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- ItemSustainable building: Circular economy as a key factor for cost reduction(EDP Sciences, 2024-07-16) Marek, Martin; Krejza, ZdeněkThis article explores the role of the circular economy in achieving sustainability in the construction industry, with a focus on cost reduction. Sustainable building practices are vital for addressing environmental concerns, and the circular economy offers transformative solutions. By emphasizing reuse, recycling, and responsible resource management, the circular economy reshapes traditional construction approaches. The paper examines how adopting circular economy principles can significantly reduce costs throughout a building's life cycle. It discusses case studies and successful implementations, showcasing innovative strategies to minimize waste and optimize resource use. Topics include integrating circular economy practices in design and construction, the economic benefits of material reuse and recycling, and the long-term financial advantages of sustainable building. The article highlights the importance of stakeholder collaboration, policy frameworks, and technological innovations in driving circular economy adoption. By demonstrating the economic benefits of sustainable building through the circular economy, this article aims to promote environmentally conscious construction practices and inspire stakeholders to embrace cost-effective and sustainable solutions for a greener future.
- ItemEvaluation of Investment Risks in CBA with Monte Carlo Method(Mendel University in Brno, 2015-03-30) Korytárová, Jana; Janovská, BarboraInvestment decisions are at the core of any development strategy. Economic growth and welfare depend on productive capital, infrastructure, human capital, knowledge, total factor productivity and the quality of institutions. Decision-making process on the selection of suitable projects in the public sector is in some aspects more difficult than in the private sector. Evaluating projects on the basis of their financial profitability, where the basic parameter is the value of the potential profit, can be misleading in these cases. One of the basic objectives of the allocation of public resources is respecting of the 3E principle (Economy, Effectiveness, Efficiency) in their whole life cycle. The life cycle of the investment projects consists of four main phases. The first pre-investment phase is very important for decision-making process whether to accept or reject a public project for its realization. A well-designed feasibility study as well as cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in this phase are important assumptions for future success of the project. A future financial and economical CF which represent the fundamental basis for calculation of economic effectiveness indicators are formed and modelled in these documents. This paper deals with the possibility to calculate the financial and economic efficiency of the public investment projects more accurately by simulation methods used.
- ItemLCC Estimation Model: A Construction Material Perspective(MDPI, 2019-08-08) Biolek, Vojtěch; Hanák, TomášThe growing pressure to ensure sustainable construction is also associated with stricter demands on the cost-effectiveness of construction and operation of buildings and reduction of their environmental impact. This paper presents a methodology for building life cycle cost estimation that enables investors to identify the optimum material solution for their buildings on the level of functional parts. The functionality of a comprehensive model that takes into account investor requirements and links them to a construction cost estimation database and a facility management database is verified through a case study of a “façade composition” functional part, with sublevel “external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) with thin plaster”. The results show that there is no generally applicable optimum ETICS material solution, which is caused by differing investor requirements, as well as the unique circumstances of each building and its user. The solution presented in this paper aims to aid investor decision-making regarding the choice of the building materials while taking the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) into account.
- ItemWages and Incentive Instruments for Enhancing the Performance of Construction Industry Employees(University North, 2020-02-28) Tichá, Alena; Linkeschová, Dana; Tichý, Zdeněk; Mrňová, ZuzanaThe aim of the article is to present quantitative development of wages and incentive instruments in the Czech Republic during the recent period and at the same time to provide an insight into the emerging changes in the labor market brought by the industry and the construction industry digitization. Strong demand for increased corporate social responsibility of the companies in the technical, economic and environmental protection and care sectors, and in particular in mutual communication between market partners, has had and will have an impact on wage policy and creation of employer wage systems. This article briefly gives the insight into what visions and strategies this situation brings into the construction industry field.
- ItemGlobal Pandemic as an Innovative Impulse for the Labour Market(SHS Web of Conferences, 2021-01-13) Linkeschová, Dana; Tichá, Alena; Nový, Martin; Tichý, JanResearch background: The global history of mankind in an international context is permeated by the painful events include epidemics, wars, natural disasters and crises, including economic ones. Purpose of the article: According to research, it will be the generation of hatcheries from digital talents. In the work environment, however, centennials behave differently than all previous generations. Millenials is a fully technological generation with great self-confidence, but at the same time an autonomous willingness to work hard, assertive and much more demanding operating with completely different and international communication tools. Methods: The article will analyses the surveys of international research about the international crisis caused by the pandemic by methods of mathematical statistics. It has paradoxically accelerated digitization in fields where it has been difficult to assert itself so far. Findings & Value added:.Along with the changing behavior of the next generation and the advancing digitization and automation of work, many professions are at risk. The article deals with the possible development of the labor market in connection with the complete disappearance of some professions, but also the emergence of new professions, which now cannot even be imagined. Several weeks of quarantine, caused by a pandemic of a new type of coronavirus, has changed the lives of many companies and employees. For some companies, it meant their definitive end. For others, however, it foreshadowed the acceleration of innovation in the company itself.