DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This major INVENTION is the right, only possible, and froin the technical point of view the maximum cost-effective and absolutely best solution for all families with more family members or smaller businesses/serv ices that either live or do business in their-owned facilities or business premises, located on small land plots in villages or towns ie urban areas worldwide, for which, due to diverse urban, conservation or other reasons, they can't obtain the necessary permits to build a garage or carport to store/park their v ehicle, or beneath which they can protect the v ehicles they use even day; this inv ention relates to the FIRST SMALL ECOLOGICAL UNDERGROUND GARAGES that will be placed on such small land plots, at which their owners will be able to store/park one ( I ). two (2). three (3) or more motor vehicles, for whose construction, in most states, not even a special building permit will be required, although it needs to be emphasized that, due to their high environmental value, the owners will be able to receive significant giants in the construction process, resulting in their affordable and acceptable price: the above mentioned underground garages fall under extremely important areas of traffic and ecology, and are fully compliant with all available knowledge and technical capabilities of our time.

In this regard, it must be said that the above mentioned motor vehicles include all types and kinds of personal, commercial and delivery vehicles which their owners use every day in the said areas, and which they are forced to leave on nearby roads, parking lots or public garages day and night, usually far away, and which tend to be filled with different things, tools, instruments or finished products almost every da .

Given that the Inventor, an architect, has been well familiar with this difficult and complex problem for main years now. which tends to become more and more complex in urban areas worldwide due to the ever increasing number of such vehicles, he decided to finally solve this issue in the best possible way. Therefore, along with the eminent international associates from different professions dealing with this difficult and complex issue, he first explored in detail the existing state of the art.

Please refer to the FIG. - 1 to correctly understand the aforementioned main and most important results obtained.

FIG. - 1

is an English v ersion of an existing small hydraulic underground garage parking (as it is called) for one motor vehicle, hich has been cited in various journals as the best technical solution to date ie:

• practical and interesting solution for all residents and small businesses/services that live or do business in urban areas, own two personal, commercial or delivery vehicles and have only one parking space, as thev can now store/park their second vehicle underneath the ground, regardless of w hether located on their nicely organized land plot or garden.

• they are nowadays a more common solution in urban areas of Japan. Italy and Great Britain, spreading more rapidly to other urbanized areas worldwide, which are characterized by insufficient number of necessary parking spaces or spaces for the storage/parking of such vehicles. • they work just as well with the remote control as an automatic garage door;

• the only problem relating to the above shown English version of the existing smal l hydraulic underground garage for a motor vehicle is its considerably high price of £ 60.000.00. making it affordable only to an extremely small number of residents or smal l businesses/serv ices that either reside or do business in these urban areas.

Hav ing thoroughly analyzed with his associates other variants of the same product by d ifferent manufacturers, ie the entire state of the art, he came to the main and most important resu lts which are in brief as follows:

they can undoubtedly be considered as attractive facilities, but not at all compliant with the minimal/basic technical standards, instead, they are compliant with the well-know n technical standards for such and all other construction facilities.

• when closed, no one can access them by using either external stairs or creepers ie the hole/gap on such stairs or alongside the stairs,

• they don't have an indoor lighting.

• almost all of them don't even have the necessary outdoor lighting, which is extremely important,

• they have no drainage when e.g. wet or snowy vehicle is stored/parked in them.

• in addition, such facilities are hermetically closed/sealed and don't even allow for the necessary ventilation to take place; instead, wet or snowy vehicles wi ll be stored/parked in such facilities, causing speedy deterioration as a result of such storage conditions,

• they can't at all operate in conditions w hen, for w hatever reason, electricity falls out for short or an extended period of time, as they don't have any independent power source that would enable proper operation even at such occasions.

• they are much more expensive than they are worth,

• they in principle represent very expensive toys for the rich liv ing in these areas, w hose only intention is to surprise and impress their neighbors or friends who drop in for a visit.

