Beodom shares here its experience in doing legal, quality, low-energy apartment buildings in Belgrade.
Making a thermal facade on Klimabloc with perlite and Ceresit plaster
| 10 August 2010 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Klimabloc 38, that we use for external walls, has excellent thermal insulation characteristics by itself. It is nevertheless possible to further improve it by placing 4cm of thermal mortar on the external side of the wall. That is what we did on Amadeo II, using thermal mortar based on perlite. On top of the thermal mortar, we did a complete Henkel Ceresit facade system.
A visit to Pichler Klimabloc production facility in Wels, Austria
| 24 July 2010 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Klimabloc is produced in Serbia by Zorka Opeka but the technology is coming from Austria. The mastermind behind Klimabloc is Markus Pichler, who is running a family business (that was created over 200 years ago) producing bricks in Wels, Austria. We had the chance to visit this state of the art production facility of Klimabloc as well as the new production line for prefabricated brick walls called REDBLOC.
Installing cork boards for the sound insulation of interior walls
| 20 June 2010 - Comments (1) | Construction |
Cork is a fantastic material for both sound and thermal insulation. It is ecological, all natural and reusable. If it is quite expensive to use it for thermal insulation, industrial cork boards can be a viable alternative for sound insulation. The fact that it can be glued directly on brick walls makes it a compelling solution compared to mineral wool. It is thinner and can be cheaper.
SEEBBE 2010: Rehau, Zorka Opeka, Liapor and energy efficiency conference
| 24 April 2010 - Comments (0) | Construction |
The main novelty during this new edition of the Sajam "Građevinarstvo 2010" was the conference on energy efficiency organized during the event. The conference is a testimony of the growing importance of the topic of sustainable development in Serbia. Besides the conference, there were few novelties that we noticed.
How to get a building permit? - Phase 2 - Location Permit
| 05 April 2010 - Comments (0) | Procedures |
The location permit is the first step in the procedure put in place by the New Law on planning and construction for the construction of a legal object. It is obtained based on a preliminary architectural design of the building project. It provides all conditions and data needed for the making of the technical documentation in conformity with valid planning documents.
How to get a building permit? - Phase 1 - Preparation
| 23 March 2010 - Comments (0) | Procedures |
The New Law on planning and construction, passed in summer 2009, put in place a new procedure to obtain a construction permit. In a series of articles, we explain the complete procedure based on this new law. In this first installment, we focus on the preparatory work that goes before the submission of a request for the location permit.
Can you build or not: check the detailed regulation plan
| 19 March 2010 - Comments (0) | Procedures |
One of the 6 things that you should check before buying a land in Belgrade, is if and what you are allowed to build on that land. For that, you can use online tools or ask for the location information in the Secretariat for Urban Planning and Construction. You will be able to obtain information for building only in the case a detailed regulation plan exists for the area where is the land. (updated version)
The new law on planning and construction in Serbia
| 14 February 2010 - Comments (0) | Procedures |
Last August, the New Law on Planning and Construction was adopted by the Parliament of Serbia. It came into force on the 11th of September 2009. This New Law redefines most of the rules applying to land onwership, construction and legalization. In this first article, we present an overview of the changes. We will detail specific aspects in further articles and updates of existing ones.
The situation of urban construction land in Serbia
| 14 February 2010 - Comments (0) | Procedures |
Urban construction land in Serbia went though many changes in the past 60 years. It was nationalized, partially given back and last, privatized again. That last step was made possible by the New Law on Planning and Construction adopted in August 2009 by the Parliament of Serbia.
This article is an update of a previous one written before this new Law.
Essential online tools to explore Belgrade's detailed regulation plans
| 07 February 2010 - Comments (0) | Procedures |
We updated this article to follow the development of the online tools offered be the Land Development Public Agency (Beoland) and the Institute of Urbanism (Urbel). The two institutions give access to web based, interactive maps to explore available detailed regulation plans. These 2 essential tools are incredibly useful in giving the right information on a given plot of land.
Serbia is on the path to energy efficiency and Germany is here to help
| 10 November 2009 - Comments (0) | Reflections |
Kuće Beodom took part in the conference on Serbian-German Dialogue on Energy Efficiency last monday. The conference was opened by the German Ambassador and 2 ministers from the Serbian goverment. It focused on energy efficiency through numerous projects and measures being implemented with technical and financial support from Germany.
Functioning and performance of the geothermal system in Amadeo
| 08 November 2009 - Comments (1) | Construction |
In the previous article we detailled the installation of the geothermal system. We now look at its functioning and performance, showing that almost 80% of the geothermal heat pump energy output, comes from the ground for free. That is saving money and reducing CO2 emissions. Vaillant engineer, Saša Tasić, gives us a complete walkthrough.
