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There is a growing need for enhancing resilience of urban systems in the face of unprecedented urbanization and climate change for they both will likely worsen the already unstable and vulnerable nature of contemporary cities: once barely a risk, environmental factors have now the potential to become disasters. Urban resilience means that components of the urban system пїЅ be they natural, built or third environment, human capital, socio-economic activities, etc. пїЅ are able to withstand negative impacts without ...

In 2010, the municipality of Senigallia, located in Marche region (Italy), approved the Green Masterplan, drafted by the Department of Agricultural Sciences together with the Department of Territorial Planning of the Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna, in collaboration with four architects, two agronomists, and few communal technicians, with the aim of granting a neat, homogeneous and sustainable development of the territory and improving the quality of life and the wellness of its inhabitants. Since then, many proje...

The paper deals with the green parametric architecture as a new approach to architectural and urban design. In the twenty-first century the digital design tools, which are interfaced with the production of computer technology, have opened the new opportunities that not only are shaping the architectural objects, but also interferencing in the buildings' structures. The first part of the paper defines the main features of the "green" architecture. Selected samples show a diverse approach to designing the architectu...

Currently, the trend is to increase the demand for high-rise buildings roofs that would serve as a social space or as a green roof. This trend is also confirmed by the fact that due to the lack of space in the city, the buildings are being built up even higher and the social space needs to be created as a part of them. The main idea of this article was to analyze the different shapes of the roofs using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software and to demonstrate the suitability of their use. From seve...

In connection with the requirements of energy saving and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the current construction is characterized by high levels of airtightness of the building envelope. On the other hand, high levels of airtightness can be the cause of poor indoor air quality due to inadequate ventilation. Energy savings and ensuring the quality of the indoor environment are two confronting requirements of the current construction. The airtightness can be defined as a resistance of the construction to infiltr...

This study outlines the solution to the problem caused by too large numbers of hiking tourists and skiers walking on top of the Kasprowy Wierch Mountain in the Tatra National Park, between three ski stations (one cable car and two chairlifts). Their choice of route is limited mostly due to a large difference in altitude between the top chairlift station on the Gasienicowa Glade and two other ski stations. To improve the conditions in the area of those ski stations a solution was sought that would permit an easy pa...

The increasing number of cars contributes to the degradation of human living space. This phenomenon affects both urban as well as residential areas. The communication system of housing estates made in the second half of the twentieth century in Poland was not designed for such a large number of cars that it has to handle today. Many factors influenced the present appearance of the prefabricated multi-family houses. First of all the obligatory standards, which assumed nearly ten times smaller parking rate than we a...

Currently, a great emphasis is put on the environment, energy intensity, and therefore on applications of the renewable energy sources (RES). Putting a large amount of RES into the modern distribution systems represents certain problems we can address, inter alia, the variable energy outputs of RES aggregated together, including their accumulation managed by respective energy management system (EMS). The result may be the optimization unit commitment of RES distributed in the micro-grids of a fictitious intelligen...

The contemporary construction, both new buildings and renovations, is characterized by the low air permeability of the building envelope. The high airtightness of the building envelopes reflects current energy-saving trends. However, saving energy is a contrast with hygienic conditions (supply of fresh air). The well-being of occupants is defined by the interaction of the physical, chemical and biological components of the internal environment of buildings. The basic factors of indoor air quality are indoor air te...

In the last years, turbo-roundabouts replace conventional multi-lane roundabouts with aim to ensure a higher level of traffic safety and capacity. The most important feature of turbo-roundabouts is a spiral course of the circulatory carriageway allowing drivers easily pass through the roundabout from the entry пїЅ circulatory carriageway пїЅ to the exit without a need to change traffic lanes. Despite of an original proposal assuming the physical separation of spiral lanes, in many countries, the lanes are пїЅsepar...

This paper identifies the main Green and Blue growth impact evaluation analytical approaches, underlines the Blue and Green growth skills governance framework through technical and vocational education and training concept and provides structured categories of skills and competences needed. By using comparative SWOT analysis and secondary statistical survey of labor market and economic data relevant for analyzing structures and developments in the green economy of the regions and in-depth research on selected Trip...

All decisions made would always rely on good, timely, and correct data. Usage of BIM models in terms of Building Information Management can support all decision through data gathering, sharing, and using across all disciplines and all Life Cycle steps. It particularly significantly improves possibilities and level of life cycle costing. Experience and knowledge stored in data models of BIM, describing user requirements, best practices derived from other projects and/or research outputs will help to understand sust...

