Spīdala House Recognized as the Most Sustainable Building in the Baltics

This competition, held on a Baltic scale for the fourth consecutive year, is organized by the Building Design and Construction Council (BDCC) — led by Gunita Jansone and Agrita Lūse — in close cooperation with Riga Municipality, the State Construction Control Bureau (BVKB), and the Green Homes Association. A total of 37 entries were submitted, showcasing valuable and diverse experiences in delivering and implementing sustainable ideas.

Sustainable construction does not simply mean following the “green deal.” The concept is much broader — it involves assessing the rationale and thoughtfulness at every stage of a building’s creation, starting with design and construction and ending with interior design and the building’s potential future value in the context of societal development. One of the most important criteria is the social aspect: how much the building meets people’s needs, how individuals can feel while using it, accessibility, and the quality of the indoor microclimate for work or living spaces.

Competition Jury: Agrita Lūse — BDCC board member, publicist; Rimantas Giedraitis — Professor at the Kaunas Faculty of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, architect; Uldis Balodis — architect, sustainable construction expert; Sandris Celmiņš — Head of the Construction Works Control Department, BVKB; Kaarel Kunnap — architect, sustainable construction expert; Anna Vasiļjeva — architect, building restoration expert; Santa Pupiņa — Head of the Urban Planning and Construction Department, Daugavpils Municipality and Māris Želvis — sustainable building materials expert.

Photos: Valters Poļakovs and Madara Pumpure.