The University of Eger and its training school were also developed in this investment

The comprehensive building energy upgrade of the Eszterházy Károly Catholic University in Eger has been completed. According to public procurement data, the contractor for the project was Eger-based Varuabau Kft.. The project was co-financed by the EU Cohesion Fund and the Hungarian state as part of the Operational Programme for Environment and Energy Efficiency (KEHOP).

The investment was implemented by a consortium led by Építési és Közlekedési Minisztérium (ÉKM) in close cooperation with the university, with a grant of HUF 1 billion 670 million under the Széchenyi 2020 programme. As a result of the development, the university's emissions and energy costs will be significantly reduced.

The aim was to meet EU energy efficiency directives

Ilona Pajtókné Tari, the rector of the university, informed at the project closing event on Tuesday that HUF 1.1 billion of the grant was spent on the modernisation of buildings, while HUF 400 million was used to develop the university's training school. "The primary objective in all cases was to meet EU energy efficiency directives," he said.

The works carried out in several buildings of the university have typically involved heat and water insulation, replacement of windows and boilers, air conditioning, heat pumps and solar panels to modernise the various teaching and service units and the dormitory. They also used their own resources to replace the furniture and modernise the infrastructure of the training school and to renew the paving of the gyms.

It will also seek to take into account the specific characteristics of the built environment and its significance for the townscape

At the event, Zoltán Nyul, Deputy State Secretary of ÉKM for Building Construction, said that the Eger development series is part of a national programme aimed at the economical and sustainable operation of the institutions concerned, as well as improving the comfort of the buildings.

The Deputy State Secretary said that during the planning and then the construction of each site, a harmony must be found which, taking into account the atmosphere, the characteristics and the significance of the built environment, improves the conditions of the users and the people working in the facilities, as well as the energy efficiency and sustainability of the institutions. He pointed out that, taking into account the experience of the just completed project, ÉKM aims to promote more good, comprehensive developments that serve communities through the pending Construction Investment Act and the Building Act. "A key element of this is to make the most efficient use of available resources," he noted.