(CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits all mechanisms underlying wall damage and predicts future trends. Ultimately, this
non-commercial use, distribution,
and reproduction in any medium, study aims to provide data-driven insights for the development of scientifically
provided the original work is sound preventive conservation strategies for cultural relics and buildings, thus
properly cited. guiding future restoration efforts.
Publisher’s Note: AccScience
Publishing remains neutral with Keywords: Heritage buildings; Deterioration assessment; Physical environment;
regard to jurisdictional claims in
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