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This paper addresses the safety of railway crossings as critical elements of transport infrastructure where rail and road traffic interact. The current design approach is primarily based on normative assessment of individual parameters, such as road geometry and sight conditions, typically evaluated in isolation. However, this approach does not sufficiently capture the interactions between parameters, which significantly influence the overall level of safety. The aim of the paper is to identify inappropriate combi...

Accelerated urbanization represents one of the most significant pressures on the urban environment. The transition from "green" to "grey" amplifies the vulnerability of cities to the effects of climate change (temperature rise, floods, droughts, and air quality degradation). In this context, urban green spaces, and public parks in particular, acquire a strategic role as nature-based solutions (NBS). NBS are capable of providing essential ecosystem services such as mitigating the urban heat island effect, stormwate...

This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary traffic survey approaches, focusing on advanced data acquisition platforms and AI-based video analytics. The study highlights a significant transformation in traffic engineering, where traditional data collection methods are being complemented by modern solutions to provide detailed behavioral and safety-related insights. Central to this shift is the use of surrogate safety measures (SSMs) based on traffic conflicts and near-miss events, such as T...

Urbanization and climate change increase pressure on water resources and urban drainage systems, particularly in Mediterranean regions. Extensive green roofs have emerged as nature-based solutions capable of reducing stormwater runoff while improving urban microclimates. The present study evaluates the performance of halophytic and Mediterranean drought-tolerant plant species in extensive green roof systems irrigated with waters of different salinity levels. An experimental setup using the DIADEM-150 multilayer gr...

The development of sustainable and energy-efficient transportation systems has become an important aspect of modern urban planning and future smart mobility concepts. This project presents the initial structural design work carried out for a Hyperloop pod intended to operate in a low-pressure transportation environment as part of an innovative high-speed transport system. The research focused on the development of two alternative load-bearing frame concepts: a welded steel structure and a modular aluminum structur...

Two variants of roof construction were compared. It is a non-green roof and the extensive green roof. The analysis of surface temperature of flat roof was provided by the simulation in DesignBUILDER v7. The surface temperature of extensive green roof was lower up to 28 K in comparison with the non-green roof. The results from DesignBUILDER were used as data input for the CFD model in ANSYS CFX. The results from CFD model showed that the outside air temperature close to the surface of non-green roof can rise to 3.7...

Omnicopters are fully actuated UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) with some special properties, such as the ability to fly in an arbitrarily chosen orientation. However, many of their characteristics, including their resistance to wind gusts, remain poorly understood. This paper presents a new multirotor design that can be used to conduct comparative studies. The proposed platform is an eight-engine aircraft, and its main advantage is the ability to rearrange four of the motors between two configurations when landed,...

With the dynamic development of the internet, we are observing the development of modern technologies to facilitate the quality of public life in urban spaces. Therefore, in the context of urban development and urban space management, the concept of "smart city" has emerged, aspiring to be one of the most important research areas and topics of the 21st century. GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technologies play a key role in the development of smart cities, particularly in the area of environmental protection....

Artificial intelligence (AI) has significant potential to enhance resource efficiency and reduce environmental costs. Nevertheless, AI systems-especially large language models (LLM)-are energy-intensive and resource-demanding. The ecological cost stems not only from the energy required for training and inference, but also from the infrastructure needed to sustain AI operations, including data centers and cloud services. From a socio-psychological point of view, it is extremely relevant to understand what beliefs i...

The retention of rainwater runoff through green roofs provides a number of positive effects in achieving resilient urban infrastructure. The most significant benefits include adaptation to climate changes, such as alternating between intense rainfall and droughts, as well as reduced capital and operational expenditures for sewer systems. The primary objective of this research is to analyze the mitigation effect on the run-off from an extensive green roof in the Sofia (Bulgaria) area for the first time. To accompli...

Climate change poses a significant challenge to infrastructure worldwide, with asphalt pavements particularly vulnerable due to their temperature-sensitive properties. Jordan-s pavement infrastructure faces escalating challenges due to climate change, including rising temperatures and increasing environmental stressors. This study investigates the impact of climate change on asphalt road pavements in Jordan, focusing on the period from 2020 to 2050. Using advanced machine learning algorithms integrated with mathem...

The Creative Urban Workshop provided by architects and artists from RTU at Vienna SGEM international conference at December 2025 regarding Islandes Square, Kipsala, Riga, invites international experts and activists to give collaboratively envision a vibrant, multifunctional, and ecologically responsible public space. Positioned as the future -gate- to the RTU campus, Islandes Square offers a unique opportunity to integrate human-scaled urbanism with sustainable design. The workshop includes an introductory talk, o...

