Thermal modernization of apartment buildings
Abstract
The energy intensity of Ukraine's economy is significant. In such conditions, the potential for energy saving measures is great and should be implemented in all types of economic activity.
There were 45,500 old and 16,800 emergency homes in Ukraine. The vast majority of such buildings have three to five floors. They are prefabricated or brick, built in the postwar years in large cities until the mid-70s of the twentieth century. Today, these houses have critical indicators of physical wear.
The housing sector is second only to industry in terms of energy consumption. It was in it that the significant potential for energy savings was concentrated. This condition of buildings leads to significant energy costs for their maintenance.
To realize the potential of energy saving in the residential sector, laws were adopted regulating housing and communal services, commercial energy accounting, property rights in apartment buildings and energy efficiency of buildings. In 2018, the Energy Efficiency Fund began its work. Its purpose is to provide tools for thermal renovation of apartment buildings with condominiums. Until recently, the state program "Warm Loans" and the donor program IQ Energy also operated. In addition to state programs, there are local programs to support energy efficiency. Today, the Energy Efficiency Fund is the only government program that works to improve the energy efficiency of apartment buildings with condominiums.
In 2017, the Law of Ukraine on Energy Efficiency of Buildings was adopted. The certificate is produced within the framework of the energy audit and is a prerequisite for obtaining compensation for energy efficiency measures. Until December 2020, the database of energy efficiency certificates was maintained by the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine. At the moment, all certificates are registered by energy auditors and stored on the Portal of the state electronic system in the field of construction.
In addition to the energy efficiency certificate, a reference report to the building's energy certificate is required to apply to the Energy Efficiency Fund. The annexes additionally provide more detailed information, including information on the cost-effectiveness of recommendations for improving the energy efficiency of the building, as well as data on the characteristics of enclosing structures, engineering systems of the building and recommendations for improving energy efficiency, including a list of measures.
