Pilot Assessments in Riga

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SRI-ENACT partner in Latvia – Riga Planning Region – has started the practical assessment of smart readiness in various types of buildings

 

In June, the SRI-ENACT partner in Latvia – the Riga Planning Region – started the first smart readiness assessments. The assessment of the smart readiness of buildings is carried out within the framework of Work Package 4 of the Project “Pilot Evaluation of the SRI-ENACT methodology and platform,”  where it is planned to gather the practical experience of the project partners in the field of smart readiness assessment of buildings. In order to achieve it, piloting activities are carried out in the partner countries of the project, including Latvia, which mainly include practical assessments of the smart readiness of buildings.

 

This task includes the application of Method A for the assessment of smart readiness of buildings, using the smart readiness assessment and decision-making tools developed within the framework of the SRI-ENACT project. In total, it is planned to carry out assessments in 120 different types of buildings, both public and commercial. The assessments will be conducted by twelve trained energy specialists, who will each conduct assessments of the smart readiness of ten buildings.

 

In order to ensure that the activities carried out within the project are synchronized with potential investments in the future, the Riga Planning Region cooperates with the Riga Energy Agency during the development of assessments, which provides access to the buildings selected for audits and will develop a proposal for making investments in the future based on the results of the smart readiness assessments.

 

The energy auditors of the Riga Planning Region have determined the following basic criteria for conducting assessments:

 

·       The building has an energy certificate
Floor area
  • The recommended building area, except for private residential houses, floor area exceeds 1,000 sq m
  • State, regional or local government buildings: floor area from 1,000 to 6,000 sq m
  • Historical buildings: floor area from 1,000 to 6,000 sq m
  • Office and commercial buildings: floor area from 1,000 to 20,000 sq m
  • Residential buildings: floor area from 1,000 to 6,000 sq m
  • Healthcare buildings: floor area from 1,000 to 100,000 sq m
  • Educational buildings: floor area from 1,000 to 20,000 sq m
Type of building Number of assessments to be carried out Year of construction
Primary and secondary schools around 30 buildings 1960 to 2000
Preschool educational institutions around 20 buildings 1960 to 2000
State, regional or local government buildings around 20 buildings 1960 to 2010
Apartment buildings around 30 buildings 1960 to 2024
Other types of buildings – office and commercial buildings, hotels, healthcare buildings, nursing homes, schools, historical buildings, state, regional or local government buildings around 20 buildings

·        1960 to 2000

·        Historical buildings 1930 to 1960

·        Office buildings: 1980 to 2024

 

The assessment of the smart readiness of buildings is carried out with the aim of assessing the level of automation of building engineering systems and their elements and the possibilities of effectively managing the building’s energy supply and climate control equipment. Method A is used to perform the tasks. It includes 27 smart readiness assessment services and applies to existing residential buildings and small non-residential buildings. The first 5 assessments of the smart readiness of buildings were completed in June, and recommendations were prepared for improving the smart readiness of the respective buildings. Please see below.

Building 1. Oskara Kalpaka Riga Crafts Elementary School

Address

1 Skrindu iela, Rīga, Latvia

Type of building / function

educational facility

Year of construction

1900

Floor area

4, 565 sq m

Energy efficiency class

F

SRI assessment / score

Here

 

Building 2. Riga Preschool Educational Facility No 11.
Address 3 Raņķa dambis, Riga, Latvia
Type of building / function educational facility
Year of construction 1977
Floor area 2, 292 sq m
Energy efficiency class E
SRI assessment / score Here

 

Building 3. Sports arena “Arkadija”
Address 9 Kojusalas iela, Rīga, Latvia
Type of building / function Sports facility
Year of construction 1965
Floor area 7, 213 sq m
Energy efficiency class B
SRI assessment / score Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building 4. Ostvalda Secondary School
Address 20 Dammes iela, Riga, Latvia
Type of building / function Educational  facility
Year of construction 1974
Floor area 10, 078 sq m
Energy efficiency class C
SRI assessment / score Here

 

 

Building 5. Ilguciems Culture Centre
Address 27 Lidoņu iela, Riga, Latvia
Type of building / function Cultural  facility
Year of construction 1974
Floor area 3, 441 sq m
Energy efficiency class E
SRI assessment / score Here

 

 

 

Detailed information and recommendations for each building available upon request.

 

Compiled by Ilgvars Francis, SRI-ENACT expert at Riga Planning region

Ilgvars.francis@rpr.gov.lv

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