Programme: All

The project proposal aims to improve energy characteristics of the administrative building of Executive agency “Exploration and maintenance of the Danube river” (EAEMDR), as part of the non-residential building stock, through developed measures to increase energy efficiency. 
The administrative building of EAEMDR consists of a main five-story body with a basement and two one-story annexes without a basement. Built in 1908, the main building has the status of an immovable cultural monument, declared in 1973, with a category of local importance. 
The building is highly visible in public life. 
Additional strengthening of the building were carried out by means of reinforced concrete and steel columns and beams, as well as strengthening of the strip foundations in the basement, which were mainly the subject of reconstruction in the period 1995-1998. 
The measures to increase energy efficiency are based on survey for energy efficiency and full analysis of measures to optimize energy costs while simultaneously minimizing them and bringing the building up to regulatory requirements. 
The planned package of energy-saving measures and utilization of energy from renewable sources includes:
- Laying thermal insulation on external walls, incl. superstructure;
- Laying external thermal insulation on walls, incl. superstructure;
- Replacement of windows;
- Heating measures;
- Lighting measures;
- Construction of a photovoltaic plant.
The construction of the photovoltaic plant is not a measure to save the necessary energy, but it leads to a saving of primary energy and CO2 emissions. The energy generated by the photovoltaic plant will be used solely to cover the building's own consumption. 
As a result of the implementation of the package of measures, the building will have close to zero energy consumption.
There will be an additional metal ramp to overcome obstacles with a view to achieving an accessible architectural environment.