AUTONOMOUS BUILDING IN PRACTICE - sustainable architecture

Project idea owner Artur Mazurkiewicz

Stowarzyszenie Unijny Fundusz Przedsibiorczoci
Katowice 40-064, ul. Kopernika 26/108d
Poland
Mobile: +48 694 120 463
fax. +48 32 345 01 18
e-mail: slaski@sufp.eu
General aim of the Project
The aim of the project is to generate and implement model solutions for autonomous buildings in order
to spread the idea of these self-sufficient and independent from infrastructural support service objects.
Their negative impact on the environment is reduced to the minimum by using a vast variety of
technologies, for instance low-energy building techniques (daylighting, solar collectors, photovoltaic
systems, geothermal heat pumps, recuperators etc.), innovative water management (domestic sewage
treatment plants). Especially nowadays, it is important to emit less carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
Expected results
The intended result is building in several municipalities model public and private objects with the use of
low-energy and eco-friendly technology. The project will be used to verify technical analyses and
prognoses of effectiveness of technologies which are under development. Concrete implementations will
popularize the solutions and will contribute to further promotion, reduction of carbon dioxide and
consumption of energy, decrease of maintenance costs of, for instance, public places like hospitals,
schools, libraries etc. Conferences and meetings concerning this issue will increase the awareness of both
public authorities and citizens.
Estimated total cost
( if known)
N/A
Estimated project duration
(in months)
30 months
Partners involved at this stage
Several Upper Silesian cities: Siemianowice lskie, Dbrowa Grnicza
Further partners requested
Partners from Central European regions interested in: following/setting new trends in environmentally
friendly and sustainable architecture or measuring the results of the project. Cities, municipalities and
NGO from Silesia and other CE regions.
Partners' benefits
Cooperation will provide access to the results of the project and enable our partners to establish new
contacts across the Central Europe. The project offers also the possibility to implement new building
techniques. It can contribute to the increase of competition in building trade and decrease of maintenance
costs of public buildings (by reducing CO2 emission). It may improve local image of authorities and
companies.
What is innovative
Although some of its assumptions are known, the precise idea of autonomous building is not widely
spread. Already prepared examples of this kind of construction would be a strong stimulus for
municipalities, cities and people. Innovative is implementing such modern technologies.
Follow-up project of
The project will create new possibilities and conditions for proper development of the idea of
autonomous buildings. It is based on a project under development. On the base of it many organizations
can initiate their own actions to promote sustainable architecture.
Other funding Programme
Public-private partnership, municipal bonds, ecological funds