Construction begins today on a thermo-technical retrofitting
project that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help make Ulaanbaatar an
environmentally-friendly city.   A collaborative project between U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
(GIZ), three schools in Ulaanbaatar City have been selected for rehabilitation
– School No. 63, No. 79-1 and No. 79-2.  

This
project uses clean energy – through solar power and thermal insulation – to
increase heat levels in the school buildings. 

In
addition to introducing these technologies, local contractors, engineers, and
architects will receive on-the-job training on the application of
environmentally-friendly techniques; learning modules on clean energy will also
be provided to teachers and students.

Funding
for this 13-month project totals $1,517,000 USD. 

Heat
energy consumption and CO2 emissions are expected to be reduced by 50% after
the thermo-technical retrofitting.