Innovative Energy-Efficient Quarter "Volga courtyards": to the 30th Anniversary of RAACS

Abstract

In 2022, the Russian Academy of Architecture and BuiLding Sciences (RAASN), one of the four state academies of sciences of our country, ceLebrates its 30th anniversary. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of RAASN, VoLgograd scientists presented the resuLts of research work that were used to create the project of the innovative energy-efficient quarter «VoLga courtyards» (using the exampLe of the city of VoLzhsky, VoLgograd Region). The city of VoLzhsky occupies a speciaL pLace in the pLanning structure of the urban pLanning system «Great VoLgograd». The aim of the project is to create a new type of quarter in which urban pLanning, architectural design and engineering soLutions have priority in choosing energy-saving technoLogies. These soLutions are simuLtaneously aimed at improving the microclimate of premises, buildings and territories, protecting the environment, using biopositive technologies. The configurations of the facilities, theirlocation on the territory of the quarter creates a comfortable habitat. On the territory of the quarter there are 5 apartment 7-8-storey residential buildings: 2 single-section, 2 two-section and 1 three-section. The compact; southeast-facing courtyard spaces are isolated from transport, reducing noise and improving living comfort. Space-planning solutions create a barrier- free environment. The innovations reflected in the project contribute to the creation of a newlook of cities and the use of advanced construction technologies in Russia.