The aim of the paper is to analyze the key ethical aspects of the application of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in disaster risk reduction (DRR), identifying the challenges and proposing a framework for their responsible solving. GenAI is a transformative technology in DRR, which offers new possibilities for predicting, preventing and responding to natural disasters. GenAI can create detailed simulations for training, analyze large data sets in real time, generate personalized warnings and optimize log...

Cultural properties possess unique characteristics that fulfil the essential needs and desires of individuals, thereby enhancing the well-being and quality of life within a community. The enhancement of cultural properties focuses on promoting their recovery to improve physical preservation, protection, and safeguarding; in such operations, it is essential to ensure sustainability from environmental, economic, and social perspectives. To achieve sustainable architecture, it is necessary to implement strategies tha...

Hybrid energy systems are a fundamental component of the future of energy resources. They are applicable across various sectors of industry and daily life. This study examines the integration of a photovoltaic system within a smart grid of charging stations for electric vehicles. The hybrid system consists of solar panels, inverters and an injection point. By simulating solar panels in simulator and analysis, the generated power over time is assessed based on solar irradiation data for a specific geographical loca...

A significant part of the built environment and historical architectural heritage in the EU consists of masonry structures. These old structures often undergo severe decay, reaching a critical state of deterioration and becoming highly susceptible to natural disasters, especially in earthquake-prone areas. Some of the structures hold architectural and historical value. Modernizing, repairing, and reusing the existing built environment, alongside efforts in extending its service lifespan, are among the most effecti...

The design of urban drainage systems in the European Union generally follows the requirements of the EN 752 standard. Nevertheless, it uses a classical approach that aims only to convey stormwater runoff away from the settlement boundaries, thus preventing local problems. On the other hand, global tendencies are oriented towards a more sustainable approach for climate-adaptive metropolitan infrastructure. To address problems like urban expansion, expected future heavy rainfall events, sewer overloading, flooding, ...

This study addresses the limitations of conventional incentive systems in encouraging sustainable behaviors -- such as donations, ethical consumption, and CO2 reduction -- by highlighting their lack of transparency, long-term viability, and respect for privacy. To overcome these issues, we propose a decentralized reward framework built upon a blockchain-based Self-Sovereign Information Environment (SSIE). Verified actions are recorded through NFTs and smart contracts, ensuring immutable traceability without disclo...

The extensive or intensive green roofs are today the common solution for roofs at new and retrofitted buildings in different climatic regions. In terms of region where the building is located the thermal insulation in the roof is or not. In the direction from the equator further the thermal insulation in the roof is important to decrease the heat flow from the building to the exterior during winter months. The presence of thermal insulation on the roof also influences the heat load of rooms under the roof during s...

This work explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence as a strategic and reflective Green AI, understood not as an energy-efficient technology, but as a high-analog processing environment capable of analyzing, critically evaluating, and reformulating sustainability strategies. Through a proof-of-concept on the case of Taranto, a city that symbolizes the contradictions between industrial development and environmental degradation, the ability of large-scale linguistic models (LLMs) to generate-when ...

Mediterranean cities are characterized by an intense culture of outdoor living, yet empirical research on urban heat island (UHI) dynamics within these environments remains limited. This study investigates the cooling performance of urban vegetation during a typical summer day across three newly redesigned coastal promenades in Albania. Employing a mixed-methods approach combining experimental, semi-experimental, and comparative analyses the research integrates urban morphology assessments, climatic datasets, in-s...

This paper presents two AI-based case studies aimed at enhancing data-driven approaches to urban planning in relation to diverse topographical conditions towards sustainable development strategies and new urban typologies. The first case study employed a genetic algorithm to identify optimal spatial arrangements for agriculture, photovoltaic energy generation, and urban structure development. The analysis was conducted across three distinct Slovak topographies: riverlands, mountainous areas, and the existing urban...

The development of UAV-based (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) diagnostic methods has created new opportunities for evaluating high-rise and industrial structures. While traditional multirotor drones are commonly used for visual and thermal inspections, their limited authority control reduces precision when operating close to complex surfaces. This review paper examines the capabilities of omnidirectional UAVs (omnicopters), which offer full control across six degrees of freedom by decoupling translation from rotation. S...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become essential platforms in domains such as logistics, environmental monitoring, surveillance, agriculture, and disaster management. The growing complexity of missions and the increasing demand for autonomy highlight the critical role of trajectory optimization, which ensures safe, efficient, and adaptive navigation in dynamic environments. Path-planning algorithms form the core of this capability, enabling UAVs to avoid obstacles, minimize energy consumption, and accomplish ...

The climate crisis due to global warming is intensifying, and international cooperation to curb temperature rise is underway. South Korea has set GHG reduction targets, along with systems for implementation and assessment to achieve these goals. South Korea currently applies the IPCC-Tier2 method based on fuel consumption to estimate GHG emissions at the national level. Additionally, starting in 2024, it has begun estimating GHG emissions at the level of 17 local cities. However, applying the fuel consumption-base...

