FINAL REPORT
TRADE FAIRS
FOR HABITAT and ECO CITY
6 - 8 February 2003

The 10th anniversary housing, real estate, renovation and reconstruction trade fair FOR HABITAT 2003 was a prestigious display of housing in the Czech Republic. A newly conceived trade fair for the environment and energy savings ECO CITY emerged which created the space for an independent presentation of regions in a block called REGION - CITY - MUNICIPALITY. Also companies operating in the area of energy, waste management, city infrastructure, communal equipment, street furniture and everything that habitation zones need for their existence.

Basic data

This year, the trade fairs took place in the winter month of February which proved to be very beneficial both from the point of view of the exhibitors and the significantly higher number of visitors. Both the professional and lay public in this period extensively considers the reconstruction and modernization of houses and flats and the production and realization construction firms need to present services and materials they offer. Trade fairs are a very efficient tool for it. Also the last year's floods enhanced the interest in reconstruction and renovation, namely especially on the part of the citizens of the flooded Prague quarters.

Roughly one third of exhibitors at the ECO CITY trade fair recruited themselves from the energy sector.

An important part of the trade fairs was a presentation block called Region - City - Municipality where the visitors could compare the level of individual regional industrial zones, investment opportunities, transport infrastructure, tourism etc. This year, the following 4 regions made their presentations: South Bohemia, Carlsbad, Liberec and Plzeň, in addition, the City of Prague had its special exposition dedicated to floods of the year 2002. Visitors, both non-professionals and representatives of the entrepreneur sphere, paid extraordinary attention to all of the above expositions. Next year, the increased participation of other regions, cities and municipalities is anticipated.

As far as the FOR HABITAT trade fair is concerned, ABF will, within the acquisition of the year 2004, focus especially on firms producing or distributing furniture, glass, ceramics, flooring, soft furnishings and many other details which make flats cosy homes.

As far as the ECO CITY trade fair is concerned, the focus will be on a wider orientation in the environmental issues within the municipal policy, establishments making the life of cities and municipalities easier and on the emergence of energy concepts in individual regions.

with the contribution from the Union of Towns and Communities Thursday, 6 February 2003 - Národní dům na Vinohradech, Nám. Míru No. 9, Praha 2, Majakovsky room
Number of persons present: 212 listeners

Energetics in Construction Industry
Expert seminar organized by ABF, a.s. under the auspices of the Deputy Minister of the Industry and Trade CR
Thursday, 6 February 2003 - Obecní dům, nám. Republiky, Praha 1
Number of persons present. 114 listeners

Waste Management
Expert seminar organized by Czech Association of Waste Management
Thursday, 6 February 2003 - PVA, conference centre, room No. 1
Number of persons present: 62 listeners

7th International Competition of Construction Fields Apprentices organized by ABF, a.s. and Ministry of Industry and Trade CR
Competition categories: bricklayer, tile layer, cabinet maker and erector of prefabricated buildings
Theoretical part of competition: 6 February 2003, practical part: 7 February 2003
PVA, conference centre, room No.1
Number of persons present: 19 teams, i.e. 38 apprentices

Renewable sources of energy in practice
Expert seminar organized by Czech Association of Renewable Energy
Friday, 7 February 2003 - PVA, conference centre, room No. 1
Number of persons present: 54 listeners

Current housing policy issues
Expert lecture organized by ABF, a.s. in co-operation with the State Fund for Housing Development
Friday, 7 February 2003 - PVA, conference centre, room No. 2
Number of persons present: 20 listeners

Plzeň Region Presentation
Friday, 7 February 2003 - PVA, conference centre, room No. 3
Number of persons present: 46 listeners


Competitions:

ENERGY PROJECT 2002 - MAIN ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM
Media partners: Hospodářské noviny, Stavební listy, www.estav.cz

This competition to develop energy-saving projects was organized last autumn by the Ministry of Industry and Trade CR in co-operation with ABF and ČEA with the pro-active participation of the following joint-stock companies: Pražská energetika, Středočeská energetická, Jihočeská energetika, Západočeská energetika, Severočeská energetika, Východočeská energetika, Jihomoravská energetika.

