Reuse of natural stone materials from demolition following the 2016 earthquake

In the Marche Region, following the earthquake of 2016, serious damage was caused to the historical and artistic heritage. There is now great interest in rebuilding historic villages and the renovation of valuable buildings using energy efficient technologies and, above all, reusing natural stones and bricks in order to respect and enhance the identity of the territory, subject to historical landscape protection. The practice was developed through specific procedures set up by the implementing party and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage (MIBAC). Operationally, specialized operators supported the concessionaire. As far as all the other materials are concerned, both affective and salvage, the activities of demolition, securing and controlled dismantling have implemented all the necessary actions to recover, set aside and catalogue everything possible for reuse. Different documentation signed by the owners accompanies each practice of rubble removal, relating declarations of presence and possibility of recovery assets. By Decree of the Actuator of the 2016 Earthquake, COSMARI, a public company comprising 55 municipalities in the province of Macerata with a population of around 340,000 inhab., was entrusted with the Service Concession for the collection of rubble and material resulting from the collapse of buildings and demolition activities from the areas of the 87 municipalities in 3 provinces falling within the crater. Beneficiaries: local PA, SMEs, citizens.