• almost all of them are intended to store/park one motor vehicle and as such don't constitute a solution to this difficult and complex issue; and

• their only positive feature is that the vehicles can be stored/parked underground on land plots, and removed from the roads or nearby parking lots and public garages.

Such irrefutable results led the Inventor to the conclusion that the existing state of the art w as far behind all available know ledge and technical capabilities of our time, that so far, only the purely amateur and pioneering steps had been done in th is field, and that such disastrous state of the art could and must be changed completely as soon as possible. Therefore he had set himself a TASK w it the GOAL,

to finally invent and define one such BRAND N EW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GA RAGE, in which the residents and smal ler businesses/services that live or do business in these urbanized areas can store/park one. two, three or more motor vehicles they use on a dai ly basis, which would be maximum cost-effective and fully compliant with the entire available know ledge and technical capabi lities of our time, and which could, for the most part, solve this difficult and complex issue. ^"

Only then could he start working on the development of this major INVENTION .

First, he had to accurately and thoroughly analyze and examine all the features of personal, commercial and de livei vehicles w hich their ow ners use daily, including the length, width, height and weight ie empty or maximum loaded weight, because such data were extremely important for the Inventor to be able to define the proper dimensions.

With respect to such motor vehicles, it must be said that these v ehicles cover all types and kinds of personal, commercial and deliver vehicles available on the European market today, w hich the residents or smal ler business/services that live or do business in these urbanized areas use every day.

At the same time it should be noted that it was extremely important to the Inventor who is also an architect, to provide all motor vehicles with a far greater comfort when stored/parked in such BRAND N EW SMA LL UN DERGROUN D GARAGES, compared w ith a motor vehicle w hich is parked either in a small underground garage as shown in FIG. - 1. or in an\ other \ ariant of such existing garages; instead, the new garages should enable far simpler storage/parking and driv ing out of the veh icle from the garage.

The first detailed analysis and tests of the development of this major INV ENTION were carried out on the lengths, w idths and heights of the aforementioned motor vehicles, wh ich are used daily by the residents or smaller businesses/serv ices that liv e or do business in these urbanized areas. The results obtained pointed out very accurately that they could and must be div ided into three groups ie three ground plan dimensions (length and width) ie:

• the largest motor vehicles with the maximum ground plan dimension.

• the medium-sized motor vehicles with the medium ground plan dimension.

• the smal lest motor vehicles vv ith the minimum ground plan dimension.

• the comfort in all motor v ehicles would be far better than the one in a motor veh icle as shown in FIG. - 1 , taking into account that the comfort would be permanent and remain absolutely the same; and that

• it would be possible, prior to the construction of such garages, to agree w ith their future owners on the kind of motor vehicles they use. so that each of them could have a BRAN D N EW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GARAGE ith the proper ground plan dimension (length and width).

The results obtained made it possible for the Inv entor to accurately define all three ground plan dimensions, which led him to the irrefutable fact that less than 20 nr gross area w ould be required for the garage with the largest ground plan dimension (length and w idth), and even lesser gross floor area for the medium and minimum ground plan dimensions ( length and w idth), which means that it w ould be possible to build not only one. but two, three or more BRA D N EW SMALL UNDERGROUN D GARAGES on small land plots.

Second detailed analyzes and tests on the dev elopment of this major rNVENTION related to the empty or maximum loaded weight. The results indicated ver precisely:

• BRAND N EW SMALL UN DERGROUND GARAGES could be built without any major technical problems to have one. two, three or more parking spaces to store/park the vehicles, but

• for various reasons, the preferred option is to hav e only one, tw o or three parking spaces. Ιιι order to present THE BRAN D NEW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GA RAGES, the Inventor had to cany out third in-depth analyses and tests related to their construction. Therefore, he thoroughly analyzed and examined al l existing and know n structures of such SMALL UN DERGROUN D GARAGES, because he. in his capacit as an architect, had a special goal in mind:

• build as long lasting, maximum simple, self-build garages as possible, w hich would be fully compliant w ith, all the available know ledge and technical capabi lities of our time.

