Scaling climate monitoring in complex buildings

Why attend

Monitoring temperature, humidity and light across mixed collections is challenging, especially for plastics, which degrade when exposed to fluctuating climate or light. At Design Museum Brussels, the Plastic Design Collection sits in visible reserves, and a strong, modern monitoring system was essential. We listened to what museums like Design Museum Brussels need and built the new Maxi: long-range loggers that make building-wide, real-time monitoring simple.

Geert Bauwens (Charp founder) and Eline van der Velde (Conservator at Design Museum Brussels) will show how to scale monitoring in complex buildings, and how the new Maxi fits in.

What you’ll learn 

• Case study: DMB’s journey from legacy systems to modern climate monitoring; what improved and why.
• New Maxi introduction: How client feedback inspired a redesigned logger with longer range, simplified deployment and real‑time alerts.
• Plastics & mixed collections: Practical strategies for climate control and how loggers support risk‑managed decisions. 

What you’ll take home

Actionable tips you can apply in your institution, covering logger placement, alerting, reporting, and scaling coverage. 

Who is this webinar for? 

Ideal for conservators and curators working in complex spaces or managing diverse materials.