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Presentation of the Digital Library: Cypriot Medieval Coins: History & Culture

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Time: 19:00
Venue: Andreas Patsalides Hall, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Old city of Nicosia
Speakers: Dr Nikolas Bakirtzis, Associate Professor - The Cyprus Institute & Eleni Zapiti, Archaeologist

* Please note that the talks will be in Greek.

On behalf of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and the Cyprus Institute, please join us for the public presentation of the digital library: Cypriot Medieval Coins: History and Culture.

The digital library is dedicated to the study and dissemination of the medieval coinage collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. The library’s digital platform is based on the digital structure and functionality of DIOPTRA, the Edmée Leventis digital library of Cypriot Culture. The project was developed in the context of the collaboration between the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and the Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center (STARC) of the Cyprus Institute.

The DIOPTRA digital platform supports the digitalization of the Cypriot medieval coins’ collection with the use RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging), an advanced imaging technique that allows viewers to interactively explore the surface of each coin. The library is also equipped with high-resolution super-zoom, an interactive geolocation map, text descriptions, expert essays, and links to other collections and repositories. The overall effort provides a valuable asset for future development and study of Cypriot cultural heritage.

The event is organized in the framework of Global Money Week of the Foundation “Child and Youth Finance International”.

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For the initial monitoring of the building the SUI CyI research team installed a weather station on the roof, placed sensors inside the building and performed a thermal comfort assessment survey.

1. Climate data monitoring

Exterior
A Vantage Pro2 weather station was placed on the building roof to collect data from the SUI area. Regularly updated information about the climatic conditions could be found on the station webpage: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/suitepakcy/. The weather station base was designed and installed by the CyI technical equipment development team.

Interior
Twelve (12) HOBO data-loggers were placed in the building, for collecting temperature, humidity and light data. The data are collected every 30 minutes and will be elaborated with the HOBOware software.

2. Thermal comfort assessment questionnaire

A survey on occupant comfort satisfaction with the indoor environment in summer was conducted. The questionnaire was based on templates proposed by the HSE (http://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/index.htm). A third of the total employees were asked and complementary measurements were made using a Heat Stress WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature) Meter, both for the indoor and the outdoor climatic conditions at the time of the survey.

Images below, from left to right:
Left: The Vantage Pro2 weather station
Middle: HOBO data logger placed in the working place – 1st floor
Right: Completed questionnaire (first page) – Ground floor.

View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://www.cyi.ac.cy/index.php/sui-activities/sui-building-monitoring/presentation-of-the-digital-library-cypriot-medieval-coins-history-culture.html#sigProGalleria86fa08f526

1. Thermal imaging

Thermal images were taken using a T440 Flir thermal camera in order to find missing, damaged, or inadequate insulation, building envelope air leaks, moisture intrusion and other problems. Also, the main sources of radiant temperature were determined.

2. HOBO sensors data collection and analysis

The temperature, humidity, air movement and dew point data from the HOBO sensors were collected and analysed. The mean predicted vote (PMV) was calculated using the CBE Thermal Comfort Tool (http://comfort.cbe.berkeley.edu/EN). In all the spaces under monitoring the people are expected to be in thermal comfort, since all values are within the thermal comfort range of -0.7

Images below, from left to right:
Left: A thermal image from the mezzanine
Right: Graph. Thermal Comfort PMV

View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://www.cyi.ac.cy/index.php/sui-activities/sui-building-monitoring/presentation-of-the-digital-library-cypriot-medieval-coins-history-culture.html#sigProGalleria1b1c874984