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The authors presents part of his case study for the implementation of ?parametric budgeting? innovation in this article, presenting it in respective construction company, focused on construction of passive and low-energy family houses on the basis of wood ? green buildings. In general, the study focuses on meeting of innovation objectives in the area of construction objects? pricing with focus on preparation of price offers for the construction of low-energy and passive building, designed for living, in the Czech ...

Kherson is located within the dry steppe subzone of the Steppe zone of Ukraine. Therefore, woody vegetation is not typical for the Kherson urbo-ecosystem. And hence, single trees and dendrological parks are unique azonal natural objects that require careful control and conservation. Currently, there are 10 objects in the nature reserve fund of Kherson. Among them there are four parks, monuments of garden art and six botanical nature monuments of local significance. The parks-monuments include the Botanical Garden ...

Traffic calming measures are implemented increasingly frequently to improve safety of traffic in urban areas. Speed is one of the parameters having a bearing on the safety of traffic and, as such, it is important to assess the effect of the design measures on the operating speeds of vehicles. This paper investigates the efficiency of traffic safety measures implemented in city centre areas. The research site was a street where alterations of vehicular and pedestrian traffic management and parking arrangements had ...

Nowadays, the movement of pedestrians in the parterre of settlements is a very important and topical issue in the area of landscape planning. Through planning Smart Cities, walking peoples are an indispensable service to the environment, because without them the inner urbanized area misses its basic use. Pedestrian movement in the settlements is the basic and evolutionary oldest type of human movement. It has many advantages - it minimizes the burden on the environment, is beneficial to health, builds social and c...

Biophilia should be understood as a love for nature. Although the term is not new and appeared in the 70s, it is only now gaining popularity. This happens when humanity noticed that progressing technologization and urbanization leads to the breakdown of direct contact with nature, which may result in problems with good psychophysical condition of a human being. Considering biophilia in the context of architecture is therefore extremely important. In this approach, it is understood as the dependence of man on natur...

Nearly a third of Prague residential fund is represented by prefab houses built in the second half of 20th century. Indoor environment quality in those houses does not meet current standards in many cases. Refurbishments in the past were mainly focused on reducing thermal losses in winter with insufficient attention to air ventilation or summer overheating. The article deals with a significant problem of high indoor temperatures during summer period present in G40 prefab houses. It evaluates an influence of severa...

The paper deals with the flat roof of low-energy buildings. The building sector is currently focusing on the maximum energy efficiency of buildings and related energy savings. At present, the building sector holds more than 40% of energy consumption and 36% production of greenhouse gas emissions. The whole sector of buildings uses more than 50% of the Earth's raw materials and produces approximately 50% of world waste. Roofs occupy about 20?25% of urban surfaces. The green construction practice expands and complem...

In general, the impact of the construction material base on the cost of construction is questionable. Wooden houses are becoming more common because of meeting the sustainable construction aspects and thanks to shorter construction time compared to brick houses. In the Czech Republic, it is still questionable whether wooden houses also bring lower investment costs, as the wooden house market hasn?t fully developed yet. The aim of the article is to define the impact of the material base of the houses on the market ...

Since the 1990s Green Public Procurement (GPP) is a voluntary environmental policy promoting in EU low-impact goods and service markets; according to these more general objectives, contracting authorities should ?buy green? i. e. environmentally friendly products and services. This has been translated into a short-term objective: to reach over than 70% of recycled materials from C&D waste by 2020 (CCE No 397 of 16 June 2008). Within this European framework, each Member State has proposed its own vision/strategy, a...

The problem of intersection capacity is a constantly discussed topic in the field of traffic engineering. Uncontrolled intersections have the lowest capacity, roundabouts and controlled intersections follow, and grade-separated interchanges have the highest capacity. However, in many cases, a grade-separated interchange cannot be built (mainly for spatial or financial reasons). In these cases, it is necessary to look for solutions to increase the capacity of other types of intersections. The paper deals with capac...

This article describes the research aimed at analyses of the present state of indoor environment in historical building of State Theatre in Kosice. The representative building of the State Theatre was built in a Neo-baroque style according to projects of Adolf Lang during the years 1879-1899. The goal of research is to take measure the level of indoor air quality, improve the energy performance of building and its HVAC systems. The one of many partial tasks is also the analyses of air temperature stratification in...

The article discusses the concepts and principles of the functioning of the Cittaslow small town network. Particular attention was devoted to its functioning in Poland. The concept of slow cities was formulated with the promotion of the assets of small cities and towns (urban centres with a population count of up to 50 000) in mind and is meant to use their unique local potential. The slow living lifestyle has found proponents in over 200 cities and towns all around the world, leading to the formation of national ...

