Within the framework of Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP), was officially opened renovated Neurology and Psychiatric Clinic in Sarajevo where implementation of energy efficiency measures has been completed. The reconstruction has been invested 1,163,028.19 KM with VAT, and the works are executed in accordance with international standards in the field of energy efficiency.
Energy efficiency measures implied thermal insulation of facade walls, replacement of old windows with new ones, the thermal insulation of the ceiling towards the attic and the substructure of the interposed structure above the blackened cellar, repair of the roof covering at the central part of the clinic, and a side block, as well as repair of flat roofs on the central part of the building.
” So far, as a result of successful cooperation with the Government of Sarajevo Canton, a total of 5 public buildings have been renovated in this canton, with an investment of 3.3 million KM only in works. We plan to renew the additional three facilities in this canton in 2018, with an investment of almost 1 million KM, on which we work intensively,” said Federal Minister of Physical Planning, Josip Martic, at a ceremony held on that occasion.
Saying that this is the largest energy efficiency project in BiH (BEEP), by the Government of the Federation BiH, emphasized that over the past two and a half years, 33 public facilities have been restored throughout the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the Ministry of Physical Planning invested more than 19 million BAM.
The implemented energy efficiency measures will reduce the need for an energy facility, which will ultimately result in lower maintenance costs and higher financial savings, said Mustafa Čopelj, head of the Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project for the Federation of BiH.
Director of KCUS, Sebi Izetbegović expressed great satisfaction with the work done, given that the facility for Neurology and Psychiatry Clinic is over 100 years old and that since its inception only two were renovated adding: “I am pleased that the employees and users of the restoration clinic have much better conditions for work and stay, and the audit has also estimated that the annual energy savings savings will be around 180,000 BAM.”
In addition to representatives of the Federal Ministry of Physical Planning, KCUS, World Bank, the importance of the Sarajevo Canton Government, as well as Mr. Adnan Efendić, the first chairman of the project management board and other members of the Project Management Board without whom the project could not be implemented.
During the three years of this project by the Government of the Federation of BiH, which is financed by the World Bank funds, and being implemented within the Ministry of Physical Planning, many benefits have been achieved, through energy savings, increasing comfort and quality stay for more than 220,000 users, reducing CO2 emissions, reducing CO2 emissions and create new jobs, which shows the importance of energy efficiency for bh. society.