• Holistic assessment methodology for Positive Energy Districts 

      Autor: Kvasnica, Jakub; Válková, Kateřina
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Globally, cities are responsible for most of the world’s energy consumption and most of the carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, the efficient transformation of urban energy systems is becoming a crucial step towards carbon ...
    • How municipalities should approach the transformation of public spaces 

      Autor: Malá, Michaela; Sýkorová, Martina; Felicioni, Licia
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Public spaces are the living rooms of cities, accessible to everyone without any restrictions. Public spaces are the calling card of the city; they are where the community comes together. Their design either enables or ...
    • Hygric performance of new building components for vertical green gardens 

      Autor: Kopecký, Pavel
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The newly developed box-like panel lightweight element for vertical greenery was designed and built at University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings of the Czech Technical University in 2020. A test site for testing ...
    • Implementation of positive energy district concepts and energy master plans for decarbonization of districts 

      Autor: Haase, Matthias; Baer, Daniela
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      In order to achieve a holistic approach to community energy planning for neighbourhoods and districts, it is crucial to provide planners, decision makers, and stakeholders with the necessary methods and instruments. However, ...
    • Implication of climate changes on design of structures 

      Autor: Markova, Jana; Sýkora, Miroslav; Nadolski, Vitali
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The climatic data on which the current generation of the Eurocodes are based are mostly about 20 years old, with some exceptions of recent updates at a national level. The second generation of the Eurocodes for structural ...
    • Improving the properties of unburned earth to control the interior microclimate 

      Autor: Procházka, Michal; Zušťák, Zbyněk; Svoboda, Pavel
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The article concerns the problematics of unburned earth used as material for moulding formwork or clay plaster with lowered contraction, especially about interior unburned earth plaster with the heightened percentage of ...
    • Increasing thermal protection with use of green roof 

      Autor: Juras, Peter
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The use of green roof is a great choice in case of climate change mitigation and reduction of urban heat islands. Positive aspects of green roofs during winter or the whole year round balance are often overlooked. The ...
    • Influence of heated facade air on the results of climate data measurement 

      Autor: Kysela, Peter; Ponechal, Radoslav; Rybárik, Ján
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Measuring climate data is a lengthy and technically challenging task. To record temperature data, small meteorological stations are located on the facade of the Research Centre building. Due to the position of the ...
    • Innovation and experimentation of adaptive model for curtain wall 

      Autor: Milardi, Martino; Grillo, Evelyn
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The entire construction sector is the protagonist, in recent years, of continuous research in terms of innovation of strategies and technical solutions leading to the progressive modification in the structure of the systems ...
    • Integral planning – potentials and challenges for the construction of timber buildings. A teaching example 

      Autor: Schachenhofer, Martin; Aichholzer, Martin; Santana-Sosa, Aida
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The term “integral planning” describes the creative cooperation of experts from different disciplines with the aim of solving a complex, technical planning task. By involving all the disciplines and stakeholders at an early ...
    • Integrated sustainability assessment using BIM 

      Autor: Henriques Alves FERREIRA , Maria Teresa; AGUIAR COSTA, António; Dinis SILVESTRE, José
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The construction industry is responsible for 40 % of the energy consumption and 36 % of the CO2 emissions, and buildings are responsible for a significant part of energy consumption in Europe.Thus, a growing concern regarding ...
    • INTERACT - Integration of innovative technologies of PEDs into a holistic architecture 

      Autor: Bruckner, Helmut; Adamcová, Markéta; Ilo, Albana; Werner, Andrea
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      INTERACT is an international research and innovation project which boosts the emergence of Energy Communities as one crucial building block to achieve Positive Energy Districts. It is designing an optimal organization and ...
    • Investigating the change in preference of living and transport during COVID-19 

      Autor: Fahlstedt, Oskar; Ma, Winnie
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The COVID-19 pandemic meant that people had to perform most of their daily activities from home. This study intends to investigate if a period of working from home has changed living preferences concerning housing size and ...
    • Is it all about the windows? Residents' values in residential heritage buildings 

      Autor: Wise, Freya; Moncaster, Alice; Jones, Derek
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Reducing energy and associated carbon emissions from the built environment is fundamental to meeting our climate goals. Retrofit of existing buildings is therefore a key strategy. Heritage buildings present particular ...
    • Land use change impact on urban land surface temperatures: A GIS-supported satellite-based case study 

      Autor: Walder, Caroline; Firat Örs, Pelin; Mahdavi, Ardeshir
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      This paper illustrates the use of GIS techniques and satellite data in order to analyze the impact of land use change on the local urban microclimate. Specifically, a case study is presented that concerns the city of Vienna. ...
    • Lifelong learning of property managers in enabling sustainable and energy efficient residential buildings: experiences of care project in Tampere region 

      Autor: Tammi, Kalle; Väisälä, Pekka; Murtomaa, Petri; Juvela, Jussi-Pekka; Hietakangas, Jani; Lähteenmäki, Timo; Vuopponen, Silva
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The existing building stock causes 40% of the total energy consumption in the European Union. The high energy consumption together with ageing buildings put strong pressure on renovation of buildings and lowering of CO2 ...
    • Lightwell in residential building: Architectural solutions to the daylighting performance through parametric simulation 

      Autor: Souza, João Pedro de Melo; Alberto, Klaus Chaves; Barbosa, Sabrina Andrade
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The lightwell is an architectural solution to promote daylight into the internal spaces from the core of a building. The shaft configurations, such as geometry and reflectance can affect the performance of the daylighting ...
    • Low rents and low operating costs in social housing - an example from Germany 

      Autor: Grossklos, Marc; Müller, André
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The social housing project “PassiveHouseSocialPlus” in Germany with 42 residential apartments demonstrates how low rents and low operating costs can be combined. Different concepts for reducing operating costs were implemented ...
    • Measurement and CFD analysis of a local radiant cooling solution 

      Autor: Najaf Khosravi, Shiva; Teufl, Helene; Mahdavi, Ardeshir
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      This paper entails an empirical and computational assessment of the air flow field in the close proximity of a vertically positioned radiant cooling panel. This radiant cooling solution differs from the conventional ...
    • Measuring circularity from buildings to neighbourhoods 

      Autor: Gomes , Vanessa; Valdivia, Sara; Pulgrossi, Lizzie; Gomes da Silva, Maristela
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The circular economy (CE) aims to eliminate the concept of pollution and waste generation, maintain the integrity of the product over several use cycles, and focus on closing material and energy loops. Circularity metrics ...