BUILD ABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY – A QUESTION OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Buildability and sustainability are key elements of design of any structure, their provision and subsequent legal responsibility is often governed by various laws and regulations which may differ from country to country. This paper looks at the issue from the angle of the designer's professional pride and ability to stand up to the challenges which the design process brings. Although laws and regulations may differ, the technical and operational challenges are often similar throughout the world. Three examples from three different countries will be described, each of them dealing with a different type of structure where buildability and sustainability had to be considered from different points of view. The first example includes a listed building in the centre of Prague where a new basement had to be constructed to allow new usage of the former bank as a hotel; the second example describes options considered by the designers when suggesting ways of repairing a firedamaged tunnel under a factory floor; while the third example includes description of options for excavating a large-scale basement located next to a river.

• CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BASEMENT UNDER AN EXISTING LISTED BUILDING IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

• FIRE-DAMAGED TUNNEL IN A FACTORY IN HUNGARY

• EXCAVATION OPTIONS FOR A LARGE SCALE BASEMENT NEXT TO A RIVER IN SLOVAKIA

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