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Diploma thesis 2025Civil Engineeringdostopnost stanovanj · geodetski postopki · gradbena zakonodaja

The Role of Engineering Surveying in Obtaining an Occupancy Permit

The topic is also relevant in a broader social context, as efficiently executed procedures can significantly affect project duration and investor costs, and consequently the general availability of housing.

Klemen KolarGradbeništvo · module Gradbeništvo · supervisor Vladimir Dragorajac · defence december 2025
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AuthorKlemen Kolar
SupervisorVladimir Dragorajac
ModuleCivil EngineeringCivil Engineering
Employer / clientAcademia
Year2025december 2025
About the project

Challenge, approach and results.

The diploma thesis addresses the role of engineering surveying in the process of obtaining an occupancy permit for residential buildings, focusing on its importance for the lawful, safe and efficient completion of construction. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding how surveying measurements, reports and technical documentation affect the correctness of building execution, timeliness of project completion and coordination between different professions involved in the construction process. The practical part presents a case study carried out in collaboration with the company ARM & GEO, d. o. o., which provides insight into real procedures, challenges and solutions in completing a specific residential building.

Solution and Method

The diploma thesis addresses the role of engineering surveying in the process of obtaining an occupancy permit for residential buildings, focusing on its importance for the lawful, safe and efficient completion of construction. The occupancy permit represents the final step in the construction process, therefore accurate and professionally executed surveying support is of key importance for verifying the building's compliance with project documentation, spatial planning acts and valid construction legislation. The topic is also relevant in a broader social context, as efficiently executed procedures can significantly affect project duration and investor costs, and consequently the general availability of housing.

The purpose of the work is to comprehensively present which surveying services are essential at the completion of construction and how the procedures directly connected with obtaining an occupancy permit are carried out. The central part of the research is based on analysis of legislation in the field of construction and real estate cadastre, review of professional literature and examination of the actual situation in the field.

Results

Particular emphasis is placed on understanding how surveying measurements, reports and technical documentation affect the correctness of building execution, timeliness of project completion and coordination between different professions involved in the construction process. The practical part presents a case study carried out in collaboration with the company ARM & GEO, d. o. o., which provides insight into real procedures, challenges and solutions in completing a specific residential building. The actual process of executing surveying tasks is shown, from field measurements and preparation of a surveying plan of completed works to preparation of a cadastral report and cooperation with the investor, supervisor and administrative authorities. In this way, the importance of timely and consistent action by the surveyor is emphasised, who through professionally executed procedures ensures an essential contribution to the lawful completion of construction.

The expected results of the work are a comprehensive analysis of the importance of engineering surveying in the phase of obtaining an occupancy permit and the finding that efficiently executed surveying procedures, in addition to technical correctness of the building, can contribute to faster, more transparent and financially favourable execution of residential projects. In this way, surveying proves to be an important factor that can indirectly also affect the broader issue of housing availability.

Surveying equipment at a construction site for measuring a building
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