In this paper it is presented a definition of sustainable construction from ecological aspect, characterized by reducing the impact of different materials in the environment during construction, but also during the whole lifetime of use of buildings. To assess the impact of materials on health and environment is necessary to examine all phases from beginning of the materials manufacturing till the insertion to the construction, including the use of natural resources for the production of construction products, necessary energy for production, amount of release and CO2 emissions (carbon dioxide) in different stages, methods of construction, use of construction and in the end demolition and recycling. In this paper are presented aspects of a sustainable building with a particular approach to the selection of construction materials and the awareness raise about the impact of materials on environment and health during the whole life of using the facilities. Also it is presented sustainable construction and environment, materials that affecting and the conditions of the different materials using during construction in Kosovo. With a special emphasis also presented the impact of materials on our health, recent research regarding the materials using in constructions and the difference between the old and new constructions in terms of human health. The difference between buildings constructed decades ago and buildings constructing now.

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Interactive architecture encompasses building automation but goes beyond it by including forms of interaction engagements and responses that may lay in pure communication purposes as well as in the emotive and artistic realm, thus entering the field of interactive art. In the coming decades, a new interactive architecture process will continue to be largely implemented into the urban-architectural environment. Various performative art media also embark on interactive architectural design strategies. Therefore, the combination of sensors, processors, and effectors of the variable elements in the architectural structure transforms the perception and understanding of the architectural buildings from passive one into an active evolutive composition. josha.org

Kosovo's water capacities are being ruined in the name of sources for renewable energy. Surely, those constructions for renewable energy have sparked fears of the worst wildlife damages and biodiversity of the environment. The study presented in this paper investigated the water resources of Kosovo. Focusing on the river volumes, legislation, biodiversity, sources for renewable energy, and urban planning issues. The current and possible degraded state of the environment in the name of sources of renewable energy are not acceptable, even more, when the water capacities are being ruined and creating cumulative impacts on river systems, disrupting the landscape and beauty of their characters, and affecting the function of their habitats. Surely, hydropower plants are potential of renewable energy, but it must be wise planned and carefully located, never affecting the public health and community wellbeing. josha.org

Cities are complex organisms, it can be conceptually considered that cities are locally and regionally specific. Pristina in 1486-1487 had only 392 houses and 10 neighborhoods, while in 1689 it was spatially developed with 4000 houses. Pristina became Kosovo's administrative center in 1947, where it had begun to be developed with institutional and urban infrastructure. The cardinal changes that occurred after 1999 and the beginning of the new millennia were many! The study presented in this paper investigated the Prishtina City, focusing on urban planning issues, traffic issues, and urban data. The research methods consist of empirical observation, with an accent to the urban traffic structure. The lack of a sustainable urban mobility plan for the city of Pristina and its linkage to spatial plans in the future will bring serious problems for the city, which will have a negative impact on the quality of life and wellbeing of every citizen living and visits Prishtina. With the enormous number of gravitated vehicles and the lack of parking spaces and facilities, almost every neighborhood in Pristina is in the mental state of protecting the parking space. There is a conceptual urban strategy to offer a variety of public parking spaces and parking garages, also there is a need that those type of buildings blends in within an urban composition. As from urban planning concepts, we stand that in those situations, a more suitable are open-air structures. Prishtina like the other cities must consider implementing a strategy of underground building structures as a whole functional urban system. The current degraded state of the environment and urban health in Prishtina requires specific environment activities. josha.org Journal of Science, Humanities and ArtsJOSHA is a service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content Abstract:Cities are complex organisms, it can be conceptually considered that cities are locally and regionally specific. Pristina in 1486-1487 had only 392 houses and 10 neighborhoods, while in 1689 it was spatially developed with 4000 houses. Pristina became Kosovo's administrative center in 1947, where it had begun to be developed with institutional and urban infrastructure. The cardinal changes that occurred after the 1999, and beginning of the new millennia was many! The study presented in this paper investigated the Prishtina City, focusing on urban planning issues, traffic issues and urban data. The research methods consist of empirical observation, with an accent to the urban traffic structure. The lack of a sustainable urban mobility plan for the city of Pristina and its linkage to spatial plans in the future will bring serious problems for the city, which will have a negative impact on the quality of life and wellbeing of every citizen living and visits Prishtina. With the enormous number of gravitated vehicles and the lack of parking spaces and facilities, almost every neighborhood in Pristina is in the mental state of protecting the parking...