Lucrările conferinţei de cercetare în construcţii, economia construcţiilor, urbanism şi amenajarea teritoriului
Paper proceedings of the research conference on constructions, economy of constructions, architecture, urbanism and territorial development
Contributor(s): Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor (Editor)
Subject(s): Architecture, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Physical Geopgraphy, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Environmental Geography, Applied Geography, Geomatics, Governance, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, Social development, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Environmental interactions, Socio-Economic Research, Geopolitics
ISSN: 2393-3208
Published by: INCD URBAN-INCERC
Keywords: urban planning; architecture; civil engineering
Summary/Abstract: Includes full papers presented in the research conference on constructions, economy of constructions, architecture, urbanism and territorial development.
- Page Count: 52
- Publication Year: 2026
- Language: English, Romanian
Sustainable masonry elements based on hemp–lime composites
Sustainable masonry elements based on hemp–lime composites
(Sustainable masonry elements based on hemp–lime composites)
- Author(s):Aurelia Bradu, Alexandra-Marina Barbu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social Sciences, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Sociology, Environmental interactions
- Page Range:5-12
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:bio-based building materials; sustainable construction; hemp; lime; hempcrete;
- Summary/Abstract:Climate change has intensified significantly in recent decades, requiring increased attention and urgent measures to mitigate its environmental and socio-economic impacts. The consequences of these changes affect the global population, particularly communities located in vulnerable areas that may face relocation in the future. The building sector plays a major role in this context, being responsible for approximately 32% of global energy consumption and around 19% of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, reducing the environmental footprint of construction activities has become a major objective of sustainable development policies. One important approach in this direction is the gradual replacement of conventional construction materials, particularly those based on cement, with environmentally friendly alternatives characterized by lower embodied energy and reduced carbon emissions. Among the potential sustainable solutions, the use of bio-based construction materials obtained from renewable resources has gained increasing attention. In this regard, lime-based composites incorporating vegetal waste, such as hemp stalks, represent a promising alternative for the production of non-structural masonry elements. The mixture of hemp, lime and water forms a natural lightweight biocomposite characterized by favorable thermal mass and vapor permeability properties. Furthermore, due to the ability of hemp plants to absorb carbon dioxide during their growth cycle, hemp–lime composites can contribute to reducing the overall carbon footprint of building materials. In addition, these materials demonstrate good adaptability to a wide range of climatic conditions. This study investigates the main properties of masonry elements produced from lime-based composites incorporating vegetal waste. The analysis focuses on the evaluation of density, compressive strength, as well as thermal and acoustic performance.
Smart growth and related urban paradigms: principles, connections, and shared objectives
Smart growth and related urban paradigms: principles, connections, and shared objectives
(Smart growth and related urban paradigms: principles, connections, and shared objectives)
- Author(s):Andreea Catalina Popa
- Language:English
- Subject(s):National Economy, Governance, Social development, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Rural and urban sociology, Socio-Economic Research
- Page Range:13-16
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:Smart Growth; urban sprawl; urban planning;
- Summary/Abstract:This paper explores the relationships between major contemporary urban development paradigms, with a focus on Smart Growth and its connections to New Urbanism, Compact City, and Smart City concepts. Drawing on a comparative literature review, the study identifies a set of shared principles across these concepts - among them sustainable land use, the containment of urban sprawl, stronger public transportation, and environmental protection. Smart Growth emerges as a comprehensive framework that brings together economic, social, and ecological objectives, placing it in close alignment with the broader agenda of sustainable development. The paper concludes that these paradigms are not competing visions, but complementary ones, with real collective potential to shape more sustainable cities.
Patrimoniul arhitectural în contextul dezvoltării durabile
Patrimoniul arhitectural în contextul dezvoltării durabile
(Architectural heritage in the context of sustainable development)
- Author(s):Andreea Vasilca
- Language:Romanian
- Subject(s):Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture
- Page Range:17-26
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:architectural heritage; restoration; sustainable development; energy performance; integrated approach;
- Summary/Abstract:Building renovation in the context of sustainable development is one of the phenomena that brings numerous challenges to specialists in various fields of activity, to authorities, but also to society. The excessive obsolescence of the built stock in Romania, at present, requires interventions both on functionality and structural safety, as well as on energy performance in order to comply with the principles of sustainable development and integration into the European Union programs regarding the reduction of carbon emissions until their cancellation by 2050. Building renovation always involves a complex and integrated approach, gathering around it specialists in architecture, structure, installations, energy audit, but also in the execution of works. Among the buildings, a separate category is represented by those that are exponents of the architectural heritage which consists of both historical monuments and buildings with architectural or environmental value and buildings located within the protection range of historical monuments or in protected built areas. Interventions on them must take into account the principles formulated and adopted over time through charters for the restoration or safeguarding of historic cities, as well as new technologies or behavioral changes in society. In this sense, research is very rigorous and is carried out both in the theoretical field, through preliminary studies - architectural historical study, facade study, specific studies of all artistic components or materials present - stone, glass, metal, wood, which form the basis of architectural, structural and installation design proposals, as well as in the field of materials and techniques for their implementation to ensure compatibility with existing classical materials. A constant challenge of our days is the conclusions of the energy audit report and the interior decoration of these spaces loaded with cultural significance or simply because they are made of traditional materials that require the adoption of open attitudes or perhaps only compromise on the part of energy auditors and beneficiaries or investors who must resort to choosing as much as possible natural materials and colors that are expensive so that the results obtained following restoration or renovation are of quality and lasting. European funds are favorable to us in this regard, but it depends on us, all of us, how we use them to save our existing building stock.
