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Information in Bosnian language:	National Contact Point Bosnia and Herzegovina (University of Banja Luka)
Information in Serbian language:	Information by the Republika Srpska Ministry of Saptial Planning, Civil Engineering and Environmental Protection

Annotation

The work on the typology of Bosnia and Herzegovina was done by experts from University fo Sarajevo (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Architecture) and University of Banja Luka (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy) in cooperation with the Deutsche Geschellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) without funding by the IEE programme.

Residential Building Typology

Building Type Matrix

classification scheme for residential buildings --- construction year classes --- pictures of example buildings

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Generic Building Types

Last updated: 14.02.2017

National Typology Brochure

example buildings --- typical energy consumption values --- effect of refurbishment measures --- building display sheets

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Brochure in Bosnian and English language. (Click on picture to download PDF.)

Last updated: 12.03.2017

Statistics of the Bosnian and Herzegovinan Building Stock

systematical overview --- available statistics for residential buildings and heat supply systems

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Last updated: 13.02.2017

Overview

Statistical Table	Item	Available	Sources
S-1.1	Frequency of building types of the national building stock	yes	[1]
S-1.2.1	Percentage of thermally refurbished envelope areas	no	-
S-1.2.2	Information on insulation level and window types	yes	[2]
S-2.1	Centralisation of the heat supply (for space heating)	yes	[2]
S-2.2	Heat distribution and storage of space heating systems	no	-
S-2.3	Heat generation of space heating systems	yes	[2]
S-2.4	Heat distribution and storage of domestic hot water systems	no	-
S-2.5	Heat generation of domestic hot water systems	no	-
S-2.6	Solar thermal systems	no	-
S-2.7	Ventilation systems	no	-
S-2.8	Air-conditioning systems	no	-
S-2.9	Control of central heating systems	no	-

Note:

S-2.4	Heat distribution and storage of domestic hot water systems	Prevailing system: individual electric boilers; other systems are statistically irrelevant
S-2.5	Heat generation of domestic hot water systems
S-2.6	Solar thermal systems	These systems are statistically irrelevant
S-2.7	Ventilation systems
S-2.8	Air-conditioning systems
S-2.9	Control of central heating systems

Sources:

[1] Analysis carried out by Faculty of Architecture and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - University of Sarajevo and Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - University of Sarajevo as well as independent experts for the TABULA project, a data base of a representative survey of Bosnia and Herzegovina residential building stock (Survey by Ipsos 2015), pondered in relevance to the official statistical data from Statistical Office of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Main results published in National Typology of Residential Buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016.

[2] Survey carried out by Ipsos Strategic Marketing in cooperation with Faculty of Architecture and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - University of Sarajevo and Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - University of Sarajevo as well as independent experts for the TABULA projecta data base of a representative survey of Bosnia and Herzegovina residential building stock (2015), pondered in relevance to the official statistical data from Statistical Office of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Results published in form of internal report, 2016.

Last updated: 13.02.2017

Statistic S-1.1

construction	SFH	TH	MFH	AB	sum	fraction
year class	number of buildings (1000)
before 1945	10.8	1.2	0.6	1.0	13.6	1.46 %
1946-1960	26.1	1.6	3.3	0.4	31.4	3.65 %
1961-1970	87.6	7.5	4.4	0.7	100.2	11.63 %
1971-1980	194.1	9.2	2.9	1.5	207.7	24.10 %
1981-1991	236.1	5.9	1.2	0.9	244.1	28.32 %
1992-2014	254.8	6.7	3.4	1.0	265.9	30.85 %
sum	809.5	32.1	15.8	5.5	862.9	100,00 %
fraction	93.91 %	3.72 %	1.85 %	0.52 %	100,00 %

Last updated: 13.02.2017

construction	SFH	TH	MFH	AB	sum	fraction
year class	number of dwellings (1000)
before 1945	12.1	1.6	5.5	0.1	19.3	1.19 %
1946-1960	30.6	2.2	37.6	17.2	87.6	5.41 %
1961-1970	110.4	10.5	68.2	51.3	240.4	14.84 %
1971-1980	244.5	14.9	73.2	105.0	437.6	27.03 %
1981-1991	306.9	8.9	14.0	40.5	370.3	22.87 %
1992-2014	323.6	10.2	72.0	58.3	464.1	28.66 %
sum	1028.1	48.3	270.5	272.4	1619.3	100.00 %
fraction	63.49 %	2.98 %	16.71 %	16.82 %	100.00 %