We are living in an information dense world, where the sustainability is key. Even though civil engineering projects are highly technical, they require precise planning and clear communication channels to be successful and achieve this purpose. For this, in recent years, all around the world, various entities and decision boards worked to put together a set of rules to define and standardize the interaction between all the involved stakeholders (e.g. investors, designers, builders, and operators). Using the BIM (B...

An ecological approach to construction and the Green Building concept force construction processes participants to meet specific requirements. In relation to designers and making designs of buildings, the requirements to be taken into account have also been defined. Above all, social, financial, and environmental benefits throughout the entire lifecycle of a building must be taken into consideration. It is significant to choose materials that ensure the safety and durability of the structure, as well as its therma...

In 2015, the United Nations set 17 sustainable development goals to be achieved by 2030. Among them, the 11th goal is - sustainable cities and communities. Taking into account such factors as increasing urbanization, challenges of well-being in the urban environment, the imbalance of resources, the issue of sustainability of urban areas is becoming more and more relevant. It requires solutions that balances sustainable development in economic, environmental and social dimensions. Urban agriculture is a practice wi...

The paper outlines the process of data collection and processing undertaken to develop a digital twin of the central region of Bratislava city, focused on evaluating its capacity for generating solar and wind energy on an urban scale. Data sources included airborne laser scanning, provided as 3D point clouds, older existing polygonal 3D models, and other available map documents, which were processed to generate a comprehensive polygonal model with semantic information across different layers as buildings, vegetati...

Changes in land use and architectural renovation are a normal process in historic urban centres, and as a consequence there are changes in the occupation of properties, such as the loss of vegetation cover and filtering soils that could be integrated into the urban green system, which is now almost entirely concentrated in the public space. In this study, a series of orthophotographs of the historic centre of the city of Loja were analysed to determine the changes in vegetation cover and its distribution among squ...

This paper explores the application of augmented reality (AR) in spatial data and 3D model visualization, particularly in the context of smart cities and campuses. The term "smart city" refers to the concept of urban planning that optimizes city space by applying digital technologies to improve the quality of life. Smart cities include innovative solutions in traffic, urban planning, energy, communications and digital management of the city and buildings to provide efficient and sustainable development. We develop...

Global biodiversity decline is dramatic. Urbanization is a global trend that is often driving biodiversity loss. At the same time urban green spaces can maintain high levels of biodiversity. However, for urban Nature-based Solutions to maintain biodiversity they have to be designed and managed with this goal in mind. Furthermore, there are certain risks to biodiversity associated with the urban green infrastructure. These risks merit consideration when urban planning is undertaken. Approaches to green infrastructu...

Even today, factories and production systems are primarily planned using established methods from lean production, developed in the 1990s, which only partially address sustainability. Industrial production significantly impacts climate change; in Germany, for instance, 70% (9.1 million TJ) of the primary energy requirement of 13 million TJ comes from industry, and around 28% of annual new land use is attributed to industrial expansion and new construction. This situation is no longer viable, given the European Com...

The high risk of natural disasters to which Ilha de Mocambique (IM) and its Buffer Zone (BZ) are naturally exposed and the demographic explosion it has suffered increased the loss of ecological wealth, biodiversity and the mischaracterization of the cultural identity it holds. Thus, there are required urgent measures for its values safeguard, preservation and valorization. The primary objective of this proposal is to improve the sustainability of IM and BZ enhancing its development trough landscape and urban plann...

Urban areas are characterized by very intense and complex interactions between built objects and natural elements, especially in terms of the impact they have on the local microclimate. One of the most important aspects of this interaction is the way in which vegetation influences incident solar radiation, which has a major impact on energy consumption, comfort and the overall sustainability of urban areas. In this study, we focus on the city of Zagreb, where we conduct a detailed analysis of the impact of urban v...

This study investigates the relationship between users- comfort and energy consumption in an educational building located in a humid continental climate. Through a year-long monitoring program, we collected data on indoor temperature, humidity, lighting levels, CO2 concentrations, and natural gas consumption. Our analysis revealed that during the heating season, the average indoor temperature was 24.03 degrees Celsius while natural gas consumption reached 41.71 megawatt-hours (MWh). By analyzing the relationship b...

The present research evaluated a facade alternative to reduce the indoor temperature of buildings in the Ecuadorian Amazon (Yantzaza, Ecuador). Three scale models were compared: one with a gabion facade and leafy vegetables (onion, lettuce, basil, chamomile, and cabbage), one with a gabion facade only, and one with a clay brick (traditional) facade. Thermal data from inside the models were analyzed in March (warmest month) and January (coldest month). The results showed that between 13:00 and 15:00 in January and ...

