Revitalization of preschool facilities in Serbia: The program and methods for environmental, functional and energy efficiency improvement

For many years in Serbia there are great difficulties with investing in the construction of new children's preschool facilities and therefore, the scope of works is at very modest scale. However, even if the community was not in the economic stagnation, and much more was built, the priority is reconstruction and adaptation of existing buildings. In this context, the goal is mainly their revitalisation. The reasons for that are: the preservation of existing buildings, improvement of accomodation conditions for children. The foundation of the proposed project is establishing a program and developing a model of reconstruction of children's preschool facilities as one overall procedure. The task is a complete revitalization of the building and improvement of environmental quality, as a result of new qualities of interior space and improved characteristics of facade layer. The development of the model is realized through an adequate number of buildings and the optimal set of parameters according to this criteria: quality of environment, fukcional values and energy balance. The project goal is to analyze the demands and establish the best model for reconstruction and adaptation in terms of the full revitalization of children's preschool facilities regarding needs of the children for psychologicaly acceptable environment and high-quality and functional space, but also in terms of both healthy and energy efficient environment.