• they should be assembled ie build w ithout any problems in about seven days; and

• in addition to that, they must hav e a v ery reasonable price and be affordable to all residents or small businesses/services that live or do business in these urbanized areas.

The results rev ealed that, in terms of their construction, the garages must consist of two independent and completely separate component parts ie:

• the v ertical external structure/wall and floor; and

• the internal structure with platforms to store/park one. two or three v ehicles. This means that:

v ertical external structures/walls and floors can be built out of suitable

• concrete w ith enhanced bonding properties.

• precast concrete boards,

• v arious plastic boards.

• metal plates, or

• combinations thereof, which w ill be adapted to the most v aried terrain: taking into account that

• everything must be completely w atertight and w aterproof,

• as cost-effectiv e and durable as possible, and

that their internal structures to store/park the said motor v ehicles w i ll be made of a suitable metal based on the existing know ledge of our time, w hich wil l be show n later.

Hav ing defined the aforementioned, the Inventor could start w ith the dev elopment of this major INVENTION ie the basic schemes of BRAN D NEW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GARAGES w hich w il l undoubtedly, for the most pail, help to solv e these difficult and complex issues.

In order to correctly understand the BRAN D N EW SMALL UNDERGROUN D GARAGES, please refer to the FIG. - 2, 3 and 4, taking into account that:

• the maximum ground plan dimension (length and width) is intended for the largest motor v ehicle; and

• garages are shown in their cross-section. FIG. - 2

It shows an example of a BRAN D NEW SMALL UNDERGROUN D GARAG E, in which you can store/park the largest vehicle.

A is a cross-sectional view i llustrating:

• the appearance of a garage when closed, including its upper platform u ith parked motor vehicle and a parking brake engaged,

• garage space marked w ith the number ( 1 ) show ing a stored/parked largest motor vehicle; and

• the space below the vehicle platform is marked with the letter S and represents the engine room that will comprise the main part of the technique for flaw less performance.

Al is a cross-sectional v iew illustrating:

• the owner or operator who wants to have his vehicle stored/parked properly.

• who therefore activates and opens the garage by remote control.

• the garage then raises, stops and locks so that the vehicle platform is fully leveled to the surface of the ground, which means that it can be used immediately,

• as a result of the aforementioned process, he didn't have to disturb the owner of the motor vehicle parked on the upper platform; and

• the only thing he needs to do now is to use his remote control to c lose the garage when leaving the vehicle platform.

FIG. - 3

It show s an example of a BRAN D N EW SMALL UNDERGROUN D GARAG E, in which you can store/park two largest motor vehicles.

A is a cross-sectional view illustrating:

• the appearance of a garage when closed, including its upper platform with parked motor vehicle and a parking brake engaged.

• garage space marked w ith the number ( 1 ) showing one stored/parked largest motor vehicle,

• garage space marked with the number (2) showing the second largest motor vehicle

stored/parked therein; and

• the space below the vehicle platform is marked with the letter S and represents the engine room that w ill comprise the main part of the technique for flaw less performance.

A I is a cross-sectional view illustrating:

• the ow ner or operator who wants his vehicle to be stored/parked properly in space ( 1 ),

• who therefore activates and opens the garage by remote control.

• the garage then raises, stops and locks so that the vehicle platform is fully leveled to the surface of the ground, which means that it can be used immediately.

• as a result of the aforementioned process, he didn't have to disturb the owner of the motor vehicle parked on the upper platform; and • the only thing he needs to do now is to use his remote control to close the garage w hen leaving the vehicle platform.

A2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating:

• the owner or operator who wants his vehicle to be stored/parked properly in space (2),

• who therefore activates and opens the garage by remote control,

• the garage then raises, stops and locks so that the vehicle platform is fully leveled to the surface of the ground, w hich means that it can be used immediately,

• as a result of the aforementioned process, he didn't have to disturb the owner of the motor vehicle parked on the upper platform; and

• the only thing he needs to do now is to use his remote control to close the garage when leaving the vehicle platform.

