2923 in I storey and 1995 in II storey live spruce trees from Lithuanian national forest inventory were selected using criteria formed in advance. It was assessed that the height class varies marginally in a 5 year period. The value of the spruce wood is more determined by assortment yield than by the volume. The wood volume stock increased by 17,8% and the value increased by 26,6% in a 5 year period.The biggest mean value variation was estimated in site type Lc and reaches 0,76 Lt/m3 in one year period.

In North America, the operation of buildings accounts for approximately one third of the total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions annually. Office buildings are responsible for roughly 35% of the total commercial/institutional secondary energy use in Canada, followed by retail buildings at 17% (NRCan, OEE, 2010). In recent years, a number of researchers from around the world have conducted life-cycle assessment (LCA) studies to investigate the impacts of buildings on the environment. Most studies have focused on three types of buildings: office buildings, single residential dwellings, and multi-unit residential apartments. There have been almost no comprehensive LCA studies of retail buildings, specifically single-storey retail buildings. This is a problem, since compared to office buildings, single residential dwellings, and multi-unit residential apartments, retail buildings consume approximately 1.2, 2.0, and 2.3 times more energy per floor area respectively (NRCan, OEE, 2010). In addition, retail buildings usually undergo major resource intensive renovations far sooner than other building types. Therefore, the primary goal of this study was to conduct a comprehensive LCA for the components of a single-storey retail building located in Toronto, Canada, to determine which building components contribute the most towards the total life-cycle energy use and global warming potential (GWP) after 50 years. Using the latest LCA techniques, the total life-cycle energy use and GWP was calculated for 220 different building components including: exterior infill walls, roofs, structural systems, floors, windows, doors, foundations, and interior partition walls. Also, a comprehensive LCA study was conducted for five single-storey retail buildings (including a pre-engineered steel building system which is lacking in the literature), in order to determine which components of a single-storey retail building are responsible for the most environmental damage. For a typical single-storey retail building located in Toronto, Canada, the operating energy (and GWP) accounts for about 91% (88%) and the total embodied energy (and GWP) accounts for about 9% (12%) of the total energy (and GWP) after 50 years. The roof alone is responsible for nearly half of the total embodied energy and GWP of the entire building. The LCA study also found that after 50 years, the total energy (and GWP) of the five case study buildings only differed at most by 6% (7%), regardless of the choice of structural system, or whether the building was made predominately of steel or wood building components. This thesis concludes with a prioritized list of recommendations for reducing the total life-cycle energy use and GWP of a single-storey retail building in Canada.

Šiame baigiamajame magistro darbe yra sprendžiama teisės aktais reglamentuoto, tačiau Lietuvoje pasyviai įgyvendinamo daugiabučių pastatų modernizavimo, panaudojant atsinaujinančius energijos išteklius (šiuo atveju saulės energiją), problema. Pagrindinis darbo tikslas yra išanalizuoti maksimalias saulės energijos sistemų panaudojimo galimybes, modernizuojant daugiabučius pastatus, įrodant tokių sistemų tinkamumą esamoms Lietuvos klimatinėms sąlygoms. Susipažinus su esama pasirinktos krypties padėtimi, apžvelgus kitose šalyse įgyvendintus saulės energijos sistemų panaudojimo daugiabučiuose pastatuose sprendimus, galimus tokių sistemų analizės metodus, pasirinktas tyrimo būdas – naujų sistemų modeliavimas. Reikalingų duomenų kaupimas apėmė ne tik literatūros apžvalgą, faktinių duomenų sisteminimą, bet ir realiai veikiančios saulės sistemos stebėseną, parametrų fiksavimą bei jų analizę. Naudojant licenzijuotą modeliavimo programą, tiriamajam objektui, esančiam Birštone, sukurtas energinės analizės modelis, kurio rezultatai vėliau panaudoti ekonominiuose bei pirminės energijos srautų skaičiavimuose. Išanalizavus 7 skirtingus scenarijus, kuriuose tarpusavy derinamos dvi saulės energijos sistemos – saulės kolektoriai ir saulės elementai – pagrįsta tezė, jog saulės energija gali būti sėkmingai, tiek energiniu, tiek ekonominiu požiūriu, naudojama Lietuvos klimatinėmis sąlygomis. Įdiegus šias sistemas į daugiabučius pastatus juos renovuojant ir taip bent iš dalies atsisakant... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / This final master thesis is dealing with the problem that concerns passive RES (in this case solar energy) application in the multi-storey buildings’ modernization process in Lithuania, although it is regulated by legal acts. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate all the possibilities of maximal possible solar energy gain application in in the multi-storey buildings’ modernization process and to prove, that such systems are suitable for Lithuania’s climate conditions. Based on acquaintance with present situation of analysed area, overview of similar already embodied projects in the other countries, possible analysis methods of solar energy systems, for further analysis modelling of new systems was chosen. Collection of the data, needed for modelling, involved not only overview of literature or processing of actual parameters data series, but also monitoring and analysis of already operating solar energy system with flat-plate solar collectors that is used for domestic hot water preparation. For the object of analysis in Birštonas town, by using licenced program, the model of energy was created. Final modelling results were used in further economic and primary energy related calculations. In total 7 different scenarios, comprising two main active solar energy systems – solar collectors and photovoltaics – were analysed. The results validated the statement, that solar energy can be successfully employed in old multi-storey buildings’ refurbishment in Lithuania based on both... [to full text]

