The media regularly appear alarming reports, according to the Czech Republic gets into trouble with the fulfillment of its obligations towards the EU, due to the lack of state financial support. This information is frequently based on calculations originating from the potential recipient of government subsidies, so we cannot rule out that this is about wishful thinking. One of the sectors where we reportedly threatened is the reduction of energy demands.

Modern buildings allow to unify monitoring and controlling of building automation and electronic systems under a common environment known as a Building Management System. Although in many environments the BMS represents an unnecessary feature that only improves the user experience, with growing size of the facility the BMS becomes essential for a building operation. BMS ensures a communication between users and devices and helps to significantly reduce costs of a system expansion. In that case, a reliability and an availability of the BMS becomes critical for a smooth operation. This article presents technical, methodical and process aspects of a high reliability in the BMS, based on experience with a long-term operation of the BMS at the Masaryk University. Fulfilling the presented principles enables the BMS to serve as a primary environment for controlling of the building operation.

The third part of the series focused on contruction explosion protection. This type of explosion protection is based on clasification spaces to the explosions zones and identifications of ignition sources. In the paper are described basic features explosion protection and principles of their function.

Previous article presented findings from marketing research and was introduced pilot model of Facility Management audit. This article is aimed at presenting the results of the testing of the pilot model FMA in a medium-sized engineering company. Testing the model revealed several complications. Some were resolved during testing, but some complications need a deeper and longer-term research and coordination of commercial companies.

Safeguarding perfect labour safety should be a principal requirement respected by all parties involved in the building process in particular from the point of view of the variety of works performed and complexity of building industry conditions as well as with regard to individual risks endangering life and health of workers during the preparation and performance of construction works. As far as individual entities operating in the building industry (tradesmen, small, medium-sized and big building companies) are concerned, adequate attention to labour safety is usually paid big building companies, only, who have sufficient resources to address this complex issued in a systematic way. It was the difficult economic situation associated with a considerable decline of the building production what has recently forced many building companies to implement significant saving measures that could affect the labour safety, too. The paper should show an apparent link between the economic situation, saving measures and labour safety in the building industry and call attention to apparent risks associated with the circumvention or violation of labour safety rules in order to keep profitability and competiveness of buildings companies.

Unplanned impact loads such as explosions or car crashes in urban areas are a tragic consequence of nowadays life. These events can lead to loss of life, injury, and damage to property. Deep understanding of blast wave absorptive materials´ behavior subjected to loading is necessary for design of protective structures.
For the initial experiments different fractions of two filler (ceramic aggregate and expanded glass granulate) and two-component polyurethane binder were chosen. The physical-mechanical characteristics were determined on prepared test specimens – bulk density, flexural strength, compressive and impact strength. Load-displacement curves were captured as an important characteristic of materials´ behavior under quasi-static load.
The properties of designed materials incorporated in selected blast resistant systems were subsequently verified by both numerical simulations and real blast tests.

The puropose explanation concept of "authorized service company", which was introduced CSN 27 4002, and in particular to explain the reasons for the introduction of this concept led, was prepared this informative article. It is for owners and operators of elevators.

The second part of the series focused on secondary explosion protection. The introduction contains method of classification areas to explosive zones. The next important part of this article is focused on ignition sources and their prevention.

Air change rate in a building depends on the weather conditions, building envelope tightness, operation of technical equipment and user activity. On object structural system P1.14/BA were during the heating season (1991–1992) monitored during the opening vent windows (wings). Take into account the impact of opening windows in addition to the minimum intensity of air change rate n = 0,5 + Δn.

This article focuses on the issue of creation of operating rules that pertain to the field of operational documentation. Operating rules are an essential part of the efficient operation of the property. This article is targeted to the content site of operating rules by various functional use of objects. A method of operation of the building affects the composition of future operating rules. In this article, the individual include the composition and structure defined according to the method of use of the building.

SW support for facility management is large area where application of SW tools can provide user with many advantages however in case of wrong choice of SW tool and support or in case of wrong implementation can cause issues and complication.

