Thank you for, Stephanie – this is very helpful!
Med vennlig hilsen Antonia Reime-Aabø Rådgiver preservering Preservation Advisor / Historical Archives Historisk avdeling [cid:[email protected]] [cid:[email protected]] Mobil: +47 936 53 520 Web: arkivo.no<mailto:arkivo.no> | E-post: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Besøksadresse: Rådhusveien 27, 1739 Borgenhaugen Postboks: 237, 1702 Sarpsborg Fra: 'Stephanie De Roemer' via MuseumPests <[email protected]> Sendt: onsdag 17. september 2025 20:46 Til: [email protected] Emne: [PestList] Re: Standards for climate control in non-storage areas A big subject and good question! Here is a link to the environmental guidelines jointly agreed on by ICOM-CC and the IIC in 2014: https://www.icom-cc.org/en/environmental-guidelines-icom-cc-and-iic-declaration They were arrived at in response to emerging climate critical considerations, such as the sustainability and dependency of expensive plant, but also in view of international loan agreements, providing a spectrum based on risk assessment that allows to mitigate and find solutions for smaller museums to meet loan agreement conditions. I am afraid, these guidelines encourage to move away from the often restrictive and unrealistic absolute values and also encourage to explore alternative solutions to expensive equipment, so this may not be what you are after. There may be alternatives to protecting vulnerable material to conditions in the environment you are monitoring, such as re-location, re-packing with buffering materials, that prevent extremes such as high RH affecting the materials. These may be more attractive to management regarding cost and other resource implications, and potentially more effective if implemented then expensive plant. Or in other words a risk assessment and cost benefit analysis of varying mitigating options for your specific case could help. Stephanie De Roemer FIIC [cid:[email protected]] UCM Conservator of Objects Fitzwilliam Museum ICOM-CC Directory Board Vice Chair From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Antonia Reime Aabø <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025 at 17:53 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [PestList] Standards for climate control in non-storage areas Hello, Situated in a relatively dry and cool part of Norway, our building was constructed without humidity-controlled climate systems in non-storage areas. However, the weather changes experienced over the past two years have caused unusual indoor RH variations in out-of-repository work areas, creating conditions unsuitable for handling paper-based collection materials I am now looking for guidelines or standards on environmental condition requirements for collection materials in non-storage areas, to support my case for upgrading our ventilation systems. Can any of the Pestlist geniuses help me out here? Med vennlig hilsen Antonia Reime-Aabø Rådgiver preservering Preservation Advisor / Historical Archives Historisk avdeling [cid:[email protected]] [cid:[email protected]] Mobil: +47 936 53 520 Web: arkivo.no<mailto:arkivo.no> | E-post: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Besøksadresse: Rådhusveien 27, 1739 Borgenhaugen Postboks: 237, 1702 Sarpsborg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/OL1P279MB000352D425D0DEB02580FEC9AF17A%40OL1P279MB0003.NORP279.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/OL1P279MB000352D425D0DEB02580FEC9AF17A%40OL1P279MB0003.NORP279.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CWLP265MB46426804BAD29C061B8360C99E17A%40CWLP265MB4642.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CWLP265MB46426804BAD29C061B8360C99E17A%40CWLP265MB4642.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/OL1P279MB00030811DFF41CAE8B9E7C38AF11A%40OL1P279MB0003.NORP279.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM.