Installation of the geothermal heat pump and buffer in Amadeo
| 04 November 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
We covered so far, the installation of the vertical geothermal probes and the connection of the probes to the geothermal heat pump. In this article, we look at the installation of the pump as a complete system. We look at the filling of the probes, the insulation of the pipes and the various connections to the different sub-systems.
Conference on Sustainable Development Strategy with Božidar Đelić
| 21 October 2009 - Comments (0) | Reflections |
Kuće Beodom was invited at the conference on Sustainable Development Strategy of Serbia and of the Netherlands. It was organized by the cabinet of Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Science and Technological Development, Mr Božidar Đelić, who came in person to open the conference. The conference focused on energy efficiency in housing and buildings. Here is a short report.
Connection of the geothermal heat pump with the vertical probes
| 18 September 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
In a previous article, we explained the drilling of the boreholes and the installation of the vertical geothermal probes. We now look at the connection, from the probes, to the geothermal heat pump located in the service room inside the building. The first step is to extend each probe and install that extension underground to reach to point where to enter the building.
Building with POROTHERM - visual guide - lintels
| 25 May 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
In this last article of our POROTHERM building visual guide, we focus on doors and windows lintels, and we look at cerclage elements that are used as a cast and thermal break around slabs. Lintels for Windows with integrated shutters are the most delicate to realize as we will describe in this article.
Making of Baumit facade on POROTHERM, a visual guide
| 08 May 2009 - Comments (1) | Construction |
In this article, we look at the making of the facade on top of the monolitic wall system made of large clay blocks. Although it would be possible to use a thin facade system, the use of a thermal facade improves the thermal characteristic of the wall and even out the imperfection of the masonry. We used Baumit multilayers system that produces an excellent long lasting result.
SEEBBE 2009: Rehau, Xella, Wienerberger, Zorka Opeka
| 25 April 2009 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Spring is finally here in Belgrade and together with it came the time of the traditional building fair event, the Sajam Gradjevine 2009. As we are readying to start building Amadeo II, it was the perfect occasion to see what is up in the field. Experience from Amadeo allows us to select what has worked best and also to search for improvements. Here is an summary of few things of interest.
Geothermal drilling and installation of geothermal probes, a visual guide
| 25 October 2008 - Comments (2) | Construction |
Last July, we installed the first geothermal probe of the geothermal heating and cooling system of Amadeo. We have now resumed this installation and installed 2 more Rehau Raugeo probes. In this visual guide, we document the complete installation process from drilling to filling the borehole with bentonite.
Zorka Opeka KLIMABLOC: a promising new competitor to POROTHERM
| 03 October 2008 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Zorka Opeka, already famous in Serbia for facing bricks and other fired clay products, launched a new line of products called KLIMABLOC. These new blocks are aimed to build walls which do not need any additional thermal insulation material, like Wienerberger POROTHERM. KLIMABLOC is Austrian design and technology and has everything to shake up the Serbian market.
Building with POROTHERM - visual guide - corners
| 27 September 2008 - Comments (3) | Construction |
In this second article of our visual guide on POROTHERM, we look at vertical reinforcements and corners. Those are the least obvious aspects of building with POROTHERM. It is important to deal with them properly to avoid the creation of thermal bridges that could ruin the performance of the walls.
Building with POROTHERM - visual guide - basics
| 16 September 2008 - Comments (0) | Construction |
As we progress the construction of our project Amadeo with POROTHERM, we have more experience to share with this construction system. It is easy to use and the resulting quality is far above what can be achieve with standard gitter blocks. In this first article, we look at the basic aspects of building with POROTHERM.
What is a low-energy construction and how is it defined?
| 01 July 2008 - Comments (1) | Construction |
The concept of low-energy is widely used for houses and buildings in many different ways. What does it means exactly and how is it defined? What energy is taken into account? What is primary and electric energy? In this article, we answer those questions and we explain further how is low-energy normalized and regulated across Europe.
SEEBBE 2008/4: comparative look at monolithic wall systems
| 17 June 2008 - Comments (0) | Construction |
In this last article on the 34th Belgrade International Building Trade Fair, we look at the monolithic external wall solutions (wall system without additional thermal insulation). Wienerberger, Nexe and Opeka presented their line of products made of clay, while Xella hammered its YTONG-Termoblok massive marketing effort into the fair.
Peak oil, the energy crisis is here and it will last
| 01 June 2008 - Comments (1) | Reflections |
If the price of oil is any indicator, it is clear that we are at the begining of an energy crisis. But this one, unlike any other we had in the past, is profound, structural and will last for as long as our dependance on fossil energy lasts. We have reached or are just about to reach the maximum oil production. From there on, it is a downward slope coupled with an increasing demand. Let's explore what this means for all of us.
