Energy efficient reconstruction of bethany Shelter Center building in Malacky, Slovakia

Abstract

EN: According to the European directive of energy efficiency of buildings all new buildings from December 31, 2020 must meet the standard of a building with zero energy consumption or be “positive”, all existing buildings must be thermally modernized to meet modern requirements. Scientists and students of SHEE PSACEA took part in cross-training of the design of buildings and structures on the principles of sustainable development in the framework of the International Project InStep Project "International Sustainable Engineering Practices", which was supported by the Visegrad Foundation. One of the tasks to be solved was to increase the comfort of staying in the Shelter Center for women with children in Malacky (Slovakia). Centers of social help for families and children are social service institutions directed to provide social, household, medical, psychological or legal assistance to families, children and individuals. The building of Shelter-Center is quite old and does not meet modern requirements in the field of energy efficiency, in the center there is no in-patient station for the provision of qualified medical care, there is no program for the rehabilitation of the shelter residents, there are no playgrounds for children and landscaping around the center. Purpose of the study. To propose measures for improving the energy efficiency of the building and to improve the quality of the internal environment of a social institution for women with children in Malacky (Slovakia). The paper proposes a number of measures aimed to the energy efficiency of the building by insulating the external enclosing structures and reducing the energy consumption of the building. The next step was the design of a greenhouse combined with the building of the Center, which will partially solve the issue of psychological rehabilitation and leisure for residents of the center by growing, caring for and contemplating various plants.