The Ministry of Economics, the Ministry of Climate and Energy, and the Latvian Association of Civil Engineers announce the annual competition “Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia 2025”.

“The ‘Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia’ competition has been running for 15 years, proving that it is a stable and highly anticipated event in the industry. It is an opportunity to highlight builders, architects, and other construction professionals who ensure responsible, sustainable, rational, and economically sound construction, serving as an example for others. The competition also gives a boost to the local economy by creating demand for modern materials, such as high-quality industrially produced timber frame panels,” emphasized Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis.

Minister for Climate and Energy Kaspars Melnis added: “There is still much to be done in the field of building energy efficiency. I hope that new support instruments for using industrially produced panels in building renovation or the district renovation approach will give additional impetus to the renovation of outdated buildings. This competition will highlight the best renovation examples in Latvia and encourage new participants to join the building renewal program. This will help reduce excessive energy losses and resource costs.”

Helēna Endriksone, First Vice-Chair of the Board of the Latvian Association of Civil Engineers: “The main goal of the ‘Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia’ competition is to promote best practices in energy efficiency. Through this initiative, we express our gratitude to those who confidently invest in energy-efficient buildings and serve as an inspiring example to others.”

The competition “Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia” is organized within the framework of the “Live Warmer” campaign. Its aim is to promote best practices in building energy efficiency and sustainability by implementing energy-efficient construction, renovation, and reconstruction. This helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increases public understanding of well-being, building thermal resistance, indoor climate, and the significance and opportunities of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to create a high-quality and architecturally expressive living environment.

Applications are traditionally invited in the following five categories:

• Most Energy-Efficient Renovated Multi-Apartment Building

• Most Energy-Efficient New Multi-Apartment Building

• Most Energy-Efficient Public Building

• Most Energy-Efficient Single-Family House

• Most Energy-Efficient Industrial Building

The competition regulations for “Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia 2025” are available on the competition website: www.energoefektivakaeka.lv.
Applications must be submitted electronically by June 18, 2025 to the following email address: dzivosiltak@em.gov.lv.

By the end of August 2025, the competition jury will select the buildings that will proceed to the second round of evaluation, which includes on-site inspections. The awards ceremony for this year’s winners is planned for September 2025.

The competition regulations have been developed in cooperation with the “Live Warmer” campaign partners – the Latvian Association of House Managers and Administrators, the Latvian Association of Window and Door Manufacturers, Riga Technical University, Riga Stradiņš University, the Association of Building Material Manufacturers, the Latvian Association of Heat, Gas and Water Technology Engineers, the Sustainable Building Council, the State Construction Control Bureau, the State Fire and Rescue Service, the public asset manager SIA “Possessor”, the Rural Support Service, AS “Sadales tīkls”, the Central Finance and Contracting Agency, and the Energy and Environmental Agency.

Supporters of the competition include:
SIA “Paroc”, SIA “Saint-Gobain Celtniecības produkti”, SIA “Rockwool”, the Development Finance Institution Altum, AS “Latvenergo”, VentSys, “Rīgas siltums”, AS “Sadales tīkls”, and SIA “Robert Bosch”.
Media partners: the magazine “Būvinženieris”, the newspaper “Latvijas Avīze”, and the construction portals www.abc.lv, https://archidea.lv, and www.building.lv.

Public Relations Department
Ministry of Economics
Email: prese@em.gov.lv