scholarly journals Proposal for Modernisation of Large Block System Buildings (Lbs) - Facades – Lublin University of Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-250
Author(s):  
Alina Miedviedieva Wright ◽  
Anna Ostańska
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Large Block ◽  
Block System ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Large Housing Estates ◽  
Architectural Barriers ◽  
Housing Estates

Abstract The over 40-years-old housing stock from the industrialized mass housing era is today functionally deficient and does not meet the current needs of residents. In particular, there are numerous architectural barriers, the systems are worn and obsolete, and the number of housing types is very limited. Examples of the modernization of multi-story residential buildings (the article presents those from Russia and Ukraine) confirm that this problem is universal, and a significant improvement of the building’s. utility value can be achieved through a relatively small modification of the building fabric: precast concrete structures of the buildings prove to be flexible enough to accommodate deep changes. The authors present a concept of modernization of a building erected in a “large block” system, typical for the Polish housing of the 1970s in many cities. The case study concerns a particular building located in Lublin in one of the large housing estates – the concept of its modernization is compatible with the local spatial development plan, the proposed solutions are architecturally coherent and technically feasible.

Participation and spatial transformation in large housing estates in Poland. Case study of Ursynów Północny

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Krystyna Ilmurzyńska
Keyword(s):  
Basic Assumption ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Spatial Transformation ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Spatial Transformations ◽  
Large Housing Estates ◽  
Existing Housing ◽  
Housing Estates

Abstract This article investigates the suitability of traditional and participatory planning approaches in managing the process of spatial development of existing housing estates, based on the case study of Warsaw’s Ursynów Północny district. The basic assumption of the article is that due to lack of government schemes targeted at the restructuring of large housing estates, it is the business environment that drives spatial transformations and through that shapes the development of participation. Consequently the article focuses on the reciprocal relationships between spatial transformations and participatory practices. Analysis of Ursynów Północny against the background of other estates indicates that it presents more endangered qualities than issues to be tackled. Therefore the article focuses on the potential of the housing estate and good practices which can be tracked throughout its lifetime. The paper focuses furthermore on real-life processes, addressing the issue of privatisation, development pressure, formal planning procedures and participatory budgeting. In the conclusion it attempts to interpret the existing spatial structure of the estate as a potential framework for a participatory approach.

scholarly journals Sustainable development of the housing estates through the example of Radogoszcz-East in Łódź

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Rychta
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
Large Housing Estates ◽  
Housing Complex ◽  
Housing Estates

In case of progressive degradation of the natural environment, more emphasis is put on the actions which would minimize the humanity’s negative influence on the environment. An attempt to answer ecological issues is the concept of sustainable development which assumes permanent development of humanity but not at the expense of the natural environment. Nowadays environmentally friendly solutions are frequently used in modern residential buildings. However major challenge is to adapt existing buildings to contemporary requirements. Especially demanding problems are large housing estates built in socialism which dominated the structure of Polish cities before the propagation of sustainable development principles. Research problem of this article is a question: can blocks of flats develop in a sustainable way? In order to answer this question a research based on a methodology by Beata Komar1 through the example of Radogoszcz-East – housing complex located in Łódź was conducted. The object of this study was appraisal of particular aspects of sustainable development (ecological, economic, social and cultural) with reference to block of flats. Additional materials to this analysis were questionnaires for inhabitants about the quality of life in this area.

scholarly journals The changes in social and demographic structure of large housing estates in post-socialist Poland and their main determinants

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Szafrańska
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Demographic Structure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Large Housing Estates ◽  
Collapse Of Communism ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
Housing Estates ◽  
Negative Phenomena ◽  
Key Questions

Large pre-fabricated housing estates were erected all over Europe, however the political and ideological factors conspired to ensure that they developed on the largest scale in communist countries. Today, they continue to provide some 30–40% of the housing stock in this part of Europe. The present paper discusses the transformations of large housing estates in Poland 25 years after of the collapse of communism. The main purpose of the study was to identify the social and demographic changes in Polish large housing estates and to clarify the crucial factors underpinning them. The key questions were: (1) How the social and demographic structures of the large housing estates in Poland have changed since the collapse of communism? (2) What are the main determinants of these processes? (3) Whether the processes occurring in large housing estates reproduce the negative phenomena of social degradation observed in many Western European countries? The study is based on a review of the available literature concerning transformations of large housing estates in several of the large Polish cities and the results of the author’s own investigations conducted within Łódź – one of the largest cities in the country.

scholarly journals Modern Concepts of Energy-Efficient Civil and Residential Buildings. Case Study: Analysis of a Residential Building According to Nzeb Criteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
A. Vasiliu ◽  
Otilia Nedelcu ◽  
I. C. Sălişteanu ◽  
O. Magdun
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Passive Construction ◽  
Zero Energy Building ◽  
Minimum Requirements ◽  
Oil Crisis

Abstract The oil crisis, the measures taken because of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions, the ecological actions carried out globally and the technical progress in the fields of electronics, energy, IT and telecommunications have led to the emergence Passive House concepts in the construction sector, of Passive Solar Building (passive construction based on solar energy), of Net Zero-Energy Building NZEB, of Plus Energy Building, of nearly Zero Energy Building nZEB, of Low-Energy Building, of Green House, of Zero Carbon House, of Smart House, of Healthy buildings and other equivalents or derivatives. In this paper, these concepts will be cross-debated and the measures adopted at EU level and the influences exerted on the Romanian legislation on the field of civil and residential constructions will be presented. Based on a case study, a residential construction will be characterized, representative of the current housing stock, in order to assess the degree of compliance with the minimum requirements of a house with low energy consumption, imposed by Romanian legislation in the field.

