Digital Narratives of the Past: Leveraging HBIM for Inclusive and Data-driven Heritage Documentation

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**Further reading**

Banfi, F. (2020), “HBIM, 3D drawing and virtual reality for archaeological sites and architectural heritage preservation”, Virtual Archaeology Review, Vol. 11 No. 22, pp. 16-33.

Brumana, R., Della Torre, S., Oreni, D., Previtali, M., Cantini, L., Barazzetti, L. and Franchi, A. (2018), “HBIM challenge among the paradigm of complexity, tools and preservation: The Basilica di Collemaggio 8 years after the earthquake (L’Aquila)”, Applied Geomatics, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 545-567.

Bruno, S., De Fino, M. and Fatiguso, F. (2018), “Historic building information modelling: performance assessment for diagnosis-aided information modelling and management of built heritage”, Automation in Construction, Vol. 86, pp. 256-276, doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2017.11.009.