The “Wirtschaftsblatt” is Austria’s leading economic newspaper. In the first half of 2008 it counted a
print run of 25.336 copies and was read by 90.000 people. On February 19th, 2002, the cover story of the category “Companies and Markets” was an article about Dr. Adil Lari and his work on the rehabilitation of slab buildings in Brno.
The article’s topic is the economic potential for the Austrian companies working on this project. Dr. Adil Lari and two other architects developed three models to decrease the level of energy used, each with a different level of incorporation of the residents of these slab buildings. The article cites Dr. Lari’s statement that the high level of standardization of concrete slab buildings allows for serial rehabilitation of these all over Eastern Europe. The University of Technology of Graz presented a calculation which allows the level of energy used annually to be reduced from 420 to 23 kW/m2. This goal shall be reached by means of thermal insulation, the installation of insulated windows, projection of winter gardens, and the utilization of the southern façade for the production of warm water. The article also cites Lari’s statement of the high potential of the market (e.g. 2,4 billion square meters of slab buildings
in the Ukraine). For Eastern Europe, success of the project would have a big impact. In the Czech Republic, for instance, 20% of the income is invested in energy.
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