XVIII, 2017/2

Editorial

»You are asking me what I think about the aim and tasks of our university? Just a few words: Our university has, as any other university, two main roles: developing academic successors and scientific work. In this moment we need to emphasize also something else, this university is not needed only because of learning and science. We need our university also because it is ours and no foreign university can give our academic youth the spirit that our university can. Therefore it is about the difference in the spirit, not the difference in science or its methods. Our intellectual will easier miss any formula that he/she can gain in practice if neccessary. But the intellectual must not contribute to the development of our national and state life as he/she was so far: often of foreign spirit, with foreign way of thinking, foreign orientation about the matters that touch our essence. Our intellectual needs to scientifically think, speak and write in Slovene.«
Full professor Milan Vidmar, 1929; speech of the rector at the 10th anniversary of the University of Ljubljana (in Dimovski et al., 2013: 150)

This issue brings new insight into several topics that are part of our creative everyday, professional and cultural life. The researchers from the field of business studies and architecture have joint forces and in front of you is the bundle of interesting articles as we are not born only for ourselves – Non nobis solum nati sumus (Cicero).

Full professor Tomaž Čater and Miran Kostanjevec, MSc, present an overview of the existing and potential individual housing construction in Slovenia, assess the market potential for the installation of heat pumps in Slovenia, and analyze trends in the heat pump industry in selected European markets. in the first arcticle of this issue, titled »Market potential and trends in the industry of heat pumps for house building in Slovenia«. Their study shows that the market of cheaper air-water systems, especially smaller units for new buildings and energy-renewed smaller houses with a power of up to 10kW, is growing.

Researchers, Sabina Ogrinc, MSc, assistant professor Jelka Pirkovič and assistant professor Barbara Mörec, conducted a study of three national museums based on the method of qualitative interviews with the intent of determining the state of economic valuation of cultural heritage objects and corresponding accounting practices. The authours found out in their article, titled »Economic valuation of movable cultural heritage objects in Slovenian national museums« that the use of economic valuation methods of cultural heritage objects in Slovenia is very limited.

Assistant professor Domen Kušar presents to us the hay barns as an indispensable part of the picturesque culture landscape in the Alps and emphasizes their usefullness and the aesthetics as the consequence of their rationality. The authour of the article, titled » Compositional characteristics of wooden haybarns on Uskovnica« notices the changes that are happening in farming and consequently also result in the deterioration of hay barn.

Špela Verovšek, PhD, Matevž Juvančič, PhD, and full professor Tadeja Zupančič, authours of the article, titled »Sustainability assessment framework for Slovenian neighbourhoods« present first two stages of the research process where they develop the evaluation model, based on the modular system of indicators and to it connected methodology for the interpretation of resulting values. They provide an insight into the development of methodology for the estimation of the efficiency as regards local resources at the level of neighborhoods.

Assistant professor Peter Marolt presents in his paper, titled » The art of spatial design and fine arts« fine artistry as a part of any kind of spatial design of quality. Author states that that emphasized artistic image is also valid for some of the presentations of architectual or urban space, which usually belongs to the level of conceptual presentation projects, but at the same time, can be seen as the finished artwork by itself.

Colleagues Tadej Glažar, Aljoša Kotnjek and Polona Šušterič present architectural workshop Rintala Eggertsson – Spatial structure, which they built for students and users of the central atrium at the Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ljubljana. Colleague, assistant profesor Domen Zupančič, PhD, and Anamarija Kejžar, PhD, present the equipment/design project which was produced in collaboration with students from EMŠA program: Maša Iše Bračevac and Ana Dolenšek. The team synthesized theoretical knowledge from the field of architecture and adjusted it to the needs of the elederly based on multifunctionality in the field of design and implementation of room design for relaxation in the nursary home Petra Uzarja in Tržič. The name of the room »Grem na lepš«.

The growth of experience leadership (Horn, Friis Jensen, 2009) is connected to global trends as our experiences are subject to global competition, but also influenced by global challenges, such as the environment. Change management calls for good leadership (Maxwell, 2007): understanding, maturity, confidence, decisiveness, experience, intuition and preparation which enable the connection of different disciplines and building long-term research partnerships, based on the shared vision of key stakeholders

Guest editor,
Assist. Prof. PhD. Judita Peterlin

References

  1. Dimovski, V., Penger, S., Peterlin, J., Uhan, M., Černe, M., Marič, M. (2013): Napredni management. Ekonomska fakulteta Maksima, Ljubljana.
  2. Horn, P., Friis Jensen, J. (2009): Experience Leadership in Practice. MOL Publishers, Roskilde.
  3. Maxwell, J.C. (2007): The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Thomas Nelson, Nashwille.