Typically, during design stage of a single-family house, only initial costs are taken into account, which are also discussed with the customer and optimized with the aim of reducing them. Long-term calculations are usually not made. At the same time, the calculation of global costs to design, build and operate the building show the real difference in expenses while living in this house. In the case of nZEB building the global cost approach becomes especially useful because of the strict energy demand requirements ...

Energy consumption was already high when the EU/Directive of energy performance of buildings (EPB) was adopted. Final energy consumption accounted for more than 40% of total energy consumption in the EU residential sector and in the tertiary sector. The Directive concerns the design of structures in such a way as to meet EPB requirements. This Directive 2010/31 / EU extend and clarify the obligations of the EU Member States with regard to the reduction of energy consumption in the use of buildings affecting primar...

The development of innovative ways of realizing build-construction is progressing. The construction industry affects the quality of the environment. On the present, many researches are about out on the quality of the construction process, individual materials, components and their impact on the environment. The construction sector is increasing the use of so-called green components, which are characterized by environmentally friendly properties. Green components also are green walls and water walls. Green walls ar...

Sustainable agriculture appears as a current challenge due to interdependence between the continuous increases of the standard of living correlated with a depletion of the renewable natural resources. Thus, raising the standard of living translates to increasing the population globally and to ensure food is needed access to more and more natural resources and implicitly the phenomenon of wasting part of these natural resources in the form of by-products or by-products. The study also wants to make known as well as...

The aim of the article is to get acquainted with what woonerf streets are by indicating their main features and functions. Particular emphasis will be put on how to design this type of street. First of all, an attempt will be made to indicate these communication routes, which can be transformed into woonerf type zones. Then, the physical elements of the street will be selected which need to be changed or improved. Eventually, the possibilities of arrangement the street area will be presented. In addition will be p...

Global warming is a phenomenon that makes us increasingly aware of the importance of protecting nature. One of the biggest problems is water scarcity in the world and the gradual drying up of water resources. This is the main reason why we are trying to return greenery to our cities, saving water and appreciating rainwater much more. Drinking water and rainwater storage tanks, as well as sludge tanks for wastewater treatment and recycling to technical water are becoming increasingly important. For built-up areas, ...

Greenery is an indispensable element of the urban structure, which brings not only ecological but also economic and social benefits. The regulation of urban greenery is an essential part of spatial planning. In addition to regulating the proportion of a green area, a so-called Green space factor, taking the environmental benefits of urban greenery into account is becoming increasingly important. This tool is usually used for regulation of urban structure at a zonal level. Nowadays, when special attention is paid t...

The contribution deals with the energy performance of variants of the building with the glazed cladding. Nowadays, glass facades on commercial buildings are a big fashion hit. Correct adjustment of the glazed surfaces helps us to warm the interior in the cold months, but in the summer months, the interior space becomes overheated. These buildings then look truly original, modern and architecturally interesting. The paper offers possibilities of the structural design of facade shielding and compares the results of ...

Great emphasis has been placed on the issue of ecology and human impact on the environment in recent years as clear evidence of global warming and greenhouse effect due to human activity has been perceived. Air, water and soil are being polluted by pollutants, which subsequently negatively affect the environment and human health as a result of construction production. The aim of the research described in this article is to analyse the environmental aspects of construction production, identify their sources and car...

This topic presents methodology and selected results of indirect differential measurements of discharge pressure, flow rates and pressure losses, which has been obtained during testing of specific high capacity pumping module (HCPM, prototype MCS-25-330-K), developed by Sigma Lutin, ltd., and Hydraulic Research Center in 2016. For long range transportation of water (1 km, 2 km and 3 km) in this case, classical rubber hoses with DN150 has been used, although the research team did know, that it wasn?t the optimal ch...

The assessment of underground behaviour below buildings will become more and more relevant because of increasing awareness to energy efficiency and renewable energy topics. Real information on ground temperatures is important for many thermal calculations, which include, among others, the calculation of heat losses of buildings to the ground or the design of subsoil heat exchanger. This paper presents the results of six-year period in situ experiment designed to monitor the ground temperature profile below a passi...

Daylight in buildings is evaluated using the daylight factor DF [%], which is defined as the ratio of the light level inside a structure (Ei = illuminance due to daylight at a point on the indoors working plane) to the light level outside the structure (Eo = simultaneous outdoor illuminance on a horizontal plane from an unobstructed hemisphere of overcast sky). The illuminance values are calculated for the overcast winter sky with Eo=5000 lx. In the Czech republic (and many other European countries), the daylight ...

The Prague housing fund consists of houses built by heavy prefabrication system between the years 1950 and 1990. This method of construction was characterized by considerable heat losses which, in the context of current trends, appear to be unacceptable. Ageing houses are currently being renovated. The primary goal of the reconstruction is to reduce heat losses with minimal reconstruction costs. The aesthetic value of the facades and the exterior appearance of residential buildings are neglected. The article exami...

