The State Construction Control Bureau (BVKB) invites you to the webinar “Changes in Legislation and Construction Work Control 2025”, which will take place on November 7, 2025, from 9:50 to 14:30 online via MS Teams.

Registration for the webinar is mandatory!

To register, please use the following link:
🔗 https://kalendars.bvkb.gov.lv/event-ZUWN4VXRAQ

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Agenda

09:50–09:55 Opening of the webinar | Baiba Vītoliņa, Director of BVKB
09:55–10:00 Webinar agenda and rules
10:00–10:10 Current developments in construction work control in 2025 | Sandris Celmiņš, Head of the Construction Work Control Division, BVKB Construction Control Department, Building Inspector
10:10–10:30 Amendments to the Construction Law, General and Special Construction Regulations in 2025 | Māris Demme, Director of the BVKB Construction Control Department
10:30–10:50 Conditions for ensuring compliance with construction commencement requirements | Māris Bernāns, Building Inspector, Construction Work Control Division, BVKB
10:50–11:10 Compliance of building location, volume, and architectural solutions with the approved design | Inesis Grūbe, Building Inspector, Construction Work Control Division, BVKB
11:10–11:30 Environmental protection legislation in the construction process | Iveta Timze, Director, Department of Strategic Management and Coordination, Nature Conservation Agency
11:30–11:50 Amendments to the construction design during the construction process in 2025 | Anita Apšāne, Building Inspector, Construction Work Control Division, BVKB
11:50–12:10 Development of guidelines for eliminating the consequences of unauthorized construction in 2025 | Liene Putnika, Head of the Legal Division, BVKB
12:10–12:30 Break
12:30–12:50 Responsibilities of the contractor and the responsible construction manager in 2025 | Nauris Asarītis, Building Inspector, Construction Work Control Division, BVKB
12:50–13:10 Responsibilities of the author’s supervisor, author’s supervisor’s representative, construction supervisor, and construction supervisor’s representative in 2025 | Sarmīte Radziņa, Building Inspector, Construction Work Control Division, BVKB
13:10–13:30 Current developments in the control of wind power plant construction in 2025 | Inese Linde, Building Inspector, Construction Work Control Division, BVKB
13:30–13:50 BIM from the perspective of the construction initiator | Dmitrijs Kots, Head of Building Information Modeling and Management Unit, State Real Estate Ltd. (VAS “Valsts nekustamie īpašumi”)
13:50–14:10 Changes in the field of construction expertise in 2025 | Maija Kavosa, Head of the BVKB Construction Specialist Certification Division
14:10–14:30 Most common non-compliances found during building commissioning in 2025 | Oskars Sūnaitis, Building Inspector, Construction Work Control Division, BVKB
14:30 Closing remarks

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📅 Date: November 7, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:50–14:30
💻 Venue: MS Teams
💰 Participation: Free of charge

Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance, granting qualification points for obtaining or maintaining a construction practice certificate for certified construction specialists.