Professor Miloslav Novotný from the Institute of Civil Engineering took part in the prestigious Building of the Year competition in Slovakia this year as the chairman of the jury. The international jury evaluated the submitted buildings from various fields: residential, civil, production or transport.

The competition is announced annually in two categories of Buildings and Engineering Structures, the implementation can be in the form of new construction or reconstruction. The aim of the competition is to promote quality buildings and a positive perception of the construction industry as a necessary, but at the same time modern and innovative field of human activity.

The main prizes in the Buildings category went to the reconstruction and extension of the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava and the Engineering Construction category was won by the first stage of the R4 bypass near Prešov.

The People's Choice Award this year went to the Vaillant Heat Pump Plant, a factory for the production of heat pumps. Almost sixty thousand people took part in the voting. The mission of this award is, besides the professional promotion of construction and the construction industry, also to spread awareness and increase the knowledge potential of citizens in the field of architecture and construction. An important part of it is also strengthening self-confidence in actively influencing public affairs in the field of urban and municipal construction.