FIG. -4

It shows an example of a BRAND NEW SMALL UNDERGROUND GARAGE, in which you can store/park three largest motor vehicles.

Given than the FIG. - 2 and 3 sho BRAND NEW SMALL UNDERGROUND GARAGES having one and two spaces to store/park the largest motor vehicles, and accurately describe their way of operation, it is not necessary to explain Fig.4 as it operates in exactly the same way,

This shows three basic variants of BRAND NEW SMALL UNDERGROUND GARAGES with the largest ground plan dimensions (length and w idth) w hich can store/park one. two or three largest motor vehicles, taking into account that the garages with the medium and minimum ground plan dimensions will be exactly the same and operate in the same manner and that the space underneath their final platforms to store/park motor vehicles, which is marked w ith the letter S, can be of a lesser or bigger height, depending on the chosen technique for flaw less performance.

After that, the Inventor carried out the fourth detailed analysis and tests related to the internal metal structure of the garages, including the platforms to store/park such vehicles. What this means is that:

• he analyzed and explored virtually all existing structures of small underground garages.

• he wanted the garages to be built on the basis of all available knowledge and technical capabilities of our time; and

• he has already collected the most accurate information on empty and maximum loaded weight of such motor vehicles in order to divide them, according to their length and w idth, into three groups, according to which they will be stored/parked inside the BRAND NEW SMALL UNDERGROUND GARAGES with the largest, medium and minimum ground plan dimensions.

In order to correctly understand the abovementioned, please refer to the FIG. - 5A1, A2 and A3. FIG. -5A1, A2 and A3

Fig.5 shows nicely the internal metal structure for all three BRAND NEW SMALL UNDERGROUND GARAGES with the largest ground plan dimensions (length and width), as shown earlier.

Al shows a garage hav ing a single space to store/park such large motor vehicles. A2 shows a garage hav ing two spaces and A3 a garage hav ing three spaces.

The internal metal structure for the largest vehicles, as shown earlier, will be exactly the same as those for medium or minimum ground plan dimensions hav ing one. two or three parking spaces. Thus:

• all vertical and horizontal metal elements of that platform- will be most accurately dimensioned.

• everything will be simple and easy to assemble.

• the upper/final platforms will be bigger than the internal ones, in order to hermetically close (seal) the BRAND NEW SMALL UNDERGROUND GARAGES with them and their external structures/walls.

• moreover, apart from being watertight, they will be waterproofed in the best possible way.

• the upper layer/finish will be placed above the platform, in such manner that the upper surface, w hen garages are closed, w ill be fully lev eled to the surface of the ground on w hich it is located, and

• the internal medium platforms w ith two and three spaces, can and will, if necessary, be adjusted respectively, ie the height of the storage/parking space ill be decreased or increased, as marked with the number 4 - (minus) and 4 + (plus).

To correctly understand the highest level of technical knowledge available today, based on which vehicle platforms and their internal metal structure will be built, please refer to FIG. - 6A and Al.

FIG. - 6A and Al

Figure A shows nicely

a schematic view of the platform's extended ground plan for BRAND NEW SMALL UNDERGROUND GARAGES with the largest ground plan dimensions (as other garages would have too). Thus.:

• they will be designed and built out of two appropriate and pressed sheet metals that will be interconnected/welded.

• such a platform will be much stronger and lighter than all the currently known metal structures used.

• their construction could be compared to the trussing/brackets and girders, which are incomparably stronger and lighter than them, and

• for easier transport, the platforms can be produced in more parts. Figure Al shows nicely

a schematic view of the platform, in cross section:

• they will be much thinner than the platforms uses today, and

• thanks to their internal metal structure, they will be much easier and will move in vertical direction with much less energy consumed, completely independent of the technique enabling flawless performance.

With regard to their vertical movement ie opening/closing, it must be said that,

when opened or closed, the shown platforms with stored/parked motor vehicles will move horizontally in vertical direction, using appropriate techniques and guides, which will be located between their external structures/walls and their internal metal structure.