Utilizarea registrului local al spaţiilor verzi în gestionarea infrastructurii verzi-albastre (IVA): studiu de caz - zona metropolitană Râmnicu Vâlcea
Utilizarea registrului local al spaţiilor verzi în gestionarea infrastructurii verzi-albastre (IVA): studiu de caz - zona metropolitană Râmnicu Vâlcea
(Use of the local register of green spaces in the management of green-blue infrastructure (BGI): case study - Râmnicu Vâlcea metropolitan area)
- Author(s):Amelia Cazacu
- Language:Romanian
- Subject(s):Physical Geopgraphy, Human Geography, Environmental Geography, Applied Geography, Environmental and Energy policy, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Environmental interactions
- Page Range:27-36
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:blue-green infrastructure; local register of green spaces; urban planning documentation; strategy; Râmnicu Vâlcea;
- Summary/Abstract:The actions for regenerating and expanding the green-blue infrastructure (GBI) on the territory of Romania must respect the legal framework established for both green spaces and water management, which is also valid for the Râmnicu Vâlcea metropolitan area. The Râmnicu Vâlcea metropolitan area has a fairly consistent GBI, with opportunities for improvement and expansion, both through the regeneration of undeveloped land and by enhancing the existing lakes and rivers that run through the area. This paper presents how the legislative provisions on the management of green spaces are applied in the local administration of GBI, by analyzing the local registers of green spaces (RLSV) and the importance that the urban local authorities included in the metropolitan area grant to them, including by developing specific strategies or chapters dedicated to GBI in integrated urban development strategies. The material was developed within the project PN 23 35 06 01 - "Integrated urban information system for evaluating blue-green infrastructure at the level of municipalities and cities in Romania for implementation in urban development plans. Case study: Râmnicu Vâlcea Municipality", funded by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization and carried out within the ECODIGICONS Core Program.
Cercetători ştiinţifici de referinţă din istoria INCERC: inginerul Mauriciu Weissemberg, 105 ani de la naştere
Cercetători ştiinţifici de referinţă din istoria INCERC: inginerul Mauriciu Weissemberg, 105 ani de la naştere
(Reference scientific researchers from the history of INCERC: engineer Mauriciu Weissemberg, 105 years of birth)
- Author(s):George M. Croitoru
- Language:Romanian
- Subject(s):Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Scientific Life
- Page Range:37-44
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:scientific research; reinforced and prestressed concrete; experimental tests; precast elements;
- Summary/Abstract:Mauriciu Weissenberg was a personality of scientific research in construction in our country, which was affirmed in the period after the Second World War, since the establishment and organization of this activity in Romania. He was part of a generation of great researchers (together, among others, with Leonida Löbel, Marcel Tannenbaum, Cosma Damian, Ştefan Enescu, Aurel Cambureanu, Dan Victor Dumitrescu, Romulus Constantinescu, Dan F. Dumitrescu) who worked with outstanding results within the Building Research Institute in Bucharest, bringing prestige to this elite institution of Romanian research. His professional career after emigrating to the United States of America was a natural continuity of a valuable researcher's path. His valuable scientific and professional activity highlights a model of excellence in this field, which deserves to be remembered by specialists of the contemporary period. The evocation and homage to his personality on his 105th birthday justifies the development of this article.
Reacţia la foc a produselor din lână pentru construcţii
Reacţia la foc a produselor din lână pentru construcţii
(Fire reaction of wool-based products for construction)
- Author(s):Adrian Simion, Ştefania-Cristina JUGĂNARU, Mihnea STOICA, Mario BĂRBUŢ
- Language:Romanian
- Subject(s):Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture
- Page Range:45-52
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:sheep wool; fire reaction; thermal insulation; building materials; fire safety;
- Summary/Abstract:Fire protection represents an essential requirement in the development of the built environment, particularly in the context of using ecological thermal insulation materials. Sheep wool–based products are increasingly used in construction; however, their fire reaction behavior requires thorough evaluation. The purpose of this study was to determine the fire reaction performance of sheep wool thermal insulation products using standardized testing methods in accordance with European requirements. The tests were carried out at the INCERC Bucharest, according to the SR EN 13501-1:2019 classification standard, including ignitability, non-combustibility, and calorific potential tests. The results highlighted the influence of density and composition on fire behavior, with higher-density products showing reduced ignitability and self-extinguishing capacity. The analyzed products demonstrated adequate performance for safe use in construction applications when appropriate fire protection measures are applied.