In recent years, the development of infrastructure in the Russian Federation has become relevant. This will increase the level of economic development of the country. However, infrastructure projects require significant investments and often have a long payback period. The state is not able to fully finance infrastructure projects at the expense of budget funds, which increases the relevance of the use of new sources of funds. The purpose of the study: to determine the potential for financing infrastructure projec...

The urban area has noticeably higher temperatures than other areas located in the undeveloped area. This is due to the overlapping of large areas of the original vegetation with the construction of buildings and roads. Concrete and asphalt surfaces absorb a large amount of heat from the sun that radiates back into the environment. The impact of ever-expanding urban arrest increases the intensity of so-called thermal islands, and life in some cities becomes difficult in the summer months. Due to the absence of gree...

In this research project, a biodegradable composite material is made from hemp fiber and polylactide (polymerized corn starch). Thermoset treated polylactide and hemp fiber bio-composites have high mechanical properties, which allow to reduce the amount of materials in the product. The developed bio-composite can be used both as a slab material and for molded parts of furniture, etc. Obtained material is biodegradable during the composting process, which improves the ecological assessment (Life Cycle Assessment) o...

Actually progressive technology can be helpful for sustainability achievements. Sustainability it?s not only trend, but an unnecessary need in every field. Correctly planning and designing are first steps and main aspects to achieve sustainable development, economic, social and environmental in construction industry. Building Information Modelling presents tool which meets the information requirement for sustainability design. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the most progressive technology in constr...

The influence of the quality of life of urbanized areas in Slovakia is directly dependent on the development of transport. Both sites transport - transport infrastructure and transport services - are not only assessed in terms of the levels of traffic volumes or traffic flows on the urban road network. Recently, mobility and accessibility have been at the forefront as the main quality service of land use. On the other side, there is no uniform principle of their parameterization to determine the procedure for asse...

All the recent studies about green buildings agree upon the importance of their envi-ronmental sustainability. This goal finds confirmation also through the recent green building assessment tools, which give higher rating points to environmental aspects of sustainability. Certainly the increase of buildings performances, thanks to an efficient use of energy, water and materials, or waste and CO2 emission reduction, is a tangible way to reduce environmental impact, but it couldn?t be enough in high-density urban ar...

There are many studies focusing on indoor air quality in primary and secondary schools. Nevertheless, studies in nursery schools are still few. Concentrations of indoor air pollutants are typically 2-5 times higher, and occasionally 100 times higher than outdoors. Children spend more time in nursery and preschools than in any other indoor microenvironment besides home. It is generally assumed that preschool students are more susceptible to the adverse effects of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) than elementary or mid...

The buildings sector currently consumes between 30% and 40% of the total energy produced in the developed countries while contributing over 35% of the total carbon emissions, most of them being built without taking into account passive strategies as well as the integration of renewable energy resources RRE. Given that the technology of solar energy is constantly increasing, adapting continuously to existing solutions is necessary. In this paper we approach the implementation of solar technologies, taking into acco...

The suburban zone has become the site of new functionally and stylistically varied development in recent years. It is the result of the search for an alternative form of housing and employment in an attractive environment far away from the inconvenience of the city, yet in its immediate vicinity. The goal of the article is to present new development structures in selected fragments of the suburban zones of Polish cities in terms of their relationships with the core city and their immediate surroundings and how wel...

Egypt is characterized by a hot desert climate. Most of the residential building occupants suffering from indoor environment because of the high indoor Temperature and the majority of buildings have poor design related to the climate. This paper investigates different passive design strategies to enhance energy efficient design and increase the performance of thermal comfort in a typical residential building in New Minia, Egypt. The approaches are conducted by computational IDA ICE 4.7.1 program to simulate differ...

The aim of this article is to present the possibility of incorporating the existing railway network into the transportation service system of the Krakow Metropolitan Area. The author discusses the problems and opportunities related to adapting the existing railway network to the emerging functional and spatial structure and the options of using it to make this area more accessible. Research done by the author focuses on the current condition of the railway infrastructure in the aspect of its functional and spatial...

This paper aims to provide an overview of the technologies for the use and implementation of phase change materials, with the purpose of identifying possible applications in energy efficiency, reducing energy losses and reducing carbon dioxide emissions, while bringing a contribution in identifying the applications in the design of passive houses regarding the reduction of the overheating phenomenon. A passive house can be defined as an energy efficient construction, which ensures an optimal indoor microclimate bo...

