Програма розвитку ООН в Україні / UNDP Ukraine 34d ago

“The school has become more beautiful. Now it’s warmer here,” – this is how students of Lyceum No. 12 in Kovel, Volyn Oblast, describe the changes following the school’s first major energy-efficiency renovation in 30 years, carried out with EU support. The project included insulation of the façade and roof, replacement of windows and doors, and upgrades to the heating system and utility networks. Today, more than 1,200 students and staff study and work in warm and comfortable classrooms. Thanks to the modernisation, the community will reduce energy consumption and heating costs by at least 30% every year. Lyceum No. 12 in Kovel is the first completed project under the EIB’s “Ukraine Public Buildings Energy Efficiency” programme. Through the programme, as well as several grants and technical assistances from the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P), the European Union Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP), the EU project “Covenant of Mayors – East”, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and a European consulting consortium led by Danish company NTU International, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine is implementing the modernisation of more than 140 buildings – including schools, hospitals, cultural centres and other public facilities – across more than 70 communities throughout Ukraine. Video: Svoe Kino / UNDP in Ukraine