The jury of the contest “Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia 2025” will continue accepting applications for another month – until June 18, 2025. Applications can be submitted for renovated and newly built multi-apartment buildings, public buildings, single-family homes, and industrial buildings.

For the 15th year in a row, as part of the “Live Warmer” campaign, the contest “Most Energy-Efficient Building in Latvia” is being held to promote best practices in building energy efficiency and sustainability through the construction, renovation, and reconstruction of energy-efficient buildings. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere and raise public awareness about well-being, thermal performance of buildings, indoor climate, and the importance and possibilities of reducing greenhouse gas emissions – all to create a high-quality and architecturally expressive living environment.

We invite applications 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 Home

• Most Energy-Efficient Industrial Building

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

It is planned that by mid-August this year, the contest jury will decide which buildings will proceed to the second round – on-site inspections. The awards ceremony for this year’s contest winners is scheduled for September.

The contest regulations were developed in cooperation with the partners of the "Live Warmer" information campaign:
The Latvian Association of Building 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 Heating, Gas and Water Technology Engineers, the Sustainable Construction Council, the State Construction Control Bureau, the State Fire and Rescue Service, “Publisko aktīvu pārvaldītājs Possessor” Ltd., the Rural Support Service, “Sadales tīkls” JSC, the Central Finance and Contracting Agency, and the Energy and Environmental Agency.

Supporters of the contest include:
Paroc Ltd., Saint-Gobain Construction Products Ltd., Rockwool Ltd., Development Finance Institution Altum, Latvenergo JSC, VentSys, Rīgas Siltums, Sadales tīkls JSC, and Robert Bosch Ltd.

Media partners of the contest include:
The magazine Būvinženieris, the newspaper Latvijas Avīze, and the construction portals www.abc.lv, https://archidea.lv, and www.building.lv.

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