The present paper analyzes - from the point of view of the energy consumption - a residential building in Romania, of usual construction, in order to fit it into the energy certification grid for heating [1]. The study was conducted for 8 thermal insulation variants with a thickness between 5 and 40 cm, each in 3 ventilation cases, in a total of 24 cases [2]. In order to determine the energy performance of the building, the CIMPSPAT expert calculation program was used [9], with the high-precision numerical method ...

Ultra-low-energy house (in some countries Passive house) is a term known very well to engineers and architects all over the world. In these times of minimizing an energy loads and negative emissions, energy efficient houses (ultra-low-energy, net-zero houses, positive houses) are one of the best ways to meet European пїЅ20-20-20пїЅ targets. The main topic of this paper is dynamic assessment on energy performance of an ultralow- energy family house designed for Slovak Republic climate. Family house was designed tak...

Global climate change has already had observable effects on the environment. The increasing impact of natural disasters over recent decades has been well documented. This paper explores the possibilities of architectural design to benefit human condition, which encompasses physical environment of a safe life during the climate change era and predicted disasters. The first part deals with the problem of natural disasters and hazards during the climate change era and as a results human beings reacting to them. The s...

According to research, global climate change is largely caused by excessive economic development and a consequence of CO2 emission and other gases as well as the production of heat caused by the urbanization of the world. It is estimated that 30% of the blame for causing global warming bears the building sector. The architecture has therefore in this respect unusual tasks to perform. Firstly, it is the task of creating new buildings and conversion of existing buildings in a way to maximize reduction of CO2 emissio...

Due to climate change, the urban heat island effect and associated change in the microclimate becomes more and more of an issue in our cities. As the density of the built environment increases, green spaces are often reduced or altogether neglected, even though it is well known, that these green spaces are an effective way to improve the microclimate in urban areas. Adding green facades and rooftops thus represent viable ways to actively integrate plants into the building skin. At the same time the share of renewa...

In many practical cases a composite column can be made-up as completely encased section or a concrete- filled section. In case of the composite steel-concrete members, the mechanism by which shear stresses can be transferred over the interface between the structural steel component and the encased concrete are adhesion, interface interlocking and friction, which are referred to as the natural bond. If the natural bond is not enough to achieve the required shear resistance there is the possibility of using mechanic...

Energy efficiency, in building industry, is one of the most important criteria for the selection of the material, the type of construction or the technology of construction. Not only is the amount of energy consumed by the building during its use is taken into account. The amount of energy needed to extract, process all materials used in it, the consumption during construction process and after it, energy expenditure on demolition or the reuse of preserved components are also important. Prefabrication is a process...

Historic military complexes form a separate typological genre, with unique hieratic site plans, stately yet austere stylistics and a multiplex functional program. They form a significant portion of historic landscape in garrison towns, as both material and immaterial heritage. It is essential, that as many of the complexes as possible are preserved to serve as historic links for future generations. Luckily, their innate characteristics predispose them to adaptations for diverse purposes once demilitarized. The pap...

The majority Hungarian higher educational institutions provide residences for students, but the regulatory framework does not provide guidelines for planning processes nor the design and engineering of university residences, including a quality-perceptual evaluation conducted directly by the future users and focused on the projectпїЅs quality. The assessment of the quality of a university residence project would be a key element to check the results of the project proposal with reference to the needs expressed by ...

In the Czech Republic there is a dramatic deterioration in the construction condition of the culverts. This development was signed by defects caused mainly by traffic from overloaded vehicles, traffic growth, atmospheric effects, chemical effects caused by salting in the winter time, construction type of culverts and age of culverts. One of the most important factors is insufficient pursuance of evidence culverts and construction maintenance, e.g. remove defects occurring in the beginning [1]. The paper deals with...

Wildlife crossings are structures that allow animals to cross human-made barriers safely. Wildlife overpasses are the reverse of most conventional bridges in terms of structural engineering, and this has implications for how they are designed. The Environmental Protection concerns mainly the fauna, because the development of communication and the construction of new transport routes has been increasingly fragmenting the natural environment. To fix the errors, arising from the fragmentation of the natural environme...

Woody species play an important role in peopleпїЅs life: improving air quality, managing storm water, have an aesthetic impact and provide a calming setting for recreation. The study examines the diversity and distribution of woody species in a settlement located very close to one of the most important cities, which are situated in the west part of Romania - Timisoara (city of gardens and parks). The analysis of trees and shrubs diversity highlights a number of 1945 broadleaves and coniferous trees, 3163 fruit tre...

Sustainable architecture has always been associated with solar and low-energy objects using natural energy at various stages of their life cycle. The developmental morphology of the buildings influences the urban spatial structure of different scales (city, district, housing estate, quarter, building). Its analysis, which is generally extended to the nearest surroundings and the interior space of buildings, draws attention to the relationship between the energy intensity of buildings and the urban context, which a...

