DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR PROTECTING WATER RESOURCES FROM POLLUTION
In locations with low population density or constraints in technology, resources, and personnel, the use of centralized wastewater treatment systems is not be justified. In such areas, decentralized wastewater treatment systems offer several advantages overcentralized systems. In these systems, the treatment and disposal of effluent is close to the...
By Dragan Milićević, Marija Milićević, Rastislav Trajković
THE MIX-MESH CONCEPT OF LOW-RISE HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING – ADVANTAGES AND POSSIBILITIES OF APPLICATION IN LOCAL CONTEXT
The increased demand for residential space is in constant conflict with available spatial resources. Utilization of unbuilt urban land for residential purpose is faced with two opposing extremes – development of single-family housing in peripheral urban areas, on one hand, and the insertion of multi-family housing as infill in central urban z...
By Nataša Petković, Hristina Krstić, Milica Živković
EXPLORATION OF THE SUITABLE TENSIONED MEMBRANE PROPERTIES FOR THE PHOTOVOLTAICS INTEGRATION
The possibilities for the integration of tensioned membrane structures and photovoltaics have been researched intensively in the past decade. This integration has huge potential and is intended to bring benefits to both of these individual systems. This paper presents a preliminary communication of the research that is intended to facilitate the PV...
By Vuk Milošević, Janusz Marchwiński, Elena Lucchi
REFURBISHING INNOVATIVE STRUCTURES: THE CASE OF ROMANIAN SPORTS HALLS
This paper brings an in-depth look on 20th-century built heritage by researching refurbishment opportunities for Romanian sports halls built during the communist regime. In those times, sports played a significant role for the controlling party's general propaganda machine. Being a leisure activity it infiltrated every aspect of society, from the w...
By Ruxandra Balcanu
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Architecture plays a vital role in the development and transformation of societies, serving as a crucial component that requires highly skilled professionals. Architectural education holds immense significance as it plays a pivotal role in equipping students with the essential knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to meet the demands of the ar...
By Olivera Dulić
INTELLIGENT TOOLS FOR LARGE-SCALE 3D PRINTING: A SCOPING REVIEW
In recent decades, building methods such as 3D printing have been increasingly researched for the design and fabrication of various architectural elements. Artificial Intelligence is another rapidly developing technology whose potential in the buildingindustry is continuously being explored. This paper’s objective lies in mapping out the field of e...
By Milijana Živković, Maša Žujović, Jelena Milošević
LANDSLIDE STABILISATION AND REHABILITATION MEASURES ON THE REGIONALEN ROAD R-1202 MAVROVO - DEBAR, NORTH MACEDONIA
Tectonic displacements, terrains with cracked and decomposed rocks, climate change and intense rains are the main factors that cause the emergence of new geological processes. These phenomena can cause damage to road infrastructure facilities. Such aphenomenon is registered on the regional road R-1202 Mavrovo-Debar, in the western part of North Mac...
By Sead Abazi, Bulent Suloodja
COMPARATION OF LABORATORY AND IN-SITU TEST RESULTS OF MECHANICAL AND DURABILITY CONCRETE PROPERTIES FOR STADIUM STRUCTURE
One of the key issues for concrete structures exposed to weathering, besides all other loads, is durability of concrete. The most exposed concrete structures are stadiums. Destruction mechanisms for concrete structures defined by EN 1504 are: mechanicalactions, chemical action, physical action, corrosion of reinforcement and fire. In this paper, th...
By Marko Ćećez, Merima Šahinagić-Isović, Mili Selimotić
ADAPTING AND TRANSFORMING ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE BUILDINGS INTO CONTEMPORARY OFFICE SPACES ON THE EXAMPLE OF PGNIG IN WARSAW, POLAND
Adapting and reusing industrial architectural heritage represents great potential for architects, conservators, and civil engineers. The subject of this research is to examine the possibilities of adapting abandoned industrial heritage, as well as to examine theconversion of former industrial structures into functions suitable to contemporary socie...
By Tadija Vasiljević, Janusz Marchwiński, Uroš Antić
POSSIBILITIES OF ENERGY IMPROVEMENT OF THE EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS FROM THE PERIOD OF POST-WAR MASS CONSTRUCTION USING VOLUMETRIC ADDITIONS
The refurbishment of existing buildings with the aim of spatial-material improvement combined with the reduction of energy consumption is a very contemporary topic in recent years. The interest, both of experts and the general population, in saving energy while minimizing operating costs is constantly increasing, and it is emphasized by the uncerta...
By Bojana Lević, Dušan Ignjatović