I forskningsöversikten redogörs för ett resultat från vad nutida forskning belyser om förskollärarens arbetssätt i skog och natur. Enligt Läroplan för förskolan, Lpfö 18 (Skolverket 2018) ska alla barn i verksamheten få chansen att vistas i olika naturmiljöer som en del i arbetet för barns hälsa och välbefinnande. I och med att naturliga miljöer som skogar och ängar reduceras i vårt samhälle för att ge plats åt fler vägar, industrier och bostäder finns risken att målet ur Läroplanen blir ouppnåeligt för förskolor i framtiden. De traditionella förskolorna är därför i behov av ett nytänkande i relation till barns miljöengagemang i arbetet för en hållbar utveckling. Skogen erbjuder en mängd olika naturmaterial och omgivningar som på ett naturligt sätt utmanar barnen och bidrar till bättre resultat och inlärning. Förskollärarna möter barnen i deras lek och i ett planerat undervisningsinnehåll. Arbetssättet kännetecknas av att barnen och förskollärarna arbetar sida vid sida och med stöd av omgivningarna hittar förskollärarna utmaningar och möjligheter till ett biologiskt utforskande för barnen. Den verbala kommunikationen är mest framträdande i samband med förskollärarnas stöttning i barnens upptäcker och i barnens begreppsbildning. Materiel som används i skog och naturundervisningen i förskolan är främst naturmaterial. Barnen integrerar med materialen och delar sina hypoteser och tankar med varandra i samtal och i leken. / The research overview reports on a result from what contemporary research sheds light on the preschool teacher's working methods in forests and nature. According to the Preschool Curriculum, Lpfö 18 (Skolverket 2018), all children in the organization must have the chance to stay in different natural environments as part of the work for children's health and well-being. With natural environments such as forests and meadows being reduced in our society to make room for more roads, industries and housing, there is a risk that the goal from the Curriculum will become unattainable for preschools in the future. The traditional preschools are therefore in need of new thinking in relation to children's environmental involvement in the work for sustainable development. The forest offers a variety of natural materials and surroundings that naturally challenge the children and contribute to better results and learning. The preschool teachers meet the children in their play and in a planned teaching content. The working method is characterized by the children and the preschool teachers working side by side and with the support of the surroundings, the preschool teachers find challenges and opportunities for biological exploration for the children. Verbal communication is most prominent in connection with the preschool teachers' support in the children's discoveries and in the children's concept formation. Material used in the forest and nature education in the preschool is mainly natural material. The children integrate with the materials and share their hypotheses and thoughts with each other in conversation and in play.

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This diploma thesis is focused on a comparison of construction cost of the house made of classic materials with the equivalent made of natural building materials and consequently on comparison of both construction variants. In order to perform those tasks, the used natural building materials were defined. Furthermore, the specific options of usage of these natural building materials as well as the used composition structures were introduced. The thesis concludes with a price calculation of the constructions made of natural building materials which were not available in the common budgetary software. The appendix of the thesis contains budgets for the first variant, where the house is made of natural building materials, and also for the second variant, where the house is made of classic materials.

Par rapport aux ressources énergétiques fossiles combustibles, l’énergie solaire présente des caractéristiques inhérentes à la nature même de la ressource. Ce constat met en évidence la nécessité de système de stockage d’énergie. Ce travail de thèse consiste à étudier un stockage thermique pour une centrale solaire à concentration, ainsi que ses deux composants essentiels : le fluide de transfert et les matériaux de garnissage solides. La compréhension du système de stockage thermocline sur lit de roche est réalisée grâce à une approche expérimentale et numérique. Une alternative innovante sur le choix du fluide de transfert consiste à utiliser des huiles végétales. Concernant le garnissage, un matériau à géométrie contrôlée est développé à partir d’un coproduit issu de la sidérurgie. L’originalité de cette association pour le stockage thermique permet d’allier performance, disponibilité des matériaux en quantité industrielle tout en réduisant l’impact environnemental et financier. / Compare to fossil fuel energy resources, solar energy presents the inherent characteristic given by the very nature of the resource (intermittent availability). This observation highlights the need for thermal energy storage system. This doctoral thesis studies thermal energy storage for concentrating solar power plant, as well as its two essential components: the heat transfer fluid and the thermal energy storage materials. The analysis of the thermocline storage system with filler materials is achieved through experimental and numerical approaches. An innovative alternative for the heat transfer fluid consists to use vegetable oils, which offers comparable thermal properties and operating behavior to conventional thermal fluid. Regarding thermal energy storage materials, many natural and recycled materials can be used. A storage material with controlled geometry is developed from steel industry co-product. The originality of this combination for thermal energy storage combines performance, materials availability at industrial scale while reducing environmental and financial impact.

