Programme: Environment

The project proposal is aimed at modernization and improvement of the energy characteristics of public buildings owned by Burgas Municipality intended for culture. With its implementation, energy efficiency will be increased in10 public buildings housing cultural community centers developing cultural and educational activities.The building will achieve energy consumption class "A"The planned activities envisage introduction of energy efficiency measures for building enclosing elements and installations, providing an accessible environment for disadvantaged people.The needs, the project addresses are related to the reduction of energy consumption costs in the cultural centers' buildings; improvement of working and cultural services conditions in the premises of the buildings, ensuring equal access to cultural activities for all groups of the population.The target groups of the project are 42 permanent employees of the centers and 673average daily(169,596/year)external visitors to the building, representing users of cultural services and participants in creative activities organized by the centers.The introduction of energy efficiency measures will contribute to:
- Increasing the energy class of the building from "B"to"A"
- Savings in the annual consumption of primary electricity amounts to 790 045.93 kWh/year, which is equal to 65.34%
- Realization of environmental benefits from the complex implementation of energy-saving measures, expressed in annual reduction of CO2 emissions, amounts to 170.67 t/year
- Improving the working conditions and comfort of employees and users of the public infrastructure and achieving the legally defined parameters of the environment for heating, cooling and lighting
- Saving public funds as a result of the achieved energy savings
- Improvement of operational characteristics and extension of the building's life cycle
- Provision of living environment conditions in accordance with the criteria for sustainable development.