Description
The project aim is to build energy efficient construction of a new sports hall near Nica's (district in Latvia) secondary school. Before the project, Nica was not suitable for the possibility of sports activities which would prevent both neighborhood residents and school pupils to fully engage in sports activities throughout the year. The project is a pilot on low-energy refurbishment. The project aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions during the construction of the sports hall in accordance with the low-energy building construction requirements. Low-energy building compared to regular building construction will have lower heat energy consumption, leading to a lower carbon dioxide emissions and the annual upkeep costs. After implementing this activity, sports hall heating energy consumption will not exceed 11.68 kWh /m2 per year, which corresponds to a low energy building definition.
Summary of project results
Nica hadn’t suitable premises for sports, which prevents both neighbourhood residents and school pupils to fully engage in sports activities throughout the year. The project aim was the construction of a new sports hall near Nica secondary school. Thus, the project aimed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions during the construction of the sports hall in accordance with the low-energy building construction requirements. The building contains a hall with a stand for 420 spectators; the hall’s equipment is suited for organising Latvia-scale matches in volleyball, basketball, floorball and indoor football. The building also contains a gym, a room for group fitness and aerobics, locker rooms with toilets and showers, referee and teacher rooms, a room for equipment, a bath house with auxiliary premises, a vestibule with a cloakroom, a room for the person on duty and a plug-in for an off-site café, the locals proudly call it ‘the Nica building of the century’. The hall is energy efficient, its energy consumption levels will be considerably lower than for ordinary buildings. Heating is saved by recuperation – recovery of heat and reuse of it, the walls of the hall are thicker, energy efficient lighting is installed, and construction materials used in the process has high heat retention capacity. The reduced heat energy consumption will result in smaller carbon dioxide emissions and cheaper annual maintenance costs of the building. Meanwhile, all sports enthusiasts have already started to appreciate the comfortable layout of the premises, the hall’s colourful furnishings and the fact that the hall is connected with the school.
Summary of bilateral results