Wind loads acting on wooden building structures need to be dealt with adequately in order to ensure that neither the serviceability limit state nor the ultimate limit state is exceeded. For the structural designer of tall buildings, avoiding the possibly serious consequences of heavy wind loading while taking account at the same time of the effects of gravitation can be a real challenge. Wind loads are usually no major problem for low buildings, such as one- to two-storey timber structures involving ordinary walls made by nailing or screwing sheets of various types to the frame, but when taller structures are designed and built, serious problems may arise. Since wind speed and thus wind pressure increases with height above the ground and the shear forces transmitted by the walls increase accordingly, storey by storey, considerable efforts can be needed to handle the strong horizontal shear forces that are exerted on the bottom floor in particular. The strong uplift forces that can develop on the wind side of a structure are yet another matter that can be critical. Accordingly, a structure needs to be anchored to the substrate or to the ground by connections that are properly designed. Since the calculated uplift forces depend very much upon the models employed, the choice of models and simplifications in the analysis that are undertaken also need to be considered carefully. The present licentiate thesis addresses questions of how wind loads acting on multi-storey timber buildings can be best dealt with and calculated for in the structural design of such buildings. The conventional use of sheathing either nailed or screwed to a timber framework is considered, together with other methods of stabilizing timber structures. Alternative ways of using solid timber elements for stabilization are also of special interest. The finite element method was employed in simulating the structural behaviour of stabilizing units. A study was carried out of walls in which sheathing was nailed onto a timber frame. Different structural levels were involved, extending from modelling the performance of a single fastener and of the connection of the sheathing to frame, to the use of models of this sort for studying the overall structural behaviour of wall elements that possess a stabilizing function. The results of models used for simulating different load cases for walls agreed reasonably well with experimental test results. The structural properties of the fasteners binding the sheathing to the frame, as well as of the connections between the members of the frame were shown to have a strong effect on the simulated behaviour of shear wall units. Regarding solid wall panels, it was concluded that walls with a high level of both stiffness and strength can be produced by use of such panels, and also that the connections between the solid wall panels can be designed in such a way that the shear forces involved are effectively transmitted from one panel to the next.

The topic of my diploma project is a design and a project documentation of a kindergarten in the city of Ružomberok. The building is located on a flat land with a rectangular shape in a peaceful locality. The floor plan of the building is atypical.The building consists of a ground floor with a partial basement. The structural wooden system uses massive wooden wall panels by Novatop. The basement is made of a concrete structural system. The structure is based on the concrete strip foundations and it has a flat roof. The kindergarten is divided into the class sections and a utility part with a kitchen. Overall, there are three classes with the maximum capacity of 60 children. Two class sections are of the same hight and the one in the middle is raised. All the day rooms are south-facing and each of them has a direct access to the wooden terrace. On the east side of the site there is a parking lot designed for 16 cars with a path leading to the main gate and to the building entrances. The entrances to the kindergarten and to the utility part are separated. The main entrance to the kindergarten is designed as barrier-free.

The subject of master thesis is new building of mixed-use building in the cadastral area Brno city part Černá Pole in a row of residential buildings. The building is designed with five storeys with one underground and 4 aboveground floors. The property is located in a sloping terrain. There are garages with a capacity of 18 parking spaces in underground floor and a technical room. On the first floor there are business premises and the background of the apartment building. From the second to fourth floor there are flats. The main entrance to the building is north-facing.

The diploma thesis deals with the solution of the end house building. The guesthouse is designed with a restaurant with a café and a kitchen on the ground floor. On the upper floors there are guest rooms, including a barrier-free room, a two-room apartment for families with children, a meeting room for corporate meetings and terraces for a more comfortable stay in the guesthouse. The building is a three-storey and a partial basement. Roofing will be done with a sloping roof on one side with a hump and on the other with a shield. The building has an atypical floor plan that copies the shape of a building plot. The project is processed using AutoCad Architecture.

Thesis deals with project documentation of wellness centrum. Location in Hlicová Hora. The object is situated in the regional development. The object is designed as a three-storey, with basement, from the systém Pootherm. The roof is a flat, single casing. Object has a shape of rectangle.

This diploma thesis deals with the elaboration of the project documentation of the construction of the Blanice accommodation facility. The object has a rectangular shape. The proposed building is located in Vodnany. The accommodation facility is designed for 28 people and 32 seats in the restaurant. The building is designed as a four-storey, partly basement. On the underground floor there are storage areas, technical background. On the first floor there is a main entrance, a reception and a restaurant with technical facilities for the staff. On the second and third floor there are guest rooms. On the second floor there is also a room for people with limited mobility. The building is bricked from brick blocks with a flat roof Keywords.

The point of my diploma thesis was design elements of reinforced concrete frame structures mounted single – storey mall.I choose the most exposed to the specified longitudinal frame structure, where I assumed the most highly stressed elements, which I subsequently designed. All documents and calculations are illustrated in part B2 of my diploma thesis.