RAINWATER RETENTION IN A HOUSING ESTATES. ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION POSSIBILITIES BGI – A CASE STUDY OF LUBLIN

Abstract

The article examines the architecture from the times of the Polish People's Republic (PRL) and compares it with contemporary multi-family residential developments in terms of water retention. Neglecting this aspect in multi-family housing estates and the paving of surfaces in new housing developments pose a problem. A case study from Lublin was used to identify factors influencing the implementation of blue-green infrastructure (BGI). Using SCALGO Live software, the accumulation areas of rainwater were analyzed and evaluated for BGI implementation. The results indicate that a direct interpretation of computer simulations as BGI implementation sites can be erroneous. The identification of locations for this solutions requires consideration of many other factors.