Investment and operating costs and the actual life of the internal water supply system are significantly reflected in the actual economy of the building and its operation. The mistakes that are associated with internal water mains impoverish us all unnecessarily, they only generate work for a small group. It is necessary to change the view of the importance of internal water supply, especially when it comes to buildings managed by the state, municipalities or serving the public.
Investment and operating costs and the actual life of the internal water supply system are significantly reflected in the actual economy of the building and its operation. The mistakes that are associated with internal water mains impoverish us all unnecessarily, they only generate work for a small group. It is necessary to change the view of the importance of internal water supply, especially when it comes to buildings managed by the state, municipalities or serving the public.
This is a case study of a multifamily residential building that has been environmentally assessed in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) production using a simplified life cycle assessment (LCA) method. The results of total GHG emissions were compared to the emission limit value, which was set based on the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement and the scientific report The Emissions Gap Report. In response to the non-compliance with the emission limit, a number of emission-saving measures have been proposed and have been suitably designed into variants meeting the emission requirement.
This is a case study of a multifamily residential building that has been environmentally assessed in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) production using a simplified life cycle assessment (LCA) method. The results of total GHG emissions were compared to the emission limit value, which was set based on the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement and the scientific report The Emissions Gap Report. In response to the non-compliance with the emission limit, a number of emission-saving measures have been proposed and have been suitably designed into variants meeting the emission requirement.
The risk assessment of water systems is implemented and carried out in more than ten European and a number of non-European countries. The main expected benefits of risk assessment are improving water quality, reducing the number and consequence of accidents, improving water resources protection, reducing acute diseases in the customer population, improving operational monitoring, better understanding of the entire supply system, reducing costs of remedies, operator and more. The disadvantage of carrying out a risk analysis for operators is, above all, a higher administrative burden and the costs of introducing a risk assessment.
Any roof likely to fall from a height shall be fitted with a handrail or restraint system as appropriate for the intended operation. Protection of persons against falls from a height must be addressed already during construction. Therefore, Act No. 309/2006 Coll. in its current wording, it specifies the work of the contractor and sets out its obligations. In addition to this Act updated in 2016, it is of course necessary to take into account other legislative requirements in the construction process. This implies many responsibilities of individual construction participants, which will be discussed in this paper.
In this article, we focus on fundamental element of primary protection – detection devices for registering the rise of hazardous concentrations of gases and vapors. We have chosen and described for each type of device and kind of detected gas basic tests that are necessary for ensuring their correct and reliable function.
In recent years, we have seen a steady increase in the amount of data that is measured and recorded by measurement and control systems. Typically, these are hundreds to tens of thousands of readings per building. The question arises as to whether these data are properly utilized, extracted. The aim of the paper is to present the possibilities provided by current technologies and analytical software tools for evaluating data measurements related to the operation of heating systems.
The article describes all significant changes in the field of designing and implementing radon protective and remedial measures introduced by the revised version of ČSN 73 0601, which came into force on 1.10.2019. A new way of selecting measures according to the building type and new concept of designing according to the design values of input parameters are introduced. A new methodology for designing radon-proof insulations is described in detail. According to this methodology, only insulation with a radon resistance greater than the prescribed minimum radon resistance can be used for building protection.
The paper shows the difference in the economic parameters of the use of heat pumps in multi-dwelling buildings between the case of reconstruction and new building. The examples show the balances of two specific studies prepared in 2017 and 2018 for customers. While heat pumps in apartment building reconstructions can be advantageous only at relatively high energy prices above 700 CZK / GJ, in new buildings they can be an economical source of heat.
Increasing the thermal insulation properties of walls, roofs, floors and windows has a positive effect on reducing heat loss and energy need for heating. However, when assessing the energy need for cooling in buildings with conditioned indoor environment, this tendency to increase the thermal insulation capability may lead to an increase the energy need for cooling, when measures to reduce heat gains by transparent structures are not applied.
Decree No. 269/2015 Coll. I consider it one of the worst regulations I have ever encountered. I start from the experience of people who asked me for advice on what to do when they have winter at home and yet the highest share of heating costs in the whole house. At first I bet on the effect of heat parasitizing unoccupied neighboring apartments, but then I thought of looking at positional coefficients.
In the contribution, we are focused on the quality of the heat-moisture microclimate and the aspects that affect it. We chose one office room in the building of the Research Center of the University of Žilina (UNIZA), oriented to the west. The subject of the measurements were all physical components of the indoor environment, the effect of solar radiation through window constructions and floor temperatures using low-temperature radiant floor heating. The contribution describes measuring methods, results of measurements and related partial conclusions for cold climatic conditions of the year.
Unfortunately, the fairness in the allocation of the cost of heating flats in multi-dwelling buildings is most often taken by people who have no idea on what principles the heating of these houses is based. Out of ignorance they then create a problem where it is not at all, and to build a “solution” to construct a bizarre structure. The problem is that the field of heating revolves around the physical quantities of heat and temperature, whose names sound very similar in Czech, and therefore people often confuse them, even though they are completely different in meaning.
The paper deals with the comparison of real energy consumption with values calculated in the Energy Performance Certificate (PENB) for two buildings: New low-energy family house and older apartment building. In both cases, these are wooden buildings. Subsequently, basic differences between the card and the reality in terms of energy consumption are defined in the form of house use coefficients.
The article deals with BIM technology in co-operation with design of HVAC. The theme is divided into two related parts. The first part describes the complex issues related to BIM technology and its implementation in TZB practice. In the second part there is a practical way of comparing the calculation of heat losses according to CSN EN and using the BIM tool.
