These qualification upgrade courses are designed for building energy performance certification experts seeking to update their knowledge according to the latest legal requirements and regulations. Participants will learn about amendments to the Construction Technical Regulation STR 2.01.02:2016, new building energy performance design and certification standards, and the use of the latest version of the NRG-sert calculation software. Sessions will address common design and construction errors affecting energy efficiency, as well as legal requirements for building and construction product properties. Through practical tasks, participants will gain skills to perform accurate energy performance calculations and certification processes while avoiding common mistakes in evaluating building energy efficiency.
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Dr. Karolis Banionis is the Head of the Laboratory of Building Physics and senior researcher at the KTU Institute of Architecture and Construction. Research interests: energy performance of buildings, durability of building materials and products, energy efficiency and sustainability. He has contributed to the drafting and evaluation of the national building technical regulations of the Republic of Lithuania. K. Banionis is also a member of the Laboratory Accreditation Committee of the Lithuanian National Accreditation Bureau and an external technical expert, chairman of the Committee of the Lithuanian Standards Department LST TK 60 "Windows and Doors", and since 2011 a member of the group for training, education and qualification development of experts in the field of certification of building energy performance under the program of qualification development. He has more than 12 years of experience in teaching and consulting in the field of energy efficiency of buildings.
Dr. Juozas Ramanauskas is a researcher at the Laboratory of Building Physics of KTU Institute of Architecture and Construction and an associate professor at the Faculty of Construction and Architecture. Research interests: energy efficiency of buildings; two- & three-dimensional modelling of heat flows in building structures; thermal bridges; thermal properties of windows; moisture in building structures. As a technical manager of an accredited and notified laboratory, he has contributed to the development and evaluation of national technical regulations for construction in the Republic of Lithuania. He is an expert and a member of the Certification Commission for the certification of experts in the building energy performance of the Public Enterprise "Building Sector Development Agency". Juozas is a co-author of KTU study module for PhD students "Energy Efficiency of Buildings", and has more than 22 years of experience in teaching & consulting on the energy efficiency of buildings.
Dr. Edmundas Monstvilas is a researcher at the Laboratory of Building Physics, KTU Institute of Architecture and Construction. Research interests include heat and mass transfer in building structures, energy efficiency of buildings, optimum requirements for building envelope insulation, the moisture condition of building envelopes, methods of calculating energy consumption, the moisture and thermal properties of building products. The results of scientific activities have been implemented in more than 14 technical building regulations of the Republic of Lithuania. Together with colleagues, he prepares and continuously updates training programs for building certification specialists and participates in seminars, lecturing on issues about assessment of energy performance of buildings. He is an expert in building energy performance certification, an appointed expert of the Certification Commission for experts in building energy performance certification.
Dr. Tomas Krivelis works for the Public Enterprise for Construction Sector Development Agency as an Information Technology Specialist (for technical issues of NRGsert and NRGpro).
Dr. Raimondas Bliūdžius is a senior researcher at KTU Institute of Architecture and Construction. Research interests: building physics, energy performance of buildings, durability of building materials and structures. He has extensive experience in conducting trainings & seminars for construction professionals, participated in international projects related to the development and assessment of professional qualifications in construction. As an employee of an accredited and notified laboratory, he has contributed to the development and evaluation of national technical regulations for construction in the Republic of Lithuania, and to the development of accredited tests and research on construction materials and products. His scientific results is used in more than 14 technical building regulations of the Republic of Lithuania. He is a member of the group for training, education and qualification of experts in certification of energy performance of buildings for more than 16 years.
Dr. Jurga Kumžienė is a researcher at the Laboratory of Building Physics at the KTU Institute of Architecture and Construction. The field of research includes the renovation of buildings, ensuring energy efficiency, evaluation of longitudinal thermal bridges, analysis of thermal and moisture properties of structures. The researcher contributes to the consultation of PENS experts and the publicity and popularization of R&D results, is a lecturer and co-author of the doctoral module T230D011 "Energy Efficiency of Buildings".
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