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🍃Implementation of Green Reconstruction Projects in Ukraine

On June 18, 2025, during a special session of the CBU Business Day, key solutions for the sustainable and energy-efficient reconstruction of the country were presented. Special attention was given to reuse projects as an effective tool for green recovery, enabling the reduction of construction time and cost while maintaining high quality and environmental standards.

Among the speakers of the session were:

👤Svitlana Berzina, President of the NGO “Living Planet” – presenting the project “Support for Energy Efficiency in Public Procurement for the Green Reconstruction of Ukraine,” implemented by “Living Planet” in partnership with GIZ

👤Andrii Posikera, Design Engineer, Department of Architectural Structures, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA)

👤Yevhen Kulinko, Assistant at the Department of Heat Engineering, KNUCA

The speakers provided information on new standards for public buildings in the context of the EU's climate and energy targets for 2030, which include improving energy efficiency by 32.5%, switching to at least 32% renewable energy sources, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50–55% compared to 1990 levels.

♻️One of the priorities of the European Union's industrial policy is the development of a circular economy based on material reuse, encouraging recycling, extending product life cycles, and reducing waste.

💰During the discussion, it was emphasized that green construction — particularly when using certified products under ISO 14024 standards — offers real advantages, not only environmentally but also economically. Investments in green buildings pay off more quickly due to reduced operating costs: average annual savings on heating and electricity reach up to 25%, while overall maintenance costs are more than 20% lower. At the same time, the value of such assets increases by at least 9%, with a return on investment exceeding 20%.

🏫These advantages are demonstrated in practice by the project for the reuse of an energy-efficient school. The project involved studying the most successful examples of educational facilities (schools and kindergartens), from which core functional blocks were identified and transformed into simplified graphic models. These models can be easily adapted to specific land plots and take into account modern requirements for safety, the presence of shelters, and accessibility for all users.

The technical solutions of the project focus on enhancing the thermal insulation of building envelopes, improving systems for monitoring and regulating energy consumption, implementing automated monitoring systems, and using alternative energy sources — in particular, heat pumps.

🏗️Special attention was given to the structural features of the building: façade shapes were optimized to prevent thermal bridging, materials with high thermal storage capacity were used, and solar shading systems were introduced to reduce the need for air conditioning in summer. Additionally, the full life-cycle cost of the building — from design to operation — was taken into account, ensuring economic efficiency at every stage.

🗺️Oleksandr Chervak, CEO of the CBU, presented the progress of the “Architectural Navigator” initiative to the participants. This large-scale digital library of verified architectural solutions is designed to serve as a foundation for the rapid, high-quality, and transparent reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure in Ukraine.

The CBU is collecting designs for schools, kindergartens, clinics, administrative buildings, housing, and other socially significant facilities, all adapted to Ukrainian conditions, various climate zones, and functional scenarios.

The catalog will include solutions suitable for reuse by communities across the country. This will allow construction to proceed twice as fast, at half the cost, while ensuring high quality and minimizing corruption risks.

During the CBU Business Day, an important next step was taken — two memorandums were signed.

📜A Memorandum of Intent to join the “Architectural Navigator” initiative with the NGO “Living Planet.”

“Living Planet” agreed to provide design documentation for inclusion in the Digital Catalog and will ensure that the documentation can be freely used as repeatable design projects.

📜A Memorandum of Intent to join the “Architectural Navigator” initiative with the company “PEIKKO Ukraine.”

LLC “PEIKKO Ukraine” agreed to develop design documentation for new construction, reconstruction, and major repairs of general secondary education institutions within the framework of the “Architectural Navigator” initiative (“Pilot Project of the New Ukrainian School”).

Green reconstruction is not only about materials and technologies, but above all about a new philosophy of responsible building. We thank all event participants for their contribution to creating a modern, safe, and sustainable environment for future generations.

🌐 Read more about the key topics discussed at CBU Business Day at the link:

https://kbu.org.ua/en/news/the-cbu-business-day-and-the-extended-meeting-of-the-board-of-directors-of-the-cbu-took-place 

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Organizers: Confederation of Builders of Ukraine

Strategic business-partners of the CBU: East Office of Finnish Industries Oy, SKAKO Concrete A/S, NOCON NORWEGIAN CONSTRUCTION AS

Industry partner: CONSTRUCTION WORKERS' UNION of UKRAINE - Profbud

Partners: The multi-donor initiative Skills4Recovery is funded by the European Union, Germany, Poland, and Estonia. It is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Solidarity Fund PL (SFPL).

With the support of: All-Ukrainian NGO “Living Planet”

Information partners: ProfBuild, Build Portal, Property Times, StroyObzor, Ukrainian Pohliad, NewsWeek, Marketer, Chas Pershykh

WE WILL WIN AND REBUILD EVERYTHING! 💪

TOGETHER TO VICTORY! 

GLORY TO UKRAINE! 💙💛