Last updated: 13.02.2017

construction	SFH	TH	MFH	AB	sum	fraction
year class	living space (million m²)
before 1945	0.75	0.09	0.28	0	1.12	0.89 %
1946-1960	1.82	0.12	1.81	0.31	4.06	3.22 %
1961-1970	7.06	0.69	3.38	2.79	13.92	11.05 %
1971-1980	20.64	0.96	3.62	7.15	32.37	25.71 %
1981-1991	29.58	0.80	0.85	2.59	33.82	26.87 %
1992-2014	32.96	0.88	4.26	2.50	40.6	32.25 %
sum	92.81	3.54	14.2	15.34	125.89	100.00 %
fraction	73.71 %	2.81 %	11.28 %	12.19 %	100.00 %

Last updated: 13.02.2017

construction	SFH	TH	MFH	AB	sum	fraction
year class	TABULA reference area (million m²)
before 1945	0.82	0.1	0.31	0	1.23	0.89 %
1946-1960	2.00	0.13	1.99	0.34	4.46	3.22 %
1961-1970	7.76	0.75	3.72	3.07	15.30	11.05 %
1971-1980	22.70	1.06	3.99	7.86	35.61	25.71 %
1981-1991	32.54	0.88	0.94	2.85	37.21	26.87 %
1992-2014	36.26	0.97	4.69	2.75	44.67	32.25 %
sum	102.08	3.89	15.64	16.87	138.48	100.00 %
fraction	73.71 %	2.81 %	11.28 %	12.19 %	100.00 %

Last updated: 13.02.2017

Aggregation for Building Stock Model

		construction period	number of buildings	number of apartments	living space	TABULA reference area
			1000	1000	million m²	million m²
“Single Family Houses”	SFH I	before 1970	134.8	167.4	10.53	11.56
(<= 3 apartments)	SFH II	1971-1980	203.3	259.4	21.6	23.76
	SFH III	1981-1991	242	315.8	30.38	33.42
	SFH IV	1992-2014	261.5	333.8	32.96	37.23
“Multi Family Houses”	MFH I	before 1970	10.4	179.9	8.57	9.43
(>= 4 apartments)	MFH II	1971-1980	4.4	178.2	10.77	11.85
	MFH III	1981-1991	2.1	54.5	3.44	3.79
	MFH IV	1992-2014	4.4	130.3	6.76	7.44
sum			862.9	1619.3	125.89	138.48

Last updated: 13.02.2017

Statistic S-1.2.2: Information on Insulation Level and Window Types

S-1.2.2.1: Insulation thickness - Walls

Insulation in exterior walls exists in 28 % of buildings

	year class
insulation in exterior walls (%)	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
yes	16.26	21.78	26.78	41.46	28.07
no	82.74	78.22	73.22	58.5	71.9
unknown	0.15			0.04	0.03
insulation thickness (%)	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
< 5 cm	52.27	61.97	64.16	57.62	59.32
5 cm	9.88	22.75	28.01	31.59	27.16
6-10 cm	3.81	6.14	5.68	6.62	6.22
unknown	29.04	2.15	2.15	4.17	7.3
	average wall insulation thickness 7 cm

Last updated: 13.02.2017

S-1.2.2.2: Insulation thickness - Roofs

Roof insulation exists in 20 % of buildings

	year class
roof insulation (%)	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
yes	13.76	19.17	19.12	26.91	20.41
no	86.24	83.83	80.7	72.83	79.47
insulation thickness (%)	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
< 5 cm	48.03	51.03	51.07	40.39	46.02
6-10 cm	27.18	29.00	40.09	48.05	39.52
11-20 cm	12.61	11.15	7.63	9.26	10.06
> 20 cm	11.50	8.82	0.40	2.3	4.34
unknown	0.68				0.05
	average roof insulation thickness 9 cm