Modern buildings are usually equipped with various automation systems. It is possible to integrate the systems under common environment which is referred to as Building Management System. Such integration usually puts specific requirements on the used systems and connecting infrastructure. This article introduces basic principles of system interconnection in the BMS and further describes BMS architecture based on BACnet communication protocol which is used at facilities of Masaryk University. Next, the article presents specific problems that occur during BMS establishment and operation, and lists main advantages that are brought into the organization’s operation by extensive integration of building automation and security systems.

Facility management market became more stable over last 20 years where is visible clear difference between companies providing one to two services and companies providing in house management and provide complex FM services. Real FM companies are equipped with own CAFM system or uses certain SW applications for specific FM services. Each big FM service provider can't be without CAFM system. Not only company requires key information but also addresses SW support requirements their clients have.

The second part of the series focused on secondary explosion protection. The introduction contains method of classification areas to explosive zones. The next important part of this article is focused on ignition sources and their prevention.

BIM (Building Information Model) as a process is known from the seventies, but with increasing pressure from investors to reduce construction costs we can assume its massive use. On large construction sites, it could not be managed without it in the future. Technological advances in the field of technical coordination and simulation provides a new method in construction (BIM). These methodologies allow us to implement a risk assessment has been preparing itself to building.

The first part of the series focused on explosion protection, describes the measures of primary explosion protection which means preventing of explosive atmosphere occurance. This kind of protection includes preventing the formation of explosive atmosphere by exclusion of flammable substance or oxidising medium. The article further describes the options of inerting technology with an explosive atmosphere and other possible measures.

While we use computer programs we naturaly talk about Data and Information. What the word Data actually means? What the word Information actually means? What sense do those have in facility management? Answers to these questions can be found in an article about Data and Information in facility management.

This Article focuses on the significant changes to the Land Register introduced by the New Civil Code and an act no. 256/2013 Coll. The most important change is the strict application of the principle of material publicity – in contrast to the previous legislative regulation the record in the Register is always the decisive factor for determining the existing rights. The recording of real rights proceedings improves the protection of real estate owners from fraud by mandatory informing them about the proposed changes. The real right will not be recorded until 20 days after informing the owner.
The priority principle is strengthened by marking not only days but also hours and minutes of submitting the proposal of real rights record. An existing real right which was not a subject of mandatory record before has to be recorded by January 1, 2018. Neglecting this duty might result in losing the right in favor of an incompatible right recorded later.
The real rights are now recorded uniformly regardless if they originate through a contract, court decision, auction etc. Rights such as lease can also newly be recorded in the Register. The changes also reflect the newly introduced principle in the Civil Code making the ownership of the buildings inseparable from the ownership of the land beneath. This principle does not extend to the buildings and land which had different owners before January 1, 2014, temporary buildings and the buildings built entitled from the right to build.

Previous article presented findings from marketing research. This article is focused on introduction of pilot model of Facility Management audit. Article includes outputs, which will be used in desertation thesis “Facility Management Audit” and describes complex audit of facility management (FMA). Goal of FMA is to strengthen confidence of users of FM in functioning of FM. FMA itself is based on audited processes included in the process map of the client. Audit is performed according to three criteria: finance, risk and quality. Methodology of FMA is based on adjusted ISA standards.

New Civil Code enacts special type of solidary obligation to remedy the defects of building constructed under contract for works. All subcontractors (suppliers) of constructor, investor`s technical supervisors or construction project designer are solidary responsible together with the constructor in case the defect can be attributed to the performance they provided. However, these parties need not to be the parties to the contract for works itself (and usually are not) as their obligation arises by law.

The remedies that the investor can claim on these co-debtors, however, are limited to right to demand the repair of the defect. Investor may demand remedy on any of the co-debtors and all the co-debtors are obliged to perform the remedy in full.

The investor has to give notice to the debtor within a reasonable time. The notice can be sent to any of the co-debtors but we advise all investors to give notice always to the constructor first or together with the other co-debtors.