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Abstract
Energy saving has become one of the foremost priorities in the European Union and a great deal of attention is directed towards the sector of sustainable building. However, the EU members that have an extensive Soviet heritage now face a great difficulty in reducing energy consumption. Since many apartment buildings are in especially poor thermal condition, and the heat supply infrastructure is morally and physically outdated, energy consumption for heating is significant. The modernization (renovation) of such old buildings is impeded not only by legal and technical factors, but also financial and social aspects in regard to the residents. Thus, this paper provides new model of investments and modernization of apartment buildings on the basis of the calculation of energy input per one degree-day of the heated floor area. The presented degree-days calculation method enables the calculation and inter-comparison of data gathered in all European Union member states without taking into account specific climate parameters of each.
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Vytautas Stankevičius
Vytautas STANKEVIČIUS. Prof. Dr Habil., the author of more than 230 papers and 4 patents. Research interests: physical properties of building materials, physical-technical processes in building envelopes, energy saving in buildings, weather durability of the external finish of building walls.
Jūratė Karbauskaitė
Jūratė KARBAUSKAITĖ. Dr, research interests: mass and heat transfer of building constructions, heat losses in buildings energy saving measures.
Arūnas Burlingis
Arūnas BURLINGIS. Dr, Researcher at the Laboratory of Thermal Building Physics at the Institute of Architecture and Construction, KTU. Research interests: the moisture state of building constructions, physical-technical processes in building envelopes, heat loss in buildings.
Jolanta Šadauskienė
Jolanta ŠADAUSKIENĖ. Dr, Researcher at the Laboratory of Thermal Building Physics at the Institute of Architecture and Construction, KTU. Research interests: the moisture state of building constructions, physical-technical processes in building envelopes, heat losses in buildings.
Romaldas Morkvėnas
Romaldas MORKVĖNAS. Lecturer at the Department of Building Energy System, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kaunas Technology University. Research interests: sustainable energy of building