During the reconstruction of objects there may be situations where the noise in outer area cannot not reduced (traffic noise etc.) and it is necessary to ensure comfort at least in the internal protected area of the building. This can be achieved by using adequate building façade – especially adequate windows. Soundproof windows should be designed on the basis of traffic noise in the locality.
The first public school in the U.S. in the passive standard (K-12) was completed in November 2010. Passive house certification from the American Passivhaus Institute (PHIUS) was received in February 2011. The whole development project was quite long, so it is presented only briefly with the focus of our server. Article is provided in translation with the kind permission of the author.
Regular inspection is focused to the boiler, smoke flue and accessories condition, its security and regulation. In addition to the technical condition and maintenance, the documentation, operating instructions, manuals and other documents are under inspection. It quantifies the overall boiler efficiency of measurement results, sets reference respectively minimum boiler efficiency and suggests possible actions.
The ventilation rate in residential buildings is very discussed in present. The situation was complicated by missing or inaccurate requirements in legal regulations and technical standards. In February 2011 came into force on the national annex Z1 of European standard EN 15 665, which defines requirements for ventilation of residential buildings and also recommend suitable ventilation systems. Article briefly informs about the contents of the National Annex.
In industrial plants, in case of fire there is accumulation of smoke that endangers the user object. Under these conditions the building must be opened to the smoke can ventilate out into the atmosphere, and that firefighters could enter the building. However, this opening causes the new oxygen support combustion. It is also one of the reasons why firefighters recommend the use fire damper with automatic controls and other devices (eg, smoke curtains, screens, blinds, etc.) as soon as possible after the beginning of fire, so as to prevent any accumulation, and that remove heat and smoke. This paper deals with the equipment for smoke and heat outlet.
Assessment of existing buildings and their refurbishment is very delicate task. Every multicriterion assessment tool in the world is dealing with this problem in its own way. In terms of the Czech conditions and assessment tool SBToolCZ, cultural-historical value was taken into account in reSBToolCZ. Because this value significantly influences the possible scale of renovation interventions.
The assessment method reSBToolCZ takes into account cultural-historical value and involves it into the evaluation in a way that it is a part of the overall result. The principle is a relative setup of those criteria which are connected to the cultural-historical value. The setup depends on the scale of the possible building interventions. Currently, testing of the methodology is being made on existing buildings.
The growth of a company cannot be planned as has been shown by the economic recession. But if this is taken into account when constructing its registered office, it is not necessary to move elsewhere. The owner of a Litoměřice company believed in its development and after ten years in co-operation with the architect Zuzana Hamanová he enlarged the administrative building and the production hall with other premises including a research and development centre.
When evaluating the fire protection of building structures, the designers often get into situations when they have to choose the most appropriate option. The issue is usually not clear and brings the intuitive solution. In all these cases, decisions can be applied by using mathematics. This paper shows a variant solution in the possible ways of assessing the optimal choice of fire protection equipment in buildings. The methods and principles of the solutions are complemented by practical examples.
When heat and energy assessment of existing buildings it is often a problem to determine the heat transfer coefficient U. In many cases it is possible to use a relatively simple measuring device. The device is designed only to measure heat transfer coefficients for vertical facade structures. It could be alternatively used for horizontal structures such as ceilings and floors as well.
One of the oldest remedial measures include insulation with air cavities. The most effective solution is to create a nationwide voids under floors designed to ensure air movement. This leads to diffusion of water vapor structures and thereby reduce moisture. These measures can not be undertaken alone, they are always part of a combination of remedial interventions. An example of such a solution is given on a complicated historical building in the middle of Prague - in the palace, which is situated in steep terrain notch below the Prague Castle.
Causes of failures and errors in building basement are worse distinguishable than causes of errors of building above ground. For the poor, sometimes even impossible access to the basement and the underlying structure, the method of remediation is difficult. Humidity is one of the most feared cause of failures.
Causes of failures and errors in building basement are worse distinguishable than causes of errors of building above ground. For the poor, sometimes even impossible access to the basement and the underlying structure, the method of remediation is difficult. Humidity is one of the most feared cause of failures.
Excessive moisture may be the objects of wooden folk buildings have a negative effect on all the wooden structures, which are these objects formed. This is because if any of the wooden elements has excessive humidity, there is a risk of assault at his wood-destroying biological pests (wood-decaying fungi, wood-destroying insects, rot and mold).
The last revision of STN 73 0540 came in the validity in 2002. The requirement on minimum energy performance of buildings influenced heat need for heating by decreasing of 28.6 % comparing with the requirement of valid standard. The recast of the directive issued as directive 2010/31/EU required further decreasing of energy use for heating. To achieve the required stage in energy performance of buildings also changes in thermal protection properties are needed.
The major damages in concrete structures caused by fire are a breach of the concrete strength, the cracking, peeling, discoloration and deformation of elements. The most important are reduction in concrete strength becomes associated with its subsequent bursting. Although quantification of the main changes of the strength is unreal, it is possible to determine its damage by measuring the speed of ultrasound.
Experience of construction supervision show that expectations for the revitalization and rehabilitation of housing, which includes regeneration or at least repair of residential buildings are not completely fulfilled in practice. At the same time shows how the robust technical supervision for quality of work is important.
Within the grant project "Multi-storey buildings made of wood" in the laboratories of the Academy of Sciences in Prague and TAZUS performed number of tests of wooden skeleton joints with steel plates, which confirmed the theoretical assumptions and calculations, and demonstrate their reliability and functional and economic advantages for use in practice. Here are a few of the results of experimental tests.
