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The new type of cottages “Mėta” from the “Santariškių namai” project with renewable solar energy won a gold medal in the “Lithuanian Product of the Year 2012” competition.
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December 21, 2012
The new type of cottages “Mėta” from the project “Santariškių namai” with renewable solar energy won a gold medal in the competition “Lithuanian Product of the Year 2012”. The award was presented to Valdas Kaulinis, director of the company “Santariškių namai”, which belongs to the EIKA group of companies, at a ceremonial event held today, December 21, at the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
The cottages “Mėta” built in the vicinity of Verkiai Parks, which use solar energy for heating and hot water preparation, were submitted for the competition. “At Santariškės Namai, we aim to create not only a high-quality home environment, but also to use energy efficiently. We have installed solar collectors in these houses, which allow us to reduce the operating costs of residents, which have been particularly relevant in recent years,” says Valdas Kaulinis. “These houses are also distinguished by underfloor heating, which not only provides higher comfort conditions, but is also more efficient and economical. The houses also have top-class ecological windows,” adds the director of “Santariškės Namai.”
The gold medal-winning house features 22 apartments, which were moved into in the spring of 2012. It is estimated that solar energy will cover up to 30 percent of the building’s annual heating and hot water needs for residents. In May and July of this year, free solar energy provided almost 60 percent of the residents’ hot water needs.
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The Eika Group of Companies built one of the first apartment buildings in Lithuania with geothermal heating in Santariškės this year. Having started development in Santariškės in 2005, the EIKA Group of Companies has already built 45 houses, housing over 800 families, and the Ikiukas shopping center. It is planned that by the end of 2015, about 250 more families will settle in the apartments built in the Santariškės settlement.
More detailed information will be provided to you by:
Vitalija Roče
Marketing and Communications Manager, UAB “Eika”
Phone: 8 5 2553 324
Mobile: 8 698 56273
Email: [email protected]