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At the conference "Renovation of buildings with shields in Lithuania: challenges and prospects", organized by the Environmental Project Management Agency (APVA), decision-makers in this field, representatives of the construction sector, administrators of apartment building renovation projects, designers, architects, foreign experts and representatives of our country's academic community outlined the main directions in which the renovation of not only apartment buildings, but also all buildings should move in the coming years.
"Industrialized organic construction is one of the main directions in which both the renovation of apartment buildings and public buildings and new construction projects should move today. Only by modernizing construction processes – transferring a large part of the work from the construction site to the factory – will we be able to talk about efficiency, higher quality standards, speed, paying off investments. And organic construction is undoubtedly the only way to evaluate the renovation of buildings from climate change, EU directives, and ultimately the resolutions of our country's government," environment minister Simonas Gentvilas said at the start of the conference.
According to the Minister, today we can already talk about concrete steps in this area – in principle, it was decided that the new Government quarter in Goštauto str. will be designed from wooden structures, since the Government's resolution proposed by the Ministry of Environment obliges public sector customers to start designing at least 50% of organic materials from November 1.
The fact that today Lithuania is choosing the right direction for the renovation of buildings was also confirmed by the architect Nicolas Ziesel, who at the conference shared the principles of sustainable construction and good practice of apartment building transformation in France. With 2024. The architect, who works on the project of an athlete village for athletes at the French Olympic Games, emphasized the importance of wooden, sustainable architecture. According to the architect, environmentally friendly construction is often limited by social aspects (which determine the quality of life) and economic efficiency. Therefore, it is very important to find a balance between the impact of the renovated building on the environment, comfort for residents and financial indicators.
The director of APVA, Gvidas Dargužas, who presented the presentation at the conference, presented the steps already taken to promote sustainable, high-quality renovations in the country, emphasized the possibilities of panel renovation of apartment buildings and their benefits, as well as reviewed the pilot panel renovation projects that have been started to be implemented.
"This type of renovation allows not only to increase the energy efficiency of the building, but also to significantly shorten the renovation process by reducing the volume of work on the construction site. If, at the moment, the renovation work takes an average of 9-15 months, the introduction of modular technology could speed up the process several times. In addition, renovation work on the building could take place at any time of the year, since cold and humidity do not affect them. This is not only a new approach to the modernization of apartment buildings built during the Soviet era, it is a much faster and more sustainable way to change the face of the city," said G. Dargužas.
Ktu assoc. prof. dr. who analyzed the possibilities and challenges of panel renovation. Jurgita ?erneckien? emphasized the fact that the production of renovation components in the factory allows most of the work to be carried out more accurately, safely and simply than on the construction site. Shorter installation time and integration of engineering systems were also emphasized. As the main challenges, the expert noted the need for detailed planning and coordination, new business models, a more complex installation system, the distrust of the traditional construction industry in prefabricated solutions.
The recording of the conference "Renovation of buildings with shields in Lithuania: challenges and prospects" will be available to the public in the near future.
