The "Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia 2023" contest was announced this April, with a total of 23 project applications submitted to the contest.
The contest has been organized by the Ministry of Economics for 13 years; this year, it is being organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate and Energy and the Latvian Building Engineers Association. Detailed information about the contest can be found on the website www.energoefektivakaeka.lv.
The aim of the contest is to promote best practices in the field of building energy efficiency and sustainability, implementing energy-efficient construction, renovation, and reconstruction, thereby reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere and enhancing public understanding of well-being, thermal insulation of buildings, indoor microclimate, as well as the significance and opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to create a quality, architecturally expressive living space.
This year's contest regulations were prepared in cooperation with the partners of the "Live Warmer" information campaign - the State Construction Control Bureau, the State Fire and Rescue Service, Riga Technical University, Riga Stradiņš University, the Association of Latvian House Managers and Administrators, the Latvian Window and Door Manufacturers Association, the Building Materials Manufacturers Association, the Latvian Mineral Wool Manufacturers Association, and the Latvian Heat, Gas, and Water Technology Engineers Union.
The contest is co-financed by European Union funds. The contest's supporters are SIA "Paroc", SIA "Saint-Gobain Construction Products", SIA "Knauf", SIA "Rockwool", Development Finance Institution "Altum", AS "Latvenergo", VentSys, SIA "Kingspan Insulation", AS "Rīgas siltums", SIA "Robert Bosch", SIA "Innovation B&G". The contest's informational supporters are the "Building Engineer" magazine, the "Latvijas Avīze" newspaper, construction portals www.abc.lv, https://archidea.lv/, www.building.lv, and www.buvbaze.lv.
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