New Building Lots and Flood Protection Measures in Hlinsko

19. 10. 2017

New Building Lots and Flood Protection Measures in Hlinsko

VCES has handed over to the Hlinsko Town Council 31 building lots including complete infrastructure. The construction of new houses in the Drachtina area may begin.

“This is the first time that such an extensive project has been made in the modern history of our town”, Miroslav Krčil, mayor of the town, said at the ceremonial handover. “We have the opportunity to offer the general public, especially young families, affordable building lots, and in an attractive location as well”, Krčil added. The building lots are completely serviced and essential transport infrastructure has also been set up.

Part of the project was the implementation of flood control measures. “We built an 867 m³ retention reservoir in the centre of the town to help protect the town centre, including the historic area, “Bethlehem”, from flooding”, said Tomáš Kouba, Business Manager of VCES a.s. “We managed to complete the project in eleven months, which is a month less than that estimated in the agreement”, Kouba said.

To finance the total value of the project, 41 million CZK, the town of Hlinsko used its own resources, a subsidy from the EU Cohesion Fund, and a credit provided by Komerční banka. Project documentation was prepared by the Suma Project design office and implementation was then carried out by VCES a.s.

A Wooden Apartment Building To Be Built in Pardubice

Wood is the building material of the future – it is a renewable resource that constantly regenerates and has a passive CO2 footprint. In its overall life cycle, from its growth through to use in building construction, it consumes more CO2 than it produces. Moreover, construction using timber is exceptionally quick, less noisy, and dust-free – therefore producing the least strain on the environment. Wooden buildings possess a healthy, pleasant, and inspiring interior environment, and exposed wood surfaces in their interiors are a popular feature. All these benefits are being recognized by an increasing number of investors and developers, who together feel responsibility for the future of our planet and have been reacting accordingly. Linkcity Czech Republic, part of the French construction group Bouygues Construction, is one of these. As part of the extensive reconstruction of a Pardubice brownfield, they will build their pilot project for a wooden apartment building.