Architect Fránek will build a facility with thermal stabilization in Slavkov

Slavkov u Brna - The construction company LIKO-S from Slavkov u Brna today began building an industrial facility with zero demands and natural thermal stabilization. The living building will operate solely on energy obtained from natural sources, whether it be solar radiation or coolness from the underground. The construction is to be completed in 27 days. Representatives of the company today presented the project to experts. The company will finance the project from its profits, without the need for subsidies.
    According to experts, over ten hectares of fertile land are lost every day in the Czech Republic. "These can be halls and other buildings that receive an average of 674 millimeters of precipitation per square meter annually. This means we are losing 58 million cubic meters of rainwater every year," stated the chairman of the board of LIKO-S, a.s, Libor Musil.
    According to him, people are losing respect for nature, creating simple things. The company wants to change this perspective. "We want to create a new model for construction. We want to bring complexity back to the building site," Musil said.
    Classic industrial halls usually have poor heat accumulation capabilities and act as mirrors for sunlight. The goal of the innovation from the Slavkov company is to create an industrial building with zero demands, including wastewater treatment. The facility is reportedly fully in harmony with nature, and its author is the Brno architect Zdeněk Fránek. According to him, it is a visionary project that will serve as an experiment for future construction. "We want to immerse it in greenery and create a sophisticated thing that will live on and where work can continue," Fránek stated.
The building will operate solely on energy obtained from natural sources, whether it be solar radiation or coolness from the underground. It will do without special machinery and will also work with water thanks to a root cleaning system and further purification using a marsh façade. It will include a retention lake that will serve as a water reservoir for the entire company area. The outer shell will provide space for growing pumpkins or tomatoes. Thermal insulation of the outer shells will be ensured by a special insulating foam that allows for the removal of degraded water vapor through the surface of the building.
    The building, conceived as a wooden structure, will serve the company for further product development. "It's time to change our approach to construction as such; we want to bring harmony back to construction," added Musil.
    LIKO-S is a construction company with 200 employees. It focuses on the construction of industrial facilities and also provides parts for the creation of interior spaces in buildings, such as partitions. The company's turnover last year exceeded 600 million crowns, with export making up about 50%. "We do not want to go the route of dramatically increasing turnover. We are looking for niches in the market, wanting to offer something simple, unique with higher added value," Musil stated.
    In the Czech Republic, demand for low-energy buildings is growing. For example, the development company JRD, specializing in low-energy and passive housing, sold more than 100 passive apartments last year for 500 million crowns, which is 200 million crowns more year-on-year. This year, they are also preparing the first energy-active apartment building.