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The Lofthouse 2-story cottage with area of 240 m2 was created in the loft style and has completely self-contained energy consumption (Net Zero Energy). Created by BKVV Architekten architectural bureau, the house is focused on simplicity and functionality.
The cottage was built in just 7 weeks using fast construction technology. The house stands on a slab foundation with steel frame, while the building envelope is made of 100 mm thick Ruukki Energy sandwich panels with PIR core with Design Tokyo S18 design profiles cladding. Such a solution allowed to obtain better air-tightness and achieve more expressive building appearance. The soft sinusoid shape of the facades and roof provides effective color play with sky reflection , and the large panoramic windows give a fantastic view to the meadows.
In winter the sun serves as a passive source of heat through the windows with triple-pane glazing on the western and eastern facades. The thermal resistance of insulated hollow-section floor slabs R = 4.5 m2K/W, walls and roof – 6.39 m2K/W, and glazing – 1.24 m2K/W.
Due to such a high insulation degree and air tightness (Qv = 0.2 m3/h*m2), combined with modern technical equipment, the building became maximally energy-efficient and comfortable. The high air-tightness of the building envelope and the ventilation system with heat recovery (95% efficiency) allow to save energy resources and keep the optimal microclimate inside the premises. With building dimensions of 18х8 m and internal volume of 860 m3, heat losses at the temperature of -10°C comprise only 5 kW.
The cottage interior is implemented using visible building structures: steel frame, prefabricated reinforced concrete slabs and sandwich panels, creating a modern style. The visible surfaces of sandwich panels are stylishly matched with painted walls and glass structures.
The cottage has a heat pump installed for heating and hot water supply, operating according to the “water-water” principle. The main advantage of a heat pump is the possibility of passive cooling of the building in summer. The ” heat-insulated floor” system with frequent pipe location enables using a heat transfer agent with very low temperature. During the first heating season, the temperature of incoming transfer agent did not exceed 26°C, while in the premises the system managed to achieve the room temperature of at least 20°C. The reinforced concrete partition walls are used as heat accumulator, allowing to preserve heat for up to 24 hours, thus creating a possibility to heat premises during peak energy generation.
The shower water supply system for the envisages a heat exchanger, which pre-heats the supplied cold water from the shower drainage, thus allowing to save approximately 45% of hot water.
Electric power is generated by 20 photoelectric panels on the roof of the utility building, generating about 5 kWh.
With annual energy consumption of 4,912 kWh, the systems of the house generate 6,200 kWh, ensuring the surplus of 1,288 kWh. The energy surplus is stored in the accumulators for further useage in the household.
The water in the area of the construction is very hard, thus most residents use a water softening system. The design of the building envisages filtration of rainwater coming from the house and the utility building, collecting it into the 7,500 l tank. This is enough for approximately 5 weeks consumption. All water taps including the shower, toilet bowl and washing machine are connected to this tank, except for the kitchen potable water tank.
Due to the high sustainability indices, the Lofthouse cottage gained the title of the most sustainable house in the Netherlands in 2020 in the category of houses with area of over 175 m2.
In the first half of 2021, in the commercial real estate market of Ukraine, there was a decrease in rental rates for office premises by an average of 0.8%, for retail space – by 10%, at the same time, rent of warehouse premises grew by an average of 3.1%, Director General of the group of companies Uvecon Volodymyr Shalaev has told Interfax-Ukraine.
“Social and economic uncertainty, as well as uncertainty with the further course of the pandemic left their mark on the situation on the commercial real estate market. Prices jumped or sank from one month to another, but one could trace the general trend towards a moderate increase in prices after the next dive,” he said.
As for the facilities put up for sale, in H1 2021 all over the country, offices have risen in price by an average of 8.4%, the cost of premises for retail has decreased by 7.5%, the cost of warehouse premises has increased in price by 8.6%.
Based on the research of Uvecon, the expert said that in the country as a whole H1 2021 there was a decrease in the prices of both rent and sales of retail and office real estate, but in the largest cities the dynamics was somewhat different.
According to Shalaev, the cost of retail space in Kyiv has remained almost unchanged: the rise in prices is an average of 0.4%, to $2,381.4 per square meter, rent increased by 1.3%, to $24 per square meter.
In Dnipro, retail space has risen in price by an average of 7.3% to $1,051.4 per square meter, rent has increased in price by 7% to $15.2 per square meter.
