by Igor TchoulbaProgramme OfficerUNDP Belarus

Duration - 5 years

Budget – USD 4.9 mln

Donors: GEF, UNDP

National agencies: Department on Energy EfficiencyMinistry of Architecture and Construction

Objective - to reduce the energy consumption and related GHG emissions with the focus on new residential buildings by introducing new performance based building design and construction standards with related energy certification scheme(s), and to ensure their effective implementation.

Energy consumption of new buildings is sought to be cut by at least 70% compared to existing building stock constructed before 1993 and by 40% compared to the buildings erected in accordance with the current construction norms and thermal standards in place.

Traditional approach to building design: the architectural design and the design of the buildings’ energy performance and HVAC systems are done in an disintegrated fashion.

lack the capacity and sufficient experience Incomplete legal and regulatory framework Enforcement of regulations: • relatively well-organized system of supervision of

construction standards in place• there is no measurement based control of incoming

materials such as thermal insulation,

No comprehensive energy surveys or audits of buildings have been carried out in Belarus yet - lack of reliable statistical data on energy consumption and energy balance of the existing buildings.

No financial incentives to stimulate the construction of energy efficient buildings.

Outcome 1: Strengthened legal and regulatory framework and mechanisms to enforce the legislation for improving the energy efficiency of the building sector with the focus on new residential buildings - the adoption of new minimum energy performance standards and an energy performance certification scheme in line with the most recent development in EU countries

Outcome 2: Enhanced capacity of the Belarusian specialists to implement and effectively enforce the new energy efficiency building standards and construction norms s - to enhance the capacity of the Belarusian building professionals to design and construct more energy efficient buildings by optimizing the costs and benefits

Outcome 3: Demonstrating energy and cost-saving potential of new energy efficient measures in two new residential buildings in two Belarusian cities - to test and gain further information on the performance of the different energy efficiency technologies and measures, and simultaneously provide sites for practical training and on-site monitoring and awareness raising of the local building professionals

three new residential buildings identified

Outcome 3: Optimization of the architectural design of the building

(shape, orientation, placing of windows etc.) by taking into account the energy efficiency aspects and options for increasing use of renewable energy resources;

Improved air-tightness and thermal insulation of the building envelope in accordance with the most recent norms and requirements adopted (or to be adopted) in EU countries with the climatic conditions similar to Belarus and by optimizing the required thermal resistance values of each building component by considering both the costs and the energy consumption of the building as a whole;

Forced ventilation with heat recovery up to 80% from the exhaust air;

Outcome 3: Heat recovery from the drainage water (showers and

sinks) for preheating of sanitary hot water and/or heating of common parts of the building;

Solar water heating to be used for preheating of sanitary hot water

Utilization of ground heat by a heat pump (electric or an

absorption heat pump) and specific design of the foundation pillars, including, as applicable, also connection to drainage water heat recovery and solar water heating; and

Improved, automatic regulation and monitoring of the heat and hot water consumption,

Outcome 4: Outreach, dissemination, monitoring and evaluation