Projekat IMPROVEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL, ENERGETIC, LIGHTING AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOSED AND SEMI-CLOSED HALLS COVERED BY STRUCTURAL TEXTILE MEMBRANES kojim rukovodi prof. dr Dragan Kostić sa Građevinsko-arhitektonskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Nišu, a koji je finansiran od strane Fonda za nauku Republike Srbije, uspešno je započet 1.9.2024. godine.

 

Objects covered with textile membranes are used for various public and commercial purposes (sports halls, warehouses, squares...). Functionality of such halls is reduced due to unfavorable ambient conditions inside (high humidity, occurrence of condensation, temperature and light intensity oscillations), which adversely affects the supporting structure itself, made of wooden or metal supports and textile membrane. The existing halls are exploited in a static state environment without taking into account the atmospheric changes that are currently transmitted to the ambient parameters in these halls. Methods that will be used:  measurements of ambient parameters and external meteorological influences on the existing characteristic building. Questionnaire of the hall users. Analysis of measurements and their impact on users. Synthesis of the conclusions about the causes of reduced functionality. Architectural remodelling, application of CAD simulations to improve functionality, energy efficiency, optimization of lighting and construction. Formation of a program model for dynamic application on buildings. 

Novelty of the research proposal: optimization of the structural calculation of supports and textile membranes, architectural rules for mandatory application in design of such halls, dynamic model of managing ambient parameters. 
Impact of the Project: reduction of investment costs, energy savings, reduction of the costs of paid insurance premiums for injured users. 

Expected results of the Project: practical - increasing the energy efficiency of closed and semi-closed halls covered with structural membranes, architectural design guidelines; scientific: publication of the project results through papers in journals indexed in JCR, publication of a monograph, conferences, doctoral thesis.