In Odesa, Kharkiv and Lviv, there was a decrease in the value of retail real estate by 24.6% (to $1,184.2 per square meter), 9.5% (to $1,050.3 per square meter) and 6.7% (to $1,464 per square meter) respectively.
At the same time, the average rental rates for retail premises grew in Odesa (by 22.8% to $18.3 per square meter) and in Lviv (by 1.7% to $17.6 per square meter), and in Kharkiv decreased by 8.1% to $15.9 per square meter.
Office real estate grew in major cities, both for sale and for lease, demonstrating a recovery in economic activity.
In Kyiv, in H1 2021, the cost of offices increased by an average of 18.4% to $2,269.5 per square meter, rent increased by 13.3% to $18.7 per square meter.
In Lviv, there was the most significant increase in average selling prices – by 28.7%, to $1,209.9 per square meter, rent rose by 8.1%, to $9.3 per square meter.
In Odesa, the price increase was 13%, to $1,162.8 per square meter, rent increased slightly – 2.8%, to $11 per square meter.
In Kharkiv, the average prices for office space rose by 15.4%, to $1,016.1 per square meter, rent increased by 9%, to $9.7 per square meter, in Dnipro – sale by 13.9%, to $962.9 per square meter, rent – by 3.6%, to $8.7 per square meter.
Shalaev drew attention to the fact that the largest price hike was in the segment of warehouse premises. So, according to him, warehouses in Lviv grew most of all – by 39.6%, to $342.7 per square meter, and rental rates grew by 10.5%, to $4.2 per square meter.
In Kyiv, warehouse real estate grew in price by 30.8%, to $552.7 per square meter, rental rates increased by 8.3%, to $5.2 per square meter, in Dnipro – an increase of 29.5%, to $186.8 per square meter, rent increased by 26.9%, to $3.3 per square meter.
“In Kharkiv, the growth in prices for warehouses was more moderate and in the first six months of this year amounted to only 6.7%, to $204.9 per square meter. Rent increased by 24.1%, to $3.6 per square meter. In Odesa, the cost of this property remained unchanged at $229.6 per square meter, and the rent increased by 8.8%, to $3.7 per square meter,” the expert said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has set a task for the government to send 100 Ukrainian firefighters to Greece to help extinguish forest fires.
“I set the task to the government to assist Greece in overcoming the devastating fires in some parts of the country. On Friday, the Cabinet of Ministers is to make a decision to send 100 of our experienced firefighters with the necessary equipment to help Greece,” the head of state said on Twitter on Friday night.
Ukraine will launch an electronic prescription for all prescription drugs in March 2022, Head of the Parliament Committee on Public Health, Medical Assistance and Medical Insurance MP Mykhailo Radutsky (Servant of the People faction) said.
“Three weeks ago, at a meeting of the committee, I initiated consideration of the issue of introducing an e-prescription. We agreed with the leadership of the Ministry of Health, the National Health Service and the State Expert Center on a clear timetable for the implementation of the project. In general terms, the plan is as follows: in September of this year, a tender is planned for the development of software for the e-prescription introduction in the electronic health care system. In early 2022, the Ministry of Health will conduct training for doctors and pharmacists on how to use the system. The E-prescription for insulin drugs will start working in October, for all prescription drugs – in March 2022,” he wrote on Facebook.
As Radutsky said, with the introduction of the e-prescription, the uncontrolled sale of drugs, in particular antibiotics, will stop, and control over the prescription of drugs will appear.
“Already in 2021, the patient’s electronic medical record should start working. All information about the patient, the treatment plan, prescribed medications will be collected there. With the advent of the e-prescription, the doctor will be forced to prescribe drugs not at his own discretion, but according to the treatment plan – in accordance with the approved protocols. Accordingly, it will be possible to control the correctness of the actions of a medical worker,” he said.
About 5,000 Hasidic pilgrims have already arrived in Uman, Cherkasy region to celebrate the New Year according to the Jewish calendar (Rosh Hashanah), which this year will take place from 6 to 8 September, according to the Wikka Cherkasy publication.
“This year, pilgrims travel to Ukraine in advance, because last year, due to enhanced anti-epidemic measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, not everyone was able to attend the celebration of Rosh Hashanah in Uman,” the message says.
According to the newspaper, head of the State Migration Service in Cherkasy region Ivan Shapran paid a working visit to Uman and coordinated with the staff of the Uman department of the institution further steps to prevent and identify violators of migration legislation.
Israeli citizens can use a visa-free travel regime while on the territory of Ukraine for up to 90 days within 180 days.