This thesis deals with complex processes, relationships and phenomena which go beyond the assumed and accepted materialistic perception of the world in general and the process of architectural design specifically. It clarifies and actually redefine the sustainability from a point of higher universal principles forming our environment. At the beginning this thesis presents an extensive knowledge base of existing holistic design systems including Feng-shui, sacred geometry, geomancy or numerology. The purpose is to build and establish a solid foundation for understanding and further research as well as objectively interpreting lesser known topics as a whole. On the basis of intersecting information through the above mentioned topics we specify the hypothesis which proposes the pre-existence of one unifying design matrix of harmonic structures in architecture. The structure of its verification takes us from an analysis of the science of human perception to systems of self-similar contextual references of animated and inanimated forms. These systems of emergent form and flow are basically known as fractals, and could be expressed in both mathematical and geometrical languages. The thesis research then consists of analysing chosen examples of urban and architectural scale in sense of fractality, symbolism and geometrical matrices. We include and integrate the research of associated and relevant phenomena in pedagogical practice, and a case study of the application of fractals in development of a chosen town. From the results of this thesis we abstract five non-dogmatic guidelines or tenets for architectural design; which are supported by experimental verification on some of the author´s buildings. These tenets stand as pillars of implosive architecture. This kind of architecture in context of transcendental overlaps means a possibility of how to bring our anthropogenic environment closer to the natural and harmonic code of the Universe.

Creating the concept of buildings is the primary task of architects, designers in the field of architecture and engineering. Although the basic requirements remain the same across time , possibilities of their solution are constantly evolving and changing. In addition, with the increasing globalization, in context of the housing and the architecture is expected new requirements go beyond the horizons of the interests of bouth investor and designer. Global view of each project and the evaluation of its traces left in our environment and society, although is much discussed but rarely taken into account or even just considered. In this context, we are witnessing the development of new trends of the concepts of buildings, consisting in the use of natural materials, in reducing the environmental burden of a surroundings, in reducing energy demands, or even in an effort to achieve energy independence thus trends, whose common denominator is sustainable construction, hence sustainable development in general. Feasibility of the creation of the concept of energy self-sufficient building doesn´t consist only in the precise solution of the assigned task from the perspective of the designer or investor, but also in finding such a solution which, even with using new trends and principles, will not go against the initial idea itself. The present instrument processed and presented in this dissertation has the ambition to move global view of the project into the perspective of a particular individual design process and in small way contribute to the creation of better projects from the perspective of sustainable development The term of energy self-sufficient buildings are not clearly defined. To work with them it was necessary to determine their basic definition that describes their diverse conceptual variations and allows precisely define the solution area. To correctly select the optimal solution in terms of sustainable development is necessary the assessment and mutual comparison since the beginning. As a basic tool for this assessment was used and partially modified SBTool, which is built on three basic pillars of sustainable development - SOCIAL - ENVIRONMENTAL - ECONOMIC. SBTool tries to determine the degree of left traces of the approach from the perspectives of these three aspects and evaluate the effectiveness of the selected solution. This tool allow to compare the different concepts for the same project among themselves, their parts but also various projects among each other. All of course with regard to the development of various aspects in the time.

In this diploma thesis is designed replica Hanacky estate from the 19th century. The whole structure includes not only a replica of the estate but also including the reconstruction of a barn or shelter. Hanacky estate will be part of Zoopark Vyškov and will serve as an environmental education center. Thesis I deal with a construction technological project. I focus here on the transport links, building-site cell site equipment, calculation of water and electricity, design tools and machinery, calculation, budget and schedule, the use of machines and workers, limitky. I deal with the technological regulations innovative technology. Furthermore, it is the control and test plans, security, ecology, design contract for work. In the last part of my thesis I deal with natural building materials.

