Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Mills – Balancing Heritage Protection and New Uses
Industrial heritage is widely recognized as an essential part of the built environment, reflecting human achievements in technical culture. In sustainable development, the adaptive reuse of industrial heritage structures has emerged as a pivotal strategy for safeguarding historical edifices while seamlessly integrating them into the fabric of moder...
By Ljiljana Jevremović, Ana Stanojević, Uroš Antić, Isidora Đorđević, Aleksandar Milojković
Biomass ash in alkali-activated materials technology - a scoping review
As the construction industry moves toward decarbonization, there is a growing focus on developing alternative binders with a lower carbon footprint to replace Portland cement. Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) have emerged as one of the promising solutions because of the lower CO₂ emissions from their production and comparable performance. The main...
By Olivera Bedov, Suzana Draganić, Marijana Serdar
The Multiple Benefits of Pocket Parks as Urban Micro-Interventions and Their Implementation Potential in the City of Niš
In urban areas, which are increasingly facing environmental and spatial challenges such as the urban heat island effect, air pollution, and a decline in quality of life, there are often neglected and underutilized spaces with the potential to become valuable public resources. In this context, pocket parks represent one of the key micro-intervention...
By Natalija Stanković, Maša Ranđelović
Optimizing Building Sustainability: A Life-Cycle CO₂ Emissions Assessment of Novel and Conventional Insulation Wall Materials
The growing concern over climate change has intensified the need to control greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the building sector. A significant portion of a building’s environmental impact arises during its operational phase, primarily due to energy consumption for heating and cooling. Insulation wall materials play a crucial role in...
By Hamed Afsoosbiria, Hesam Afsoosbiria, Agnieszka Machowska
Beyond the built environment: the social life of public spaces
This research explores the dynamic social life of public spaces, focusing on the relationship between spatial organization, human territoriality, and community well-being. By examining the physical characteristics of public spaces such as street networks, squares, and other urban environments, the study aims to understand how these elements influen...
By Boryana Nozharova, Peter Nikolov
Comparative analysis of ASTM C1202 and SRPS EN 12390-18 testing methods for assessing chloride ion penetration in concrete supplemented with recycled CRT glass as cementitious material
Durability is crucial for reinforced concrete, directly influencing the service life of structures. The presence of aggressive agents, especially chloride ions, significantly impacts durability. This study investigates the differences between ASTM C1202 and SRPS EN 12390-18 standards in concrete supplemented with recycled CRT glass as cementitious ...
By Dušan Grdić, Nenad Ristić, Zoran Grdić, Gordana Topličić - Ćurčić, Snezana Djoric-Veljkovic, Mehmet Emiroglu, Dejan Krstić
Narrative Structures in Architecture: Case Study of the Museum of Apoxyomenos
Narrative architecture aims to communicate meanings through spatial qualities by actively engaging users as both readers and participants in storytelling. This paper investigates narrative structures in architecture through a case study of the Museum of Apoxyomenos in Mali Lošinj, Croatia, using a qualitative methodology that combines a shor...
By Petar Mitrović
IMPORTANCE AND TYPES OF LANDSCAPE EDGING ON URBAN GREEN AREAS
Landscape edging (barriers) play a significant role in increasing the aesthetic value and functionality of entire green areas. They provide a way to solve the transition between two different surfaces, creating border and transitional zones between green areas and the surrounding spatial elements i.e. between structural elements within green areas....
By Nenad Stavretović, Jovana Petrović, Marija Pešikan
ORGANIZATION AND SPATIAL QUALITY OF MULTI-STOREY APARTMENTS – CASE OF NIŠ, SERBIA
This paper explores the spatial organization and quality of multi-storey apartments in the city of Niš, Serbia, with a focus on their potential to bridge the gap between single-family housing and traditional multi-family apartments. Through a typological and regulatory overview, the study highlights duplex and mezzanine units as architectura...
By Nataša Petković, Vladana Petrović, Hristina Krstić
ANALYSIS OF THE NATURAL FREQUENCY OF COMPOSITE PLATES MADE OF CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER AND CONCRETE
This paper investigates the natural frequencies of square and rectangular cross-laminated timber–concrete composite plates using the approximate analytical Rayleigh method and finite element analysis in Abaqus/Standard. Determining the natural frequency, as dynamic characteristic, is important for verifying the serviceability limit state rega...
By Nikola Janković, Andrija Zorić, Radovan Cvetković, Lazar Živković, Ivan Nešović