After that the Inventor began with the fifth in-depth analysis and tests on designing, in a maximum efficient and cost-effective way, an access to all facilities of the BRAND NEW SMALL UNDEGROUND GARAGES when closed, and to their ventilation.

In order to correctly understand the aforementioned, please refer to the FIG. - 7A, Al and B.

FIG. - 7A, Al and B

Figure A shows

a horizontal cross-section underneath the upper/final platform of BRAND NEW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GARAGES w ith the largest ground plan dimensions ( length and w idth ), including a view thereof.

It shows nicely that:

• their internal metal structure is separated from their external structure/w al l because of guides.

• there is an appropriate opening in the front part, w hich is marked with the number five (5); this opening w il l be situated in the same place as in all other platforms.

• there are creepers inside the opening, marked w ith the number six (6). which w ill be used to enter all internal garage spaces w ithout any difficulty , and

• the platform is marked w ith the same l ines (to be found on all other platforms as well), which w ill be used to park and store the vehicles in an easier manner and with greater comfort.

Figure A l shows,

a ground plan w ith the upper/final platform of the BRAN D N EW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GA RAGE when closed.

It shows nicely that:

• the said platform is sl ightly larger than the internal platforms to ful ly waterproof and seal it with the platform itself and its external structure/wall.

• the platform is marked w ith the same lines, as is the case with all other platforms as well,

• there is an appropriate metal protective cover over the opening of the platform providing access to its spaces, that w ill, for safety reasons, have a key marked with the number seven ( 7) and w hich will be opened only if necessary .

• the ventilation of platform spaces w ill be natural and consist of one channel for fresh air intake and another air channel for exhaust, and

• the channel w ill be directly connected to the access and situated in positions marked with numbers (8, 8A and 8B). depending on the terrain on w hich they wi ll be constructed.

The above presents the first version of access and ventilation for al l interior platform spaces. However, the Inventor wanted to explore and examine other alternatives as well. The results he col lected showed him that the issue described above can be solved in another way too. Therefore, the second version B is presented below.

Figure B depicts nicely .

a ground plan showing the upper/final platform of the BRAN D NEW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GARAGE when closed.

It shows nicely that:

• the opening providing an appropriate access to all the spaces of the BRAN D NEW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GARAGES, w hich is marked w ith the number nine (9). is situated along the front pan of the platforms and w ill be directly connected to al l interior platform spaces.

• the creepers (6) will be inside the opening. • the opening will have an appropriate protective metal cover with a key (7). and

• a ventilation chimney w ill be situated along the opening in positions (8, 8A and 8B). depending on the terrain on which the platforms will be constructed.

In this manner, the Inventor defined, in the best possible way. the platforms' external structure/wall, their internal metal structure, access to all interior spaces and the position of the chimney prov iding natural ventilation.

Only then could he begin with the sixth in-depth analysis and tests related to the required equipment. The results obtained indicated v ery precisely that the garages must consist of a minimum of.

• an appropriate indoor and outdoor lighting, and

• a water drainage system, intended for draining water in small quantities, which might occasionally occur in cases when wet motor vehicle or a vehicle covered with a lot of snow is stored/parked in the garage.

Therefore, the Inventor decided to include the above described items as standard equipment for the BRAND NEW SMALL UNDERGROUND GARAGES.

After that, he could start with the seventh in-depth analysis and tests on the techniques that should provide flawless garage operation/performance.

This includes the four proven techniques:

• durable and versatile lock screw system which can raise or lower the platforms with different load- carrying capacities.

• the system based on scissors used in the industrial sector for the same purpose.

• steel winches which are predominantly used in elevators, and

• the well-known hydraulic system which will not be described.

It remains to be said that,

• no matter which technique is chosen, the garages will operate flawless.

• electric engines are used in all described techniques, taking into account that access to electricity needs to be ensured for the lighting system and management purposes, and

• the intention of the inventor was to ensure continuous and flawless operation of the garages in case of shorter or longer electricity outage in urban areas, in which such garages are situated.

