Session
Architecture and Spatial Planning
Description
The urgent need for energy consumption reduction and trends of global warming leads toward exploring possibilities to “hide” living space from explosion to climate changes as a result of global warming. This paper aims to present benefits of underground houses, underground living space. Housing is elementary process of mankind life that was performed from the existence of life in different forms, shapes, levels and social developments. House, as one used to get protected by phenomena of the nature, historically used in different shapes, levels and materials, created mentality that one percept as protective, and isolated space, for life activities. This paper treat possibilities, and priorities, of underground housing and construction of underground house in current development of technology, climate development impact, current development of mentality of society and approach of society toward energy efficiency, as underground house is one of the contribution. Paper as well analyze applicable standards and current legislation in Kosova for underground construction and housing.
Keywords:
Underground house, housing, living space, efficiency
Session Chair
Lulzim Beqiraj
Session Co-Chair
Mimoza Sylejmani
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-62-2
First Page
37
Last Page
45
Location
Durres, Albania
Start Date
27-10-2017 3:00 PM
End Date
27-10-2017 4:30 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2017.5
Recommended Citation
Beqiri, Lulzim; Rexhepi, Zejnulla; Sylejmani, Mimoza; Sinani, Besian; Ibrahimi, Hamide; Haziri, Imer; Faiku, Fatmir; Mehmeti, Arben; and Haziri, Arben, "Underground houses - systematic approach toward underground construction of living space" (2017). UBT International Conference. 5.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2017/all-events/5
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Underground houses - systematic approach toward underground construction of living space
Durres, Albania
The urgent need for energy consumption reduction and trends of global warming leads toward exploring possibilities to “hide” living space from explosion to climate changes as a result of global warming. This paper aims to present benefits of underground houses, underground living space. Housing is elementary process of mankind life that was performed from the existence of life in different forms, shapes, levels and social developments. House, as one used to get protected by phenomena of the nature, historically used in different shapes, levels and materials, created mentality that one percept as protective, and isolated space, for life activities. This paper treat possibilities, and priorities, of underground housing and construction of underground house in current development of technology, climate development impact, current development of mentality of society and approach of society toward energy efficiency, as underground house is one of the contribution. Paper as well analyze applicable standards and current legislation in Kosova for underground construction and housing.