This paper aims to outline basic requirements for the creation of the mediating institution in the urban planning process. It applies the work of the Austrian School of Economics on the urban planning system. It reviews the current state of the system of urban planning, it’s hierarchy. Decision-making process, the role of public, and the role of private investors and developers. To increase the quality of the urban planning process, it establishes the principle of mediation, which aims to change the positions of all sides involved. The core of the mediation principle is to use the unique knowledge and position of the three main sides of the process, being developers, public, and public administration. Establishing of a productive dialogue between all sides can create a more effective urban development.

The article is focused on overshadowing of agricultural land by buildings. On this kind of land is not possible to apply the standard criterion according to ČSN 73 4301 Residential buildings that is suitable for determination of overshadowing of the recreational land. In that cases is necessary to use a far more complex calculations and predictions of overshadowing using combination with agronomical know how because in some cases is overshadowing of the crops even useful.

This paper studies the possibility of usage of the guar gum and its derivatives as admixtures for aerial lime-based mortars. The influence on the properties of mortars was studied on the aerial lime–based mortars prepared with quartz fine grained sand and doses of admixtures ranging between 0,5 and 10 ‰. The hardened bulk densities, flexural and compressive strength, carbonation rate, workability though flow table test and air content in fresh mortar were studied. The addition of the hydroxypropyl guar (HPG) lowered the bulk density (due to an air intake), improved workability, slightly increased the strength and slowed carbonation rate. The addition of carboxymethylhydroxypropyl guar (CMHPG) does not impact the bulk density and air content in the fresh mortar, the strengths were increased similarly to HPG: it does not impact carbonation rate significantly, so the long term strengths were comparative with the HPG. The pure guaran was found not to be beneficial for the lime mortars.

Wood and the materials on its basis fulfil the requirements of an ever-evolving and accelerating society. In addition to naturally grown wood, wood-based materials are frequently used as a basic material for production of furniture and for building constructions as well. Looking at changes in waste management, a significant shift from the waste to the circular economy can be observed. The valuable raw materials are kept in the production cycle instead of landfilling or burning. Wood and wooden products can be efficiently separated in waste management, reused and recycled. The so-called wood waste – old furniture, wooden pallets, window and door frames, demolition wood, used lumber, bark and other wood residues can be reused in particleboard production. Particle board manufacturers in the Czech Republic have adopted progressive waste management and currently use 60% of recycled wood into particle boards. A completed life cycle analysis (LCA) of OSB demonstrates that replacing of 50% of natural fibres with recycled wood has significant environmental benefits. The objective is to push furthermore on effective legislation to promote waste material utilization and thus lead to a more sophisticated waste wood collecting.

Wood and the materials on its basis fulfil the requirements of an ever-evolving and accelerating society. In addition to naturally grown wood, wood-based materials are frequently used as a basic material for production of furniture and for building constructions as well. Looking at changes in waste management, a significant shift from the waste to the circular economy can be observed. The valuable raw materials are kept in the production cycle instead of landfilling or burning. Wood and wooden products can be efficiently separated in waste management, reused and recycled. The so-called wood waste – old furniture, wooden pallets, window and door frames, demolition wood, used lumber, bark and other wood residues can be reused in particleboard production. Particle board manufacturers in the Czech Republic have adopted progressive waste management and currently use 60% of recycled wood into particle boards. A completed life cycle analysis (LCA) of OSB demonstrates that replacing of 50% of natural fibres with recycled wood has significant environmental benefits. The objective is to push furthermore on effective legislation to promote waste material utilization and thus lead to a more sophisticated waste wood collecting.

The article is devoted to extraction of some mode-shapes from measured data during the operational state. The measured bridge is in Bratislava and connects two city districts: The Old Town and the Petrzalka district. The structure is an asymmetric cable-stayed steel bridge with an orthotropic 2-box beam supported in one plane by cables from an inclined pylon. The bridge was measured twice, firstly in 2016 and secondly in 2017. Ambient vibration data were acquired during the measurements. The FEM model has been prepared before the measurements. Some mode-shapes were identified from the data and then compared to the calculated ones.

Wood and the materials on its basis fulfil the requirements of an ever-evolving and accelerating society. In addition to naturally grown wood, wood-based materials are frequently used as a basic material for production of furniture and for building constructions as well. Looking at changes in waste management, a significant shift from the waste to the circular economy can be observed. The valuable raw materials are kept in the production cycle instead of landfilling or burning. Wood and wooden products can be efficiently separated in waste management, reused and recycled. The so-called wood waste – old furniture, wooden pallets, window and door frames, demolition wood, used lumber, bark and other wood residues can be reused in particleboard production. Particle board manufacturers in the Czech Republic have adopted progressive waste management and currently use 60% of recycled wood into particle boards. A completed life cycle analysis (LCA) of OSB demonstrates that replacing of 50% of natural fibres with recycled wood has significant environmental benefits. The objective is to push furthermore on effective legislation to promote waste material utilization and thus lead to a more sophisticated waste wood collecting.