The global environmental challenges solution, such as climate change and natural resources scarcity, they are part of innovation policy, where the eco-innovation plays an important role. The OECD Green Growth Strategy recommends that green growth policies should encourage innovation, as this can enhance efficiency in the use of natural capital and foster new economic opportunities from the emergence of new green activities. The European Union has begun to track the eco-innovation performance of Member States in 20...

Currently, 50% of the world's population lives in cities. It is expected that by 2030 the share of urban residents will increase to 60%, and in 2070 the total area of the urbanized area will reach 19 million km2. Relations between the urban environment and the resident of the city are multifaceted and complex. Requirements for the organization of life in the city, its comfort and convenience are constantly rising. Modern architecture should take into account all the parameters of a comfortable life of a person: en...

The question whether the philosophy of the development of metropolises that is based on the premise that the most important factors in their planning is the provision of technically advanced forms of use of a metropolis, efficient, effective and economic systems of urban engineering, as well as efficient public transport in particular, without taking into account the sum total of the irreparable damage that has been caused to ecosystems, is morally justified - remains viable. The taking up of green areas by dynami...

Worldwide there is a constant effort to reduce energy consumption in order to prevent the climate change by decreasing the gas emissions. Another major concern of the authorities is to preserve conventional energy sources by using energy from renewable sources. European laws promote the improvement of the energy performance of buildings, by considering the outdoor climatic and local conditions, without disregarding the indoor climate requirements (comfort). Starting with 31 December 2020, all new buildings should ...

The major factor that may affect the ability of ground as a heat storage medium as such is the diversity of substrate materials or groundwater. The residential houses in Okotoks, in the province of Alberta, Canada are good examples of using soil as the heat storage medium. It is worth mentioning that this is not high-efficient solution and it is justified in the case of supply thermal energy needed for heating energy efficient buildings. In particular, it might be useful for passive constructions characterized by ...

Based on the environmental minimum criteria that have just been introduced in Italian legislation, new constructions should consider the environmental impact of used building products by calculating the degree of disassemblability and recyclability. How much will today's Italian buildings be disassembled? What is the degree of recyclability of the used materials? The paper introduces a new instrument, called environmental quantity survey which cares cost aspects but also those who will directly impact on the envir...

In the last twenty years Timisoara proved to be one of the main development centers of Romania, and became the most important economic region in the western part of the country. As part of this evolution the neighbouring settlements of the city began to change, as they became part of a greater new urban system. At first, all initiatives came from the part of investors, mainly based in Timisoara, who were looking for cheap land surfaces for their future projects. Though new investments represented great possibiliti...

The article defines the subject of facility management and its possible application in the operation of water supply networks. The operation of structures for water supply is not a simple matter, and it is tied down with the responsibility to guarantee trouble-free and safe operation with limited financial means. Reliability, Facility Management and water supply networks are supported by Czech technical standards. We are going to include some of them, as well as some important concepts, terms, and links of Facilit...

A major pollutant in indoor air are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from materials and building products The indoor surface materials are considered to be studied as the principal sources of indoor air pollution. The source control is the most practical approach to improve the indoor air quality. The measure for indoor pollutionпїЅs decreasing seems to be the effective control of volatile organic compounds and indoor odors. The perceived indoor air quality in four rooms with various flooring materials wa...

Innovative materials, which can be applied to the glass and glass structures, allow us to improve their physical properties and thus directly affect the quality of the internal environment inside the glazed objects. For us it is examined innovative material is again glass - its form - elements that exhibit extreme reflective properties and allows a significant improvement in thermal and technical properties of glass constructions. We use simple mono-cellular hollow spherical elements, known as the "Glass Bubbles"....

The aim of the article is to determine the importance of green areas in the selected cities of south-eastern Poland, in the context of historical and cultural conditions and the resulting spatial characteristics of the cities. In course of the study three city centers were compared which represented the different types of a city - a historic city (Przemy?l), an industrial city (Stalowa Wola) and a developing city (RzeszпїЅw). The way of urban greenery was organized and its specificity resulting from the city's ori...

This research aims at exploiting COBie to develop a lean methodology to rate existing assets using sustainability assessment protocols like LEED, BREEAM, DGNB and CESBA. The methodology includes an efficient information management process in a BIM-oriented framework. BIM processes are frequently considered too much expensive and effort consuming for being applied in the retrofit or in the management of existing buildings because they demand a lot of data. The proposed methodology is founded on the idea that a COBi...