The purpose of this work is the rehabilitation of a plot of land located on Circumvala?iunii Street in Timisoara, which at present has no functionality, by arranging a space dedicated to quadrupeds, but also to their owners. The main motivation of this project was the desire to set up a dog park in the true sense of the word and to make this concept known in Romania, because in most cities in the country, these spaces dedicated to dogs are either non-existent or too small for their needs. The area also helps expan...

Traffic volumes in road traffic show growth, especially in developed countries. Where necessary and depending on space, financial possibilities and other aspects, increasingly more capacity roads (multi-lane highways, complex grade-separated interchange, etc.) are being built. The places, where the roads meet (i.e. at the intersections), are the most problematic (traffic accidents, capacity problems, etc.). Standard intersections (i.e. level intersections, roundabouts, intersections with traffic lights or grade-se...

In a world faced with the twin challenges of increasing urbanization and climate change, it is paramount to re-think cities so that they are able to face the pressures these changes will bring. Smart Green City goes one step beyond smart cities and is committed to caring for the environment. The Smart City, undoubtedly, has many advantages, and the implementation of all the technology associated with it is almost immediate. However, there is another emerging concept that, although it has less relevance, is also ve...

For the construction of alternative and sustainable cities of the future, due attention should be paid to the study of the socio-economic and political issues that result from the development of globalization processes. On the other hand, smart and sustainable cities of the future are the challenge of the 21st century faced by the local authorities of the cities and regions of the European Union, as regional imbalances must be reduced by discussing cohesion issues. The process of building and managing alternative ...

Among the restoration works in Northeast Romania, one can distinguish architect Ioana Grigorescu (1914 ? 2006). She was employed at Department for Historical Monuments and she designed inside existing buildings, spaces dedicated for the museum purposes as interpretation centers. Her work team used experience acquired during previous exhibitions spaces where the expressiveness of folk architecture forms where implemented. This creative architect conducted the restoration works of 17th and 18th century buildings, am...

Vertical gardens are a new method for setting up inside or outside private or public buildings, providing a great aesthetic impact due to the impressive structure and the way it harmoniously combines architecture with nature, providing a balance between the two and, at the same time, modern. The purpose of this project is to embellish the facade of the BUASVMT building by introducing a novelty element that can offer a friendlier and more modern look to the edifice and a potential emblem of the university as plants...

The paper deals with the effective management of rainwater. Given the current climate change, which is currently faster than anticipated, environmental issues are very timely. These sudden changes are mainly caused by human activity. The most noticeable climate change is the increase in temperature and changes in the rainfall regime. These two changes are closely linked. The average consumption of drinking water per capita is over 100 liters of water per day in civilized advanced nations. But about 50% of this con...

The civil engineers have a responsibility to society to offer best possible solutions in order to design more sustainable buildings. A way to incorporate sustainability concepts by the structural engineers is the attempt to reduce both material consumption requirements and energy use during all phases of design. In a sustainability focused society, the amount of the matter resulted from a structural design according to the norms, may be of key importance. Nowadays, structural engineers are trained to design for me...

In recent years we see a growing interest in renewable and green energy sources. Particularly noteworthy are photovoltaic system PV which can provide us with energy from solar radiation. The most important factor for such an installations is solar insolation. Concentrator technology allows to focus solar light on the surface area of the solar panels which allow us to increase the electricity production. There are many solutions which grant us the possibility to increase the performance of PV installation, for exam...

Buildings produce about 30 % of all greenhouse gases and consume about 40 % of globally produced energy. Construction industry significantly contributes to climate changes. An approach to limit production of greenhouse gas is construction and operation of buildings according to the principles of sustainability. There are 186 certified (green) buildings in the Czech Republic. 48% of them are office building. After them, 29% are industrial areas. The LEED and BREEAM global certification programs and one local certif...

Neighborhoods of standardized concrete block buildings form a significant part of the post-socialist build heritage. It is very important to renovate the houses to suit the needs of the current user. The reconstructions typically affect the apartment layout (e. q. uniting the kitchen with the living room, bathroom renovation) and also the indoor environment (thermal insulation, window replacement, installing air conditioning units). One of the alterations that has a major impact on both the apartment layout and th...

The problem of global warming is currently very actual. In a recent year, some constructions projects have caused a rapid and, in many cases, ill-considered building boom. Many buildings were not being built with the greatest possible adaptation to the environment. People who lives in these locations can feel uncomfortable because of noise of construction machines, air pollution or reducing green areas. One consequence is the overheating of parts of the towns. Many of them are located in concrete places, where is ...

The dynamics of the development of modern society dictates new requirements for the creation of a sustainable workspace or eco-friendly office. The functional state of the human body is an indicator of environmental friendliness of the working space. Therefore, a Green office is not only the creation of a comfortable, ecological space, ergonomic workplace, but also taking into account the whole complex of factors that can negatively affect the functional state of the organism. In modern society, a person has to li...