The Ministry of Economics, the Ministry of Climate and Energy and the Environmental Protection and Regional Development and the Latvian Association of Construction Engineers announce the annual contest “Most Energy Efficient Building in Latvia 2023”.
Minister of Economics Ilze Indriksone:
The guiding motive behind our contest this year is to motivate the public to finally change their daily habits. By being able to negotiate and arrange the property we own, we think about the future and we are open to change and development. Despite the fact that the number of renovated multi-apartment buildings, companies, as well as state and local government buildings is already measured in thousands, this is not enough to make each of us and our home Latvia more economic, clean and beautiful.”
For the 13th year, the competition “Most Energy Efficient Building in Latvia” within the campaign “Live warmer” is announced with the aim to promote good practices in energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings by implementing the construction, renovation and reconstruction of energy-efficient buildings, thereby reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere and promoting public awareness of well-being, heat retention of buildings, the microclimate in premises, as well as the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the possibilities of creating a qualitative and architectonically expressive living space.
Applications for the contest may traditionally be submitted in five categories:
- The most energy-efficient renovated multi-apartment building;
- The most energy-efficient multi-apartment building – new building;
- The most energy-efficient public building;
- The most energy-efficient single-family building;
- The most energy-efficient industrial building.
The regulations of the contest “Most Energy Efficient Building in Latvia 2023” are published on the website of the contest www.energoefektivakaeka.lv. Please submit applications for the contest “Most Energy Efficient Building in Latvia 2023” by 16 June 2023 by sending them electronically to dzivosiltak@em.gov.lv. It is planned that by the end of August this year, the jury will adopt a decision on the buildings forwarded for evaluation in the second round of the contest – physical examination of buildings. Winners of this year’s contest are expected to be awarded this September.
This year’s contest regulations have been prepared in cooperation with cooperation partners from the informative campaign “Live Warmer” – State Construction Control Bureau, State Fire and Rescue Service, Riga Technical University, Rīga Stradiņš University, Association of Management and Administration of Latvian Housing, Latvian Association of Window and Door Manufacturers, Association of Manufacturers of Construction Materials, Latvian Association of Mineral Wool Producers and Latvian Union of Heat, Gas and Water Technology Engineers.
The contest is supported by SIA “Paroc”, SIA “Saint-Gobain Celtniecības produkti”, SIA “Knauf”, SIA “Rockwool”, Development Finance Institution “Altum”, AS “Latvenergo”, VentSys, SIA “Kingspan Insulation”, AS “Rīgas siltums”, SIA “Robert Bosch”, SIA “Innovation B&G”. Informative supporters of the contest are “Būvinženieris” magazine, “Latvijas Avīze” newspaper, construction portals www.abc.lv, https://archidea.lv/, www.building.lv and www.buvbaze.lv