Therefore, he had to earn out the eighth in-depth analysis and complex tests related to this issue.

Since the analysis and. tests resulted in three different options offering three different manners to resol e this issue, all three w ill be presented for the purpose of accuracy and understanding.

Being an architect, the Inventor is familiar with the first solution. It undoubtedly includes an appropriate electricity generating unit that will automatically turn on when, for whatever reason, the electricity drops out in the parking space for either shorter or longer periods, and provide continuous and flawless operation.

However.

the analysis of the existing electricity generating unit brought him to the follow ing conclusion:

• all units are either gasoline or diesel powered.

• in addition, such units pollute urban areas which are today already maximally polluted. • hence, some other options should be thoroughly analyzed and examined to provide continuous and flawless garage operation.

In order to do that, he first had to determine the maximum need for electricity across the four techniques described above, w ith the aim to provide continuous and flaw less garage operation. This means he had to focus on:

• the electric engines. ,

• internal and external lighting.

• remote control, and

• the average operation of the garages per day.

The largest ground plan dimensions (length and width) were taken into account, including three places to store/park the largest motor v ehicles. The results obtained indicated very accurately that:

• a maximum power of 1 5 K W is required, and

• the opening and closing of garages w ill, on average, require half an hour per day because the electric engines will automatically turn off when the garages are opened, and because the luminaries for outdoor lighting w ill be based on LED technology w hich wil l, together w ith the remote control, use small amounts of electricity.

This information w as extremely important for him to continue.

The first thing he did in this regard was to thoroughly analyze and examine all existing electric v eh icles. The results indicated precisely:

• v ehicle engine power is 20 kW.

• their batteries are recharged ov ernight so the v ehicles can trav el at least 1 50 km the next dav . w hich is much more than the av erage dai ly requirements of BRAND N EW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GARAGES which require about half an hour, and

• there are batteries w ith strong capacity that hav e been used in industrial plants for a long time, to prev ent great damages due to a shorter or longer power outage that m ight result in interruption of a production process w hich should be strongly av oided.

In other words.

• there are currently a lot of such batteries with adequate capacity w hich could be used in BRAN D NEW SMALL UN DERGROUN D GARAGES because.

• thanks to the permanent access to electricity , electric engines w ill be continuously fu l l. Thus, the garages can turn on automatically, and

• for this reason, the said appropriate batteries w i ll be used instead of a generator that w ould further pollute urban areas.

It remains to be said that.

such appropriate battery w ill be considered as standard equipment for continuous and flaw less garage performance; this is undoubtedly the first and most suitable option securing an independent source of electricit in the giv en period.

However.

the Inv entor, an architect and a great supporter of ecology, was well fami liar w ith the second option securing a full and independent source of electricity. In order to correctly understand the above mentioned it must be said that.

• precise data on the maximum electricit consumption of approximately 1 5 kW required for garage operation and their av erage daily operation of approximately half an hour gave him the idea that this issue could be tackled differently, but this has yet to be analyzed and tested.

The results came as a surprise to him as they showed that

the garages can operate smoothly and continuously using an appropriate solar collectors system making the electricity connection unnecessary. This means that.

the garages w ill be equipped w ith full batten, /batteries w ith enough pow er to secure continuous and flaw less garage operation ie a completely independent source of electricity.

Having done this, the Inv entor determined the second environmental option, after w hich he came to the conclusion that.

the working title of this major inv ention BRAN D N EW SMALL UNDERGROUND GA RAG ES should be changed into the correct title w hich reads as follows: FIRST SMALL ECOLOG ICAL UN DERGROUN D GARAG ES.

Hav ing succeeded in defining the basic parts and necessary equipment for his inv ention on the basis of available know ledge and techn ical capabi lities of our time, the Inv entor was extremely interested in carry ing out the ninth detailed analysis and tests regarding their price.