Urbanization is an ongoing trend. It causes various negative issues, including strain on human health and biodiversity. Cities are often subject to negative effects of climate change. Currently green and blue infrastructure are often seen as potential solutions for these problems. However, integration of topographically diverse sites and geological elements into urban landscapes is rarely considered as an important measure for addressing societal and environmental issues in cities. This can lead to lost opportunit...

Construction using 3D printer technology seems to be not just a passing trend and a growing number construction companies are approaching this new construction methodology. Although construction processes with printers are becoming standardized, it is also true that many other aspects must be considered in the design phase. Better this construction methodology becomes known, more architects and engineers will have to learn how to design these constructions, in the methods of statics, systems, etc. A very important...

This article arises from a joint project between the universities of Jaen and Malaga (Spain), which are developing outdoor prototypes at the University Campus -called Smart-Trees- to improve the quality of exterior spaces for the university community. The starting point for creating these outdoor canopies is using recycled material and elements from other buildings, such as from demolition or disassembly operations. The first prototype was developed at the Malaga University Campus, and the second at the two campus...

This paper explores the operational characteristics of a DC islanded microgrid engineered to produce green hydrogen, utilizing power sourced from a solar array complemented by an energy storage system. The model simulates a one-week evaluation period, incorporating comprehensive analyses of electrical, thermal liquid, and thermal gas domains. By examining the interactions between the solar array, energy storage, and electrolyzer, the study provides a detailed assessment of system performance under varying conditio...

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of a residential solar thermal system designed for domestic hot water (DHW) production in a single-family dwelling located in Mangalia, Romania. Positioned at a latitude of 43.894- and a longitude of 28.422-, Mangalia benefits from an annual global irradiation of 1403 kWh/m?, providing favorable conditions for solar energy utilization. The study evaluates the system's performance over the course of a year, focusing on energy consumption, solar fraction, and environmental be...

Increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions are among the objectives of sustainability. Sustainable design aims to conserve natural resources, reduce pollution, and obtain self-sufficiency by utilizing environmentally friendly materials. This study aims to research sustainable architecture from the perspective of vernacular houses. Designing buildings to suit the climate is an old tradition used in vernacular architecture. Historic buildings are characterized by low energy consumption, and sustainab...

For the purpose of achieving a sustainable city, there has been a significant increase in the construction of green buildings in recent years. Since these are properties with characteristics that differ from those of ordinary buildings and, therefore, few transactions of comparable properties can be collected in the market area in which they are located, it is very difficult to apply the Revealed Preference Methods for green buildings appraisal. These cases produce the same conditions common to industrial products...

Cities in the Czech Republic and nearby Central Europe usually have a very long tradition. This post shows changes in the long run in the scope and function of green and water areas in selected municipalities. Most of the cities in the region were founded in the Middle Ages, from the 10th to the 13th century. At this time, the issue of water and green cities was directed purely at the utility function of drinking water and food supply. The exception at this time was only the gardens of noble and tin buildings. Ove...

The aim of this report is to assess the extent of valorization of the landscape in relation to the increase of energy efficiency and in the context of the construction of green buildings and the development of modern green architecture, which is responsible for the implementation of sustainable policies implemented in the field of environmental protection and the fight against climate change. This paper will review current trends in the development of green architectural design and the interrelationship with the a...

Urbanization and expansion of urban territory is a global trend that affects all major cities in the world. For this reason, the quality of the urban environment is increasingly important for human health and well-being. One increasingly popular element to improve and address the challenges associated with a warming urbanized landscape is blue-green infrastructure (BGI). Blue-green infrastructure is mainly associated with the urbanized landscape and its integration into the urban environment. In our post, we will ...

The contribution unveils the outcomes of a case study conducted in Chotebor, Czech Republic, highlighting the pivotal role of long-term traffic analysis in fostering sustainable urban development. It exemplifies how cutting-edge technology and data can be instrumental in formulating more streamlined and eco-conscious urban blueprints. Within the framework of this initiative, surveillance cameras and traffic analysis software were deployed, yielding profound insights into the city's present dynamics and prospective...

The consequences of human actions on Earth are becoming increasingly evident, leading us to consider that the -climate collapse has begun-, as the General Secretary of the United Nations (UN) warned at the beginning of September 2023. At less than a decade from 2030, the goals and its targets for sustainable development (SD) in the UN 2030 Agenda are far from being achieved, requiring urgent actions. Their fulfilment is at risk, particularly considering recent events such as the war(s) and the pandemic. Developing...

In 2011, it was decided that the carrying public transport system in Bratislava would be tram transport. Today's transport system is based on radials, it was created as part of Bratislava's first comprehensive transport concept in the ?70s. One of the disadvantages of Bratislava's public transport system is the few tram lines in the city centre, which, with a large number of radials, causes vehicles from different radials to cluster together at dense and poorly spaced intervals. The disadvantage of the radial syst...