• The New Industrial Revolution: Finding life for the buildings left behind 

      Autor: Bilobran, Dawn
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      From large generating facilities to modest neighbourhood substations, public power structures are an exercise in dichotomy. Captivating yet mysterious, designed with both powerful function and beauty in mind. Quietly playing ...
    • The potential of unused railway areas 

      Autor: Kugl, Jiří
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Railway transportation faces many of the issues that are related to standard brownfields - due to changing technologies and industries, more effective systems (of traffic control in this case) and evolving needs many of ...
    • The potential use of giant reed from Portugal as a thermal insulation material 

      Autor: Malheiro, Raphaele; Morilla, Aurora; Ansolin, Adriana; Fernandes, Jorge; Silva, Sandra; Mateus, Ricardo
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The construction sector plays an important role in climate change. Thus, there is a pressing need to construct buildings that reduce heat losses, use natural and local materials, exploit renewable sources and ensure high ...
    • The road to circularity: a framework for and experiences in collecting road data in a circular renovation process 

      Autor: Entrop, Bram
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The construction and transport sectors both have a substantial impact on the environment. The construction, maintaining and renovating of roads involves both these sectors and the environmental impact of this work can be ...
    • Thoughts on the selection of the appropriate simulation models in building performance assessment 

      Autor: Berger, Christiane; Mahdavi, Ardeshir
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Building performance simulation serves the derivation of the relevant building performance indicators (e.g., energy use, indoor-environmental conditions) given the assumptions of certain model input parameters (i.e., ...
    • Toolkit for the efficient articulation of sustainable strategies with design and management methodology used by AECO industry in Latin America 

      Autor: Valbuena-Bermúdez, Carolina; Bengoa-Alvarez, Claudia
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Digital transformation is changing the world, and with it the construction and architecture industry, however, although there are many collaborative work frameworks for digitization, and agile philosophies among different ...
    • Toward a critical assessment of indoor environmental quality standards 

      Autor: Mahdavi, Ardeshir; Berger, Christiane
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Building design and operation requirements regarding indoor-environmental quality (IEQ) are of direct relevance to occupants' needs. In most buildings, occupant-related requirements pertain to the provision of conditions ...
    • Towards an automatized and objective assessment of data from visual inspections of building envelopes 

      Autor: Mandinec, Jan; Johansson, Pär
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The renovation planning process is filled with uncertainties and subjective decisions. These make the decisions upon what and when to renovate a complex and ambiguous problem. Selection of renovation measures related to ...
    • Transformation and acceleration of the construction supply chain through smart factories 

      Autor: Zander, Bennet; Lange, Kerstin; Decorte, Yanaika; Steeman, Marijke; Struck, Christian; Gieling, Chris
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The European building stock is in high need of refurbishment due to its contribution to excessive global energy consumption. In the North-Sea Region (NSR) alone there are 22 million houses built between 1950 and 1985 with ...
    • Twin Rooms – new experimental test cells for testing advanced facade elements 

      Autor: Bielek, Boris; Szabó, Daniel; Klem, Josip; Kaniková, Kristína; Danková, Alžbeta
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      Nowadays the global trend is the integration of new materials, constructions and technological principles, which are simultaneously implemented in individual scientific and engineering disciplines. Reducing the energy ...
    • Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption 

      Autor: Loga, Tobias; Stein, Britta; Behem, Guillaume
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      A small set of query variables designed to collect information about the energy-related features of residential buildings is presented. These “energy profile indicators” include information about those visible characteristics ...
    • Verification of window properties after 10 years of exploitation: results of measurements in the pavilion laboratory and the climate chamber 

      Autor: Bartko, Marek; Durica, Pavol
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2022)
      The article will deal with the analysis of measured data on a plastic window with thermal insulating triple glazing, which is suitable for low-energy or passive houses. The window was installed in 2011 in the test laboratory ...