Reduced energy consumption and increased comfort level in the offices in Belarus

Promtechnika Facility Management is a foreign investment company managing office buildings in Brest – the free economic zone in Belarus.

The company decided to apply to BelSEFF for a loan to perform a holistic thermal modernisation of their office buildings constructed in 1967 and 1995 respectively.

The project consisted of the new building envelope, new energy-efficient windows and hot water radiators with a possibility of regulation via the thermostatic valves.

BelSEFF provided a loan of $300,000, and also assisted Promtechnika with analysing the proposed technology, financial-technical parameters and risks of the project.

The $300,000 investment allowed the company to achieve 30 per cent energy savings of the current energy consumption and improve the quality of the 2,700 m² office area, which is largely leased to tenants such as a bank branch, a small restaurant and accountant offices.

This way, the client benefits by increasing its profits through energy cost savings, as well as securing their attractiveness on the market in the long-term.

The tenants will also benefit by enjoying improved comfort levels and working conditions. Last but not least, the project will have a positive environmental effect for the local and global community with the estimated reduction of CO2 emissions by 35 tonnes per year.

This project was supported by Czech Republic.