THE ROLE OF MODERNIZATION RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: THEORETICAL SOLUTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION
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https://doi.org/10.31650/2786-6696-2025-12-7-13Keywords:
sustainable comprehensive modernization, residential neighborhoods, housing stock, mass panel residential buildings, Sustainable development, Sustainable urban development, renovation.Abstract
Modernization of residential buildings is a significant contribution to achieving sustainable development goals and solving its tasks. The housing stock of Ukraine is predominantly composed of panel housing projects and construction of the years of the Soviet Union. According to statistics, old panel residential buildings makes up more than 85% of the entire housing stock of Ukraine. Such buildings do not meet modern requirements and standards. A similar situation exists with the social housing stock in other countries, especially in countries with a heritage of Soviet panel buildings. Renovation of the old housing stock and bringing it to modern needs, requirements and standards will significantly affect the reduction of primary energy consumption and carbon emissions. Its solving sustainable development tasks in terms of inclusiveness and creating attractive living conditions in accordance with modern standards. The issue of modernization of panel residential buildings heritage of Soviet times ‒ is considered. Gaps in this issue are identified and analyzed. The arguments for the necessity and importance of sustainable comprehensive modernization are presented using a desc riptive-explanatory method. Theoretical solutions and opportunities for the implementation of complex modernization projects are presented. The importance and advantages of such a principle are noted. At the same time, a positive contribution to urban development is noted. However, obstacles and the need to overcome them are noted.
The topic of a complex approach to the modernization of the residential buildings should be given more attention. After all, partial solutions do not solve all the problems of the house and the surround space. Also its don't allow to fully achieve the goals of sustainable development, which can be provided by the complex modernization of residential buildings.
A complex approach to the modernization of residential buildings allows to create competitive conditions for new construction, prevents the degradation of old residential neighborhoods. As a result ‒ economic and social well-being of residents; economic growth of the city. Solving a number of tasks of sustainable urban development and achieving other Goals of Sustainable Development.
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