Research Profile
College ESLG ‘s research is currently focused in the following research areas:
• Facilities management;
• Sustainable construction;
• Sustainable architecture;
• Urban sprawl, urban transformation;
• Social infrastructure;
• Demographics and urbanization;
• Interdisciplinary real estate studies;
• Living environment;
• Blockchain in real estate;
• Sustainability and protection of environment;
• Real estate markets and real estate marketability;
• Housing and urban studies;
• Applicability and economic viability of advanced material technologies in Kosovo buildings;
• Kosovo climate adapted low-energy envelope technologies;
• Real estate recording standards;
• Developments in the local and international legislation in real estate and construction management;
• European Environmental Law;
• European Energy Directives;
• Green and circular economy;
• Sustainable financing;
The Research Strategy of College ESLG can be found here.
High-quality researchers
ESLG will pick the most talented researchers from across the region to come and work in ESLG. But high-quality research is not just about finding the best people - it's about getting the best out of people. To this end, ESLG strives to create a work environment that is stimulating, innovative and dynamic.
Research portfolio
College ESLG is involved in several international and national research projects:
- Sustainable Energy Efficient Buildings Project/HERD program implemented by College ESLG and Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU);
- OSCAR Project: Value for Owners and End-Users of Property with implementing partners NTNU, EVRO-PF and ESLG;
- Kosovo Real Estate Market Study with implementing partners College ESLG and Kosovo Realty Group;
Through these projects, College ESLG has become a pioneer in Kosovo in the research in the field of sustainability, facilities management, and real estate.
Some of selected research publications that took place as part of SEEB project/HERD program are as follows:
- HOXHA, Visar, HAUGEN, Tore, and BJÖRBERG, SVEIN, and TEMELJOTOV-SALAJ, Alenka, Developing sustainable energy efficient buildings – A transnational knowledge transfer experience between Norway and Kosovo, Studies in Higher Education, 2020, Vol 45 (2), pp. 390-402 https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1534094
- HOXHA, Visar, HAUGEN, Tore, and BJÖRBERG, SVEIN. Measuring perception about sustainability of building materials in Kosovo. Facilities, ISSN 0263-2772. 2017, Vol 35 (7/8), pp. 436-461
- PALLASKA, Elvida, HAUGEN, Tore, HOXHA, Visar, FINOCHIARO, Luca and SALAJ-TEMELJOTOV, Alenka, Sustainability by improving energy efficiency in traditional housing in Kosovo, Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts, 2018, Vol 5 (5), pp. 1-16
- HOXHA, Visar, and SHALA, Fjolla, "The benefits and challenges of sustainable buildings in Prishtina, Kosovo", Facilities , 2019, Vol. 37 No. 13/14, pp. 1118-1152. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-08-2018-0097