These analysis and tests were can ied out for the FI RST SMALL ECOLOGICAL UN DERGROUN D GARAGES with the largest ground plan dimension ( length and w idth) having three places to store/park the largest v ehicles, including the abov e mentioned equipment and appropriate batten securing constant and flawless performance, ev en at times of electricity outage.

The Inventor was pleasantly surprised with the results:

• the price will be close to the price of the existing small hydraulic underground garages shown in FIG. - 1, hav ing a single place to store/park the v ehicle without any suitable access, venti lation or lighting ie w ithout v irtually any equipment and independent source of electricity.

• the price of garages hav ing one or two storing/parking spaces for the largest v ehicles w il l be proportionately lower, and

• the prices of garages with medium-and minimum ground plan dimensions (length and w idth) for medium-sized and small v ehicles should not be discussed at all.

In other words, this means that the garages w ill be affordable to fami lies with more fami ly members or smaller businesses/serv ices that either liv e or do business in their-ow ned facilities or business premises, located on small land plots in their possession in urban areas.

The fol low ing should be pointed out in relation to such reasonable prices:

• giv en their exceptional environmental value, the ow ners of the FIRST SMALL ECOLOG ICAL UN DERGROUND GARAGES w i ll be able to receive significant grants for their construction since urbanized areas, w hich are today already maximally polluted, won't be further polluted in the construction process, and

• hence, their price will be maximally acceptable to them, so they w ill be able to order, pay. build and use them w ithout any major difficulties. This is the complete technical presentation of this major INVENTION

However.

in order to fully understand the importance of this major INVENTION with his eminent international associates, the Inventor performed two more detailed analysis and tests.

First such analysis and tests referred to the opinion of an appropriate number of residents and small businesses/services that either live or do business in the described conditions in urban areas across an increasing number of European countries. Analysis and tests are div ided into two parts.

The first part relates to the opinion of an appropriate number of residents.

The results indicated very precisely:

• almost all residents were interested in such garages.

• their demand would be very big. and

• the only question the residents asked were related to issues such as w here and w ho the ^' could contact in order to order, pay. build and start using them as soon as possible.

The second part relates to the opinion of an appropriate number of businesses/services located in the same area.

The results indicated very precisely:

• virtually all businesses/services were interested in such garages, but

• they were particularly interested in,

whether the garages could be partially or fully used as a small warehouse ie. whether several garages built next to each other could be used as a slightly bigger warehouse which they require for business purposes.

As the answer to their question was positive, the opinions of the residents were practically almost 100% positive.

Moreover, the results showed that the FIRST SMALL ECOLOGICAL UNDERGROUND GARAGES represented an universal facility ie.

that this major INVENTION was concurrently perceived as an universal INVENTION.

Being an architect by profession, the Inventor carried out other analysis and tests, which he found very important, w ith recognized and reputable architects from several European countries.

The results indicated ver precisely:

• every body was excited about the idea because.

• the FIRST SMALL ECOLOGICAL UNDERGROUND GARAGES having three spaces to store/park motor vehicles would be built next to each other in order to completely meet all the needs of residential buildings w ith fewer apartments, or the needs of the employees of smaller businesses/services, which means that it would not be necessary to design/construct an appropriate number of underground storage facilities for motor vehicles in the lower floors, which are even more expensive to build.

• consequently . I m* of such facility would be much cheaper, and

• hence, such facilities would be designed in a completely different manner ie they would be more economical than before and would bring about major positive changes in architectural sector. In conclusion, the following needs to be said about the major invention of the FIRST SMALL ECOLOGICAL UNDERGROUND GARAGES.

• from the technical point of view, this invention is a fe steps ahead of what has so far been done in this field.

• it is full compliant w ith all available knowledge and technical capabilities of our time.

• it undoubtedly represents the right, the onl possible and maximum cost-effective solution for heavy traffic and complex environmental issues in urban areas worldwide.

• it is at the same time both an universal iin ention because it could be used for other purposes, either partiall or as a whole, and

• it would bring about major positive changes in architectural sector and a number of other fields.