Last updated: 13.02.2017

S-1.2.2.3: Windows - main material

data refers to all buildings (existing state)

	year class
main material (%)	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
wood	70.32	63.36	60.53	35.69	46.32
PVC	10.45	16.44	14.78	25.16	26.05
aluminum	0.54	0.44	1.47	1.27	1.29
other	18.69	19.76	23.21	37.88	26.33

Last updated: 13.02.2017

Statistic S-2.1: Centralisation of Heat Supply (for Space Heating)

data refer to all buildings (existing state)

	year class
Centralisation of Heating System	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
District Heating	3.46	2.53	1.66	1.61	2.32
Building Heating System	7.42	17.42	19.00	22.86	16.68
Dwelling Heating System	8.79	9.59	10.71	10.25	9.84
Room Heating System	80.32	70.47	68.62	65.28	71.18

Last updated: 13.02.2017

data refer to SFH and TH (existing state)

construction	SFH				TH
year class	Centralisation of Heating System
	District Heating	Building Heating System	Dwelling Heating System	Room Heating System	District Heating	Building Heating System	Dwelling Heating System	Room Heating System
< 1970	0.36	6.85	7.63	85.17	16.04	22.60	9.87	51.49
1971-1980	0.54	15.63	9.69	74.14	18.77	48.68	2.22	30.33
1981-1990	1.08	18.93	10.31	69.68	4.79	33.17	20.65	41.38
1992-2014	0.90	23.02	9.57	66.51	0.93	21.36	21.27	56.45
fraction	0.72 %	16.11 %	9.30 %	73.88 %	10.13 %	31.45 %	13.50 %	44.91 %

Last updated: 13.02.2017

data refer to MFH and AB (existing state)

construction	MFH				AB
year class	Centralisation of Heating System
	District Heating	Building Heating System	Dwelling Heating System	Room Heating System	District Heating	Building Heating System	Dwelling Heating System	Room Heating System
< 1970	24.48	2.08	23.00	50.43	33.09	2.24	18.43	46.24
1971-1980	37.85	24.26	8.50	29.39	60.80	2.74	33.78	2.69
1981-1990	23.09	0.00	25.15	51.75	32.72	0.00	55.74	11.55
1992-2014	34.51	29.16	20.82	15.51	52.81	0.00	31.79	15.40
fraction	29.98 %	13.88 %	19.37 %	36.77 %	44.86 %	1.25 %	34.94 %	18.97 %

Last updated: 13.02.2017

Statistic S-2.3: Heat Generation of Space Heating Systems

Dwelling and room heating system; Heat Generator Types

(in total SFT 83.18 %, TH 58.41 %, MFH 56.14 %, and AB 53.91 %)

	year class
Heat Generators for Space Heating	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
Single Stoves	98.16	97.16	96.33	96.67	97.08
Boilers	1.31	1.46	2.97	2.91	2.16
Both	0.53	1.38	0.70	0.42	0.76

Last updated: 13.02.2017

Energy Carriers

Energy carriers for dwelling and room heating systes (SFH 83.18 %, TH 58.41 %, MFH 56.14 %, and AB 53.91 %)

	year class
Energy carriers for dwelling and room heating systems	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
Gas	2.52	1.15	0.90	1.08	1.41
Oil	0.18	0.94	0.30	0.51	0.48
Wood	83.18	83.53	81.57	76.91	81.30
Coal	5.20	8.60	10.69	14.63	9.78
Electricity	6.02	2.23	1.71	2.95	3.23
Other	1.51	1.64	2.12	1.79	1.77
Unknown	1.40	1.91	2.71	2.13	2.04

Energy carriers for buildings with building heating systems (SFH 16.11 %, TH 31.45 %, MFH 13.88 %, and AB 1.25 %)

	year class
Energy carriers for building heating	< 1970	1971-1980	1981-1991	1992-2014	total
Gas	2.54	1.11	0.93	1.63	1.55
Oil	0.20	0.98	0.30	0.74	0.56
Wood	84.19	80.48	78.54	73.34	79.14
Coal	4.41	7.73	10.05	14.41	9.15
Electricity	5.07	2.48	1.18	2.81	2.89
Other	2.58	5.88	7.31	5.73	5.37
Unknown	1.00	1.35	1.70	1.35	1.35

Last updated: 13.02.2017

Responsible for the content of this page:

University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
University of Banja Luka - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Architecture
University of Banja Luka - Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

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