This paper proposes a mooring location for sport and leisure boats - a solution for the green arrangement of the lower Danube seafront in Galati. Boating along the Danube is a tourist itinerary which is included in the visit program for foreign delegations that arrive in the city. The proposed mooring site is a fixed green construction consisting of a metallic platform that rests on a beamed beam structure, anchored in the bank, which contributes, through its design, to the green arrangement of the lower cliff and...

The purpose of the research is to find adequate solution against rising damp in historical buildings with minimal energy loss. The improvement in this case is the use of ventilated air channels. A special group of historical buildings are churches because they do not use routines as for example museums, galleries. The amount of possible causes of moisture problems in historic masonry underlines the complexity of this phenomenon. Evaporation is an important factor in rising damp. The surface of an affected wall con...

The paper focuses on investigation and evaluation of the existing situation of various types of brownfield in the field of their technical installations. These brownfields are investigated typologically and divided according to their types, sizes, and functional utilization. This is the base on which their technical attendance is evaluated, namely the designs of public utilities and traffic infrastructure, not only inside the premises, but also the assurance of their connectivity from the point of view of deeper r...

The quality of the indoors is an important determinant of the health and well-being of the occupants. The indoor air quality is defined as an interaction between the climate, location, construction system, building materials, furnishing, building occupants, and all other processes within the building. The contribution deals with the assessment of perceived air quality related to human performance and productivity. The perceived air quality has significantly effect on performance and productivity. The indoor concen...

Communities are now working to prevent over-consumption of natural resources since the importance of protection of natural resources rising for improving environmental awareness through sustainable design solutions. Conventional issues mostly focused on to the forms and related functions of products. However, there is an urgent need to look beyond surface to develop environmentally friendly design solutions for sustainable development of cities. Environmentally aware design need to be redefined, as it converts env...

The contribution deals with the indoor air quality (IAQ) in residential prefabricated panel houses, which represent a significant proportion of the housing stock in the Czech Republic. Ensuring the health and comfort of users is a phenomenon of present time in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. Almost two thirds of building occupants suffer from the symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Concentration of pollutants in indoor environments increases due to increasing of airtightness of the...

The paper analysis the influence of indoor temperature in case of a 2-roomпїЅs apartment built in the years 1975-1985, upon the thermal heating energy consumption. Thus, the thermal energy consumption is determined considering the thermal insulation measurements of the buildings elements taking in account a variation of the indoor temperature from 20?C until 24?C, according to the Romanian calculus methodology. The resulted values are compared with the experimental measurements realized for a 2 rooms apartment wit...

Indoor environmental quality in the residential sector significantly influences the occupantsпїЅ wellbeing, having consequences on health and productivity. Integration of strategies of solar energy use, in passive system in the building architecture, is intended to reduce not only the energy consumption for heating, from non-renewable sources, but also to provide a healthy and comfortable environment for occupants. This paper presents the results of a study that aimed to assess the quality of the indoor environmen...

The paper deals with possibilities of recovery methods of technical installations in brownfields. The paper refers to basic problems of regeneration of technical installations in brownfields, namely the identification of individual networks, their often diametrically opposed structurally-engineering states, possibly the effectiveness of approach to reconstruction. The paper offers possibilities how to access to the structures that often exceed their moral life and last but not least, the paper offers new progressi...

As a result of increasing of urban population cities are currently facing a growing demand for space for residential, commercial, industrial or leisure use. Brownfield sites are very common in Romania, especially in big cities like Timisoara and in former industrial cities. Reusing brownfields is a way forward for the Romanian cities. There are many inspiring examples of brownfields regeneration in the EU, but every site is unique (including regulations, landowners, market attractiveness etc.) and all these partic...

With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and technologies such as robotics, AI and Big Data, new regulatory frameworks are deployed in an age where data is the most important thing for any business. Internet of Things needs specific attention in the scope of, among others, the GDPR and the ePrivacy Regulation. Smart energy solutions and related systems like smart homes, smart cities are growing and stay the essential part of the whole ecosystem, that we use to optimize the energy consumption. At the same time...

The dynamic architecture is not only the architecture of the movement as such, associated only with a spatial object changes, but also the architecture with qualitative changes occurring in time. Thus the concept of dynamic architecture does not exclude principles of permanence and stability. With the development of computer technology it became possible to create the complex structures that contain information about variable spatial configurations determined by different conditions. In the end, the architectural ...

The thermal insulation of the building envelope is a very important factor for the total energy consumption of buildings. Considering the fact that more than 40% of the global energy use and the corresponding CO2 emissions comes from the building sector, the choice of good thermal insulation products can contribute to large energy savings. The choice of thermal insulation products should not be solely made based on installation and operational costs, but rather on the global environmental impact and energy demand ...