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Water in general and especially drinking water, is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity in the Central Europe region due to the climate change. For a human, water is a bare necessity of life. The necessary amount of water to maintain human life is several litres a day. However, in a modern way of life, daily water consumption is usually over 100 litres. This amount accounts only for the personal consumption. To ensure the operation of national economy, consumption must be much higher. There are two ways how t...

Project management is a recognized and used technique for the preparation and implementation of projects. There are several different methodologies worldwide, which try to achieve the same goal by different approaches - previously defined goal of the project. In construction industry, the projects are always connected to the particular type of construction. However, the goal of the project is not the realised construction itself, but it is the means how to achieve it. Construction production is characterized, amon...

The basic contractual instrument among all involved parties of construction projects in the Czech Republic is a contract for work according to the Civil Code of the Collection of Law of the Czech Republic. The contract is further supplemented by provisions based on long-term business experience and needs of contractual partners. An essential part is the type of price, its amount and the method of determining or adjusting the price. For green constructions in general and green buildings in particular it is customar...

The section of highway between Prague and Brno represents the oldest and the busiest part of the highway network in the Czech Republic. The current technical state requires renovation and modernization. The total length of 201 km is divided into 21 sections. Works on all sections are gradually planned, introduced and implemented. Highway works are carried out with a few exceptions in full traffic but with lower speed limits, a limited number and width of lanes. Time work is organized in a one-shift operation, seve...