Each year, 183 fewer tonnes of greenhouse gas CO2 will be released into the air. The work was made possible by support of approximately PLN 1.3 million from the Wrocław Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection.
A total of nearly 4,000 sq m of external walls and the flat roof were insulated with polystyrene and mineral wool. The walls below ground level were protected against moisture. Window and door joinery was also replaced. The canopy over the main entrance was rebuilt, and the central heating system was modernized, including the installation of 205 new radiators with thermostatic valves. The thermally modernized building of the Wojewódzkie Centrum Szpitalne Kotliny Jeleniogórskiej in Jelenia Góra houses 20 specialist clinics. In 2014 alone, doctors provided nearly 100,000 consultations there.
“The Fund provided financing for this project in the form of a low-interest loan worth approximately PLN 1.3 million,” says Aleksander Marek Skorupa, president of the WFOŚiGW management board in Wrocław. “The total cost amounted to approximately PLN 2.2 million. The investor provided the remaining amount from its own funds. The completed work prevented energy losses and enabled more efficient use of energy in the building, which was constructed in the 1990s.”
The investment in Jelenia Góra is one example of support for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in our country. “This is an international agreement aimed at counteracting global warming,” reminds Hubert Papaj, deputy president of WFOŚiGW in Wrocław. “As a result of implementing the treaty, among other things, the energy efficiency of buildings is to increase by at least 20% by 2020 compared with 1990.”
Thanks to the new investments, the nature of the Karkonosze Mountains will be able to breathe easier. The project will help reduce the amount of harmful emissions from the hospital complex that affect the condition of the natural environment, including Karkonoski National Park.
Wojewódzki Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej we Wrocławiu/ii