scholarly journals The effect of current thermomodernization projects on energy performance of multi-family residential buildings and perspectives for new regeneration projects: the case of a housing estate in Lublin

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 089-103
Author(s):  
Anna Ostańska
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Housing Estate ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Concrete Plate

Managers of large housing estates whose stocks consist mainly of precast concrete plate buildings of 1970ies, due to their sheer size and technical condition far from being perfect, are especially concerned with searching for solutions that would reduce energy consumption. Thermal modernization projects provide an opportunity to adopt a holistic approach to the problem of obsolescence of this relatively new housing stock and to consider it in terms of urban regeneration. The paper describes the energy saving policies in Poland and results of pilot studies of Building Research Institute (ITB) aimed at defining optimal scope of thermomodernization of precast concrete plate housing. The paper investigates into the effects of thermomodernization of a particular, though typical, housing estate in Lublin in order to give grounds for future actions in the field of energy saving measures.

scholarly journals Methodology for the Study of the Envelope Airtightness of Residential Buildings in Spain: A Case Study

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Feijó-Muñoz ◽  
Irene Poza-Casado ◽  
Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano ◽  
Cristina Pardal ◽  
Víctor Echarri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Air Leakage ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Relevant Variables ◽  
Ventilation Rates ◽  
Air Leakage Rate

Air leakage and its impact on the energy performance of dwellings has been broadly studied in countries with cold climates in Europe, US, and Canada. However, there is a lack of knowledge in this field in Mediterranean countries. Current Spanish building regulations establish ventilation rates based on ideal airtight envelopes, causing problems of over-ventilation and substantial energy losses. The aim of this paper is to develop a methodology that allows the characterization of the envelope of the housing stock in Spain in order to adjust ventilation rates taking into consideration air leakage. A methodology that is easily applicable to other countries that consider studying the airtightness of the envelope and its energetic behaviour improvement is proposed. A statistical sampling method has been established to determine the dwellings to be tested, considering relevant variables concerning airtightness: climate zone, year of construction, and typology. The air leakage rate is determined using a standardized building pressurization technique according to European Standard EN 13829. A representative case study has been presented as an example of the implementation of the designed methodology and results are compared to preliminary values obtained from the database.

Ageing in place: residential satisfaction in Polish housing-estate communities

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 2410-2434 ◽  
Author(s):  
KATARZYNA GORCZYCA ◽  
TADEUSZ GRABIŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Demographic Ageing ◽  
Residential Life ◽  
Ageing In Place ◽  
Political Transformations ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Large Housing Estates ◽  
Housing Estates

ABSTRACTDuring the period of economic and political transformations in Poland, considerable changes occurred in large housing estates, while demographic transformation and housing-stock ageing starting to aggravate social and spatial problems. The serious issue currently dominating such estates concerns the process of natural ageing of the housing stock and residential ageing which is associated with the reduction of residential mobility and demographic ageing of people living in the large housing estates. This paper intends to identify ageing of the estates’ population in the context of the evaluation of residential life quality. The authors concentrated on analysis of 2002 and 2011 statistical data, as well as data collected during their field surveys conducted in 2010–2012. Detailed studies were carried out on seven estates in five cities and towns in Poland (Kraków, Poznań, Tarnów, Żyrardów and Dzierżoniów). To identify the residential standard and quality of life, surveys were conducted on housing estates which allowed the researchers to establish the essential factors which determined the level of satisfaction of older people with regard to their place of residence. The authors also determined the course of changes in the perception of particular aspects of life quality in the process of residents’ ageing in the selected places of residence.

The Quality and Reliability in the Structural Design, Production, Execution and Maintenance of the Precast Residential Buildings in Poland in the Past and Now

2016 ◽  
Vol 691 ◽  
pp. 420-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Knyziak
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Project Design ◽  
The Past ◽  
Design Production ◽  
Quality And Reliability ◽  
Made In

The article is a review of solutions, errors and mistakes in the project design and execution and their impact on reliability and durability of structures. Were used the results of inspections of 95 precast residential buildings situated in Warsaw, build in years 1961-1994. Inspections were made in years 2005-2006 and 2014. The summary of author researches [1,2,3,4] shows that the precast concrete prefabricated buildings can achieve real duration of use not less than 100 years. Taking into account quite good maintenance, intensive modernization and greater economic value of the housing stock in Warsaw can be assumed that their service lives may reach 120-150 years.

Open Building Implementation In High-Rise Residential Buildings In Hong Kong

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Wai Kin Lau ◽  
Daniel Chi Wing Ho
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Floor Plans ◽  
Building Characteristics ◽  
Existing Housing ◽  
Housing Estates

Aging of building stock is emerging. Open Building as a sustainable approach to deal with the problems associated with the aging housing stock is seldom applied in high-rise, densely populated built environment. With aims to identify the constraints and seek rooms for Open Building implementation in aforementioned context, a survey of 495 building layout plans from ten major housing estates in Hong Kong is conducted. The floor plans are analysed against the Open Building characteristics and criteria laid down by Tiuri (1998). Facts and obstacles of achieving Open Building in the territory are unearthed, and opportunities for implementation are then discussed. The layout and structure of the surveyed private residential buildings in Hong Kong are very much alike. They are in fact closed buildings without the capacity to adapt, so any change in user requirements cannot be accommodated easily. Implementing Open Building using flexible and green fittings remains a viable option that enables transformation in existing housing stock.

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