Heating inside the Arctic Circle
The energy efficiency of buildings gains more importance in contemporary construction. The reduction of heat loss by means of through the building envelope design allows the architects to increase the energy efficiency level of residential and municipal buildings, where major heat loss occurs through the external walls. The main energy-saving component that reduces heat loss is thermal insulation. With the properly insulated facades, one can provide the maximum level of the building’s energy efficiency, warmth and comfort in the room.
The matter of energy efficiency is especially relevant in the Murmansk region, its larger part located in the Arctic Circle. The climate of this region is extremely peculiar and unpredictable. According to the CEO of TERA LLC., Dmirtiy Shulichenko: “Special attention is paid to the insulation of the external walls. Basically it is a system of suspended ventilated facades (SVF) that is used in the construction of new buildings as well in the renovation of older houses.”
Today in Murmansk there is a special long-term program being realized; it focuses on relocating people from old dilapidated hazardous dwellings. The first 162-storey economy-class social building in Askoldovtsev street was put into operation in late 2012. The use of modern materials and energy-saving technologies allows the architects to achieve comfort and convenience indoors, as well as extend the life of the buildings. In order to do the heat insulation of the external walls they used the system of suspended ventilated facades with ISOVER thermal insulation material. The advantage of this system is that it effectively removes moisture from the construction, makes the construction feasible any time of the year, as well as provides a huge variety of architectural concepts.
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