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We invite you to vote for the most likable energy-efficient building

We invite you to vote for the most likable energy-efficient building

Ministry of Economics

The organizers of the competition "Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia 2023" invite residents to participate in the course of the competition and vote for their favorite energy-efficient building in Latvia by 23:59 on September 17 of this year.

Information about all the buildings submitted to this year's competition is published on the competition website. The building with the most votes from residents will receive the Competition's Sympathy Award. You are invited to vote on the competition website: https://energoefektivakaeka.lv/2023-gads/balsosana. It is possible to vote once a day from one IP address for your favorite.

As we already reported, this year a total of 23 project applications were submitted to the "Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia 2023" competition. The closing event and awarding of competition winners will take place on September 21 of this year.

The competition has been organized for 13 years by the Ministry of Economics; this year it is being organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate and Energy and the Latvian Association of Civil Engineers. More detailed information about the competition is available on the website www.energoefektivakaeka.lv.

The aim of the competition is to promote good practices in the field of building energy efficiency and sustainability, implementing energy-efficient building construction, renovation, and reconstruction, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere and promoting public understanding of well-being, building thermal resistance, indoor microclimate, as well as the importance and opportunities of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to create a quality, architecturally expressive living space.

This year's competition rules have been prepared in cooperation with the partners of the information campaign "Live Warmer" - the State Construction Control Bureau, the State Fire and Rescue Service, Riga Technical University, Riga Stradiņš University, Latvian House Manager and Administrator Association, Latvian Window and Door Manufacturers Association, Building Material Manufacturers Association, Latvian Mineral Wool Manufacturers Association, and Latvian Heat, Gas, and Water Technology Engineers Association.

The competition is co-financed from European Union funds. The competition's supporters are SIA "Paroc", SIA "Saint-Gobain Construction Products", SIA "Knauf", SIA "Rockwool", Development Finance Institution "Altum", JSC "Latvenergo", VentSys, SIA "Kingspan Insulation", JSC "Riga Heat", SIA "Robert Bosch", SIA "Innovation B&G". The competition's media sponsors are "Civil Engineer" magazine, "Latvian Newspaper", and construction portals www.abc.lv, https://archidea.lv/, www.building.lv, and www.buvbaze.lv.

Ministry of Economics Public Relations Department Phone: 67013193 Email: prese@em.gov.lv

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