Competition categories:
A. reconstruction, modernization or new construction of low-energy residential houses with the total annual specific consumption of heating energy lower than 55 kWh/m2 /year of the residential heated area in case of multi-apartment houses and 70 kWh/m2/year of the residential heated area in case of detached houses.
Roztoky - four terraced houses
authors: akad. arch. B. Arch. Josef Horný, Ing. Vladimír Žďára, CSc., Doc.Ing. Karel Kabele,CSc.
Renovation of apartment house at Pavlovská 7,9,11
realized by: Stavoprojekta, a.s. and ÚMČ Brno - Kohoutovice

B. Reconstruction, modernization or new construction of public construction of educational or social nature with the total annual specific consumption of heating energy lower at least by 40 % when compared with the values stipulated by decree No. 291/2001 Coll., on detailed use of energy when heating buildings.
The jury has not awarded any project.

C. Realized measures to decrease energy demands in industry,
including especially the modernization of the energy management and introduction of energy-saving technologies used in buildings with proved significantly decreased consumption of energy.
Utilization of secondary energy sources - metallurgy heating gas in establishments of Energetika Třinec, a.s. - Energetika Třinec. a.s.

GRAND PRIX FOR HABITAT and ECO CITY 2003
Competition for the best exhibit or exposition

GRAND PRIX FOR HABITAT 2003
company: Agentura LINA
exhibit: "Reconstruction of bathroom pods - collective exposition of 24 companies"

GRAND PRIX ECO CITY 2003
company: NORDlogistic a.s.
exhibit: EKOBUS SOR B 10,5 CNG EURO 3

Honourable mention GRAND PRIX FOR HABITAT 2003
company: Union of entrepreneurs in the field of technical establishments

Honourable mention GRAND PRIX ECO CITY 2003
company: TAXUS s.r.o.
exhibit: "Wood in garden and landscape"

GRAND PRIX Competition "fór student 2003"
Student competition for the best work or product related to the housing topic and the environment.

GRAND PRIX "fór student FOR HABITAT 2003"
school: Secondary art glass-making school at Železný Brod
exhibit: "Engraving"
author: Monika Šilhánová

GRAND PRIX "fór student ECO CITY 2003"
school: Faculty of Forestry of Czech University of Agriculture
exhibit: "Green Vegetation Concept at Knovíz"
author: Lenka Nedvědová
Honourable mention "fór student FOR HABITAT 2003"
school: Technical college and Secondary technical glass-making school at Nový Bor
exhibit: "WAVES"
author: Jana Vlachová

Honourable mention "fór student FOR HABITAT 2003"
school: Training centre and technical school TOS Čelákovice
exhibits: "Cottage Room", "Glassed-in Cabinet ", "Portable Dresser"
authors: apprentices of the 2nd and 3rd year of cabinet-making

Honourable mention "fór student FOR HABITAT 2003"
school: Secondary art glass-making school at Železný Brod
exhibit: "MEDUSA object"
author: Jaroslav Kmoch

Honourable mention "fór student ECO CITY 2003"
school: Faculty of Forestry of Czech University of Agriculture
exhibit: "Analysis of the potential development of micro-region of the association of municipalities, Klejnárka in the area of housing and recreation taking into account the capacity of the territory and the optimal utilization of the landscape and settlements "
author: Lenka Novotná


Social program:

SOCIAL EVENING
took place on the occasion of the ceremonial commencement of the trade fair season at PVA 2003, presentation of competition awards Energy project 2002 and GRAND PRIX.
On 6 February 2003, representatives of ministries, state funds, the Senate CR, Parliament CR, representatives of the City of Prague, regions, Commercial Chamber and invited exhibitors met in the Obecní dům building.
The following country-wide competitions were announced: ENERGY PROJECT 2003
HOUSING 2003

Social meeting of exhibitors:
For all exhibitors, a social meeting was organized on 7 February 2003 in the PVA space. Here, the Popularity Award was granted which is granted annually by the Editorial Board of Bohemian and Moravian trade fairs together with ABF, a.s. It was won by the Horticultural College and Secondary Horticultural School at Mělník.
The Šlapeto band contributed to the excellent atmosphere.

Another year of annual trade fairs FOR HABITAT and ECO CITY will take place 5. - 7 February 2004.

FOTOGRAFIE Z VELETRHŮ

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