In contemporary architecture there are many various types of glass load bearing elements such as beams, slabs, floors or even columns. Most of these elements are made of laminated glass. Individual glass plies in the panel are bonded with polymeric interlayer providing shear forces transfer between the plies. This transfer primarily depends on the interlayer´s stiffness which is ambient temperature and static load duration dependent and is the subject of a current research. Considering the fact that shear stiffnesses of most interlayers have not been experimentally verified yet, civil engineers are compelled to design laminated glass structures on the safe side. This approach results in robust and uneconomic structures. This paper deals with the initial PVB (Trosifol BG-R-20, Trosifol Extra Strong) and EVA (Evasafe) initial shear modulus assessment depending on the temperature and loading ratio, these interlayers shear stiffness comparison and important results summary.

The paper deals with the experimental analysis aimed at function verification of fiber optic sensors (Fiber Bragg Gratings). The sensors are used for mechanical stress measurement in wooden load-bearing structures. Glued laminated timber beam with built-in fiber optic sensor system was mechanically loaded during two bending tests. The data obtained using the fiber optic sensors were compared with the results of reference measurement method and analytical calculation.

Description of the heating system according to the European methodology. The theoretical part is complemented by a description of the current state of the heating systems in residential buildings that the professional public encounters. In the article, the recommended data for the correct application of the method and design procedures for assessing the energy performance of heating is given. The processed topic will thus help to understand the influence of individual variables on the economical operation of the heating system and its final evaluation.

Diagnostics of building structures are used in non-destructive and destructive methods for evaluation of selected properties of building materials. Structural elements but also selected parts are assessed. Ultrasonic method, which is among the non-destructive testing methods, is being used for the diagnosis of concrete and steel structures for many years. The paper presents possibilities of carrying out inspections of selected elements of steel structures.

Sintering activity (dependence of porosity, flexural strength and firing shrinkage on the firing temperature) of feldspar dust (Casial) which is generated during the milling of potassium feldspar in Halamky quarry was determined. Potassium industrially milled feldspar Z75K13 as a reference material with similar granulometry and mineralogical composition with Casial was used for comparison. More intensive sintering activity showed dry pressed samples based on Casial in comparison with feldspar Z75K13 (about 30 °C lower sintering temperature – 1180 °C). Casial created red body after firing thanks to higher content of Fe₂O₃.

The magnitude of the load on the walls of tall wooden constructions can be assembled according to the existing standards according to the valid combination equations in several ways. There are differences between the results. Determining the appropriate procedure for determining vertical strength from construction in different parts of building preparation and comparing it with other options is the subject of this paper.

Within this work possibility of using four kinds of waste glass as a replacement for the commonly used filler, silica sand DORSILIT, to epoxy based polymer concrete (PC) is experimentally verified. Determination of compressive and flexural strength, chemical resistance and thermal resistance is examined in order to find out if PC containing waste glass as filler can be used for rehabilitation of concrete structures. Even based on the results of the tests it will be assessed whether it is possible replace DORSILIT by waste glass.

There are applications of refractory concretes for places where these are exposed to corrosive environments. This text deals with both description the corrosive effects and methodology of their testing. One of the most important properties of materials, affecting the chemical corrosion resistance, is their density. The second part of this text is focused on testing the refractory concretes which are currently used for applications. The aggregates were tested for the resistance to sulfuric acid.

The paper deals with the ways and means of eliminating primary and secondary water scarcity threats to an acceptable level and at the same time reducing the risk of contamination of surface water by water used in fire interventions.

Adding structural fibres into concrete has an impact, both positive and negative, on the long-term durability of concrete. Polymer fibres do not resist shrinkage of the concrete, steel fibres, on the other hand, create a tough skeleton preventing deformation. Porous structure of fibre concretes exposed for a long time in the environment of CO₂ is estimated using the method of determining the coefficient of diffusion resistence and the method of determining the capillary hight. Comparison of measured capillary hight and diffusion coefficient of fibreconcrete samples bring the knowledge, that close correlation between both quantities does not exist, due to the physical difference between determination of both quantities.

The article informs briefly about the international standardization of ISO, IEC, CEN and CENELEC in the field of fire safety, as well as the competence of the Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing. It emphasizes their importance, including the significance of fire tests and the need to present the uncertainties of their quantitative and qualitative results.

With strengthening of damaged concrete linear elements have been engaged since 2003. It is a co – ÚSTARCH SAS Bratislava, FCE University of Zilina, STU Bratislava. Repaired the damaged components – new the coupling plate with reinforced contact, the coupling plate without reinforcement – replacing the geometrical condition of contact. The use of GFRP panels. The effect of the time factor on both the MS.

When rebuilding the HVAC systems, it is necessary to respect the implementing regulations which define the framework of the certified technical procedures. In a number of examples of practice, it shows the absence of these facts. The article deals with the implementing standards and recommendations for the assembly and acceptance process of heating systems. It is designed not only for assembly companies, but also for investors and administrators who take over the work and then use it.