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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

(►explanations)

Generic Building Types

Last updated: 15.02.2017

National Typology Brochure

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

(►explanations)

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

Last updated: 13.03.2017

Statistics of the Bosnian and Herzegovinan Building Stock

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

(►explanations)

Last updated: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

 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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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: 14.02.2017

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

(contact information)

 

 

 

 
University of Sarajevo
University of Banja Luka