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.
