USING BIOMASS AS A BUILDING MATERIAL TO SHAPE A SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUTURE
Green building, or the sustainable use of biomass in construction, is a concept for the design and construction of buildings with a lower environmental impact and higher resource efficiency. In recent years, the construction sector has recognized that the introduction of more environmentally friendly methods is crucial to halting global warmi...
By Milica Mladenović, Biljana Vučićević, Predrag Škobalj
SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE ENERGY SYSTEM OPTIONS OF A POWER PLANT THROUGH MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS
Most of the electricity generated in the Republic of Serbia is produced in thermal power plants that burn lignite. The strategy for the development of the energy system is: construction of new power plants based on lignite and natural gas with higher energy efficiency, rehabilitation and modernization of existing plants and accelerated use of...
By Predrag Škobalj, Valentina Turanjanin, Biljana Vučićević, Dragoslav Mrđa, Milica Mladenović
THE POTENTIAL FOR USING SOYBEAN STRAW IN THE CREATION OF BUILDING MATERIALS
Many countries around the world focus on environmental preservation and reducing industry's impact on climate change. Considering that the construction industry accounts for around 40% of global pollution, the majority of which is caused by energy use and more than a quarter by the materials themselves, the building sector offers huge potenti...
By Biljana Vučićević, Dragoslav Mrđa, Valentina Turanjanin, Milica Mladenović, Predrag Škobalj
PCM APPLICATION IN LIGHT CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS IN VARIOUS CLIMATES
Incorporating phase change materials (PCM) into building structures as passive latent heat thermal energy storage technologies offers a potential solution for reducing energy demand and regulating thermal comfort in occupied buildings. Integrating PCM into lightweight walls can improve their thermal performance by increasing building heat cap...
By Biljana Vučićević, Dragoslav Mrđa, Valentina Turanjanin, Predrag Škobalj, Milica Mladenović
THE POSSIBILITY OF USING POLYMER-BASED PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
Phase change materials (PCM) are attractive energy storage technologies due to their high energy storage density and the ability to reversible absorb and release thermal energy at a nearly constant temperature. Polymers and polymer-based eutectic mixtures are promising PCMs. This study aims to investigate heat properties (melting temperature ...
By Dragoslav Mrđa, Biljana Vučićević, Jasmina Mušović, Milena Marinović- Cincović, Tatjana Trtić-Petrovi, Milica Mladenović, Valentina Turanjanin