ANNOTATION On the banks of the Střední Novomlýnská reservoir, in the cadastre of the municipality of Strachotín, the diploma thesis presents the overall design of a multifunctional complex, based on a sensitive connection between organic farming, well-breeding, and eco-tourism. The proposal shows the concept of farming in a "closed circle", with regard to the environment. The urban solution deals with the selected land with an area of 20 ha. The architectural part closely introduces the system of objects, creating a new landscape, perceived by both a human and bird's eye perspective. The layout solution analyzes in detail the functional arrangement of the farm, trying to meet all the requirements for efficient management while maintaining the organic regime and the coexistence of visitors and employees. The complex also offers a restaurant, multifunctional hall, conference rooms, classrooms, workshops, a gym, and exhibition areas. Accommodation is provided by a system of separate buildings, presenting the current possibilities of natural construction and environmentally friendly technologies to the guests, while maintaining the comfort of living. The farm is fully equipped for weddings or corporate events. The design and material solution use a maximum of natural materials in combination with current technologies. In addition to designing a viable multifunctional unit, the aim of the thesis is also to bring added value to the region, by holding annual cultural events and regular activities for children and seniors from the surrounding municipalities. At the same time, the work aims to create a sensitive counterpoint to current tourist destinations in the area.

This is the proposal of the new utilization of the former recreational centre, which is situated in the beautiful surrounding of the Brno lake. It has been abandoned for many years and is suffering from decay. It has been built in the 1970's for the demand of the Socialistic youth union (remark: the youth organisation of the communist's party). There were held international political conventions and educational sojourns for the students of high schools and universities. The new utilization will be analogous. Only the communist's ideals will be replaced with the ideals of today's democratical society – especially friendly relations between mankind and environment. There will be created the environmental educational centre with the meeting spaces, conference hall and accomodation. The universal concept enables the usage of the facility also for the international students' workshops, training courses, teambuilding events etc. The ecological educational centre primarily makes the good example and is the live educational requisite. Thanks to the concept of the original facility is very convenient the refurbishment to the standard of the energetically passive building, which consists from the natural materials and utilizes renewable energy resources. Because of the very poor technical condition and devastation of the building will be re-used only basement and steel framework. This solution is more economical than the demolition and following new construction. The construction core of the building is almost for free. However, only if we make minimal changes in the framework and we preserve the original building's shape. On the steel framework will be created the new lightweight housing, which will be made from wood, straw pannels and filled with the cannabis thermal insulation. Almost all the roofs will be covered with the photovoltaic foils and the heat source will be air heat pump. The area is very pleasant place to stay. It's full of sunshine all day long and offers very beautiful view of the lake. The main building and bungalows profit of the attractive views. All the former recreational area has was designed to make the people meeting together and to provide the freedom of move and wide variety of activities. However, the rooms and bungalows provide the highest privacy. The inside and outside of the buildings are shading into each other. All the recreational ground – in exterior and interior – is full of liveliness, in the opposite of the rooms, which are the private islands. This aspect, which is present in the former concept from the 1970's, is to be preserved. The former hotel building is distinguished by the quality architectural concept, above-average in the age of origin. It is thanks to the dynamically balanced composition – inspirative today too, and visually interesting interior design of the meeting spaces. This proposal attempts to continue in this qualities. The ground is enriched with the relaxational spaces and the outside gym path. In the opposite of the original state the area is open to the public and is utilized as a park for leisure activities.

The existing world is becoming more disrupted and is falling apart. For its resurrection and restoration, a new way of thinking is necessary. This new type of thinking is needed to be able to open up its mind and to think about the process of thinking itself; it must understand what is happening in other systems, where processes seem to be taking place by themselves without any other visible interference. First Chaos is the title for an intermedia installation which contains 90 black and white photographs, both digital and analogue, all of which were taken between the years 2008 and 2012. Together, the photographs create one coherent piece – a kind of sculpture. They can evoke a "still film" with a non-linear, cyclical storyline, whilst the images can simultaneously function individually, without any connection to other photographs.