For the round of applications for the adaptation of basements of apartment cooperatives to accommodate housing, 56 applications were received

From the applications examined by the evaluation commission, 27 projects will be supported for a total of 1.2 million euros, which is also the volume of the entire round. 13 projects received funding in Tallinn, 5 in Tartu, 4 in Narva, 3 in Pärnu and 1 each in Kohtla-Järve and Rakvere.

Apartment blocks located in densely populated areas with at least 15,000 inhabitants (Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Kohtla-Järve, Rakvere, Narva, Viljandi, Maardu) and consisting mainly of large panel houses with standard structure or apartment blocks built between 1950 and 1990 were eligible for support.

In addition to the adaptation of the basements of condominiums for housing, the purpose of the request for application was to map the interest of condominium associations for such a support measure and to obtain an overview of the costs of adapting different types of condominiums for housing. housing construction. Therefore, such projects have been supported, when the basement of the apartment building is adapted as a shelter.

Sten-Patrick Kreek, shelter consultant for the Rescue Board, points out that this pilot project was designed primarily with the most common apartment buildings in mind. “The goal was to find out what the major concerns of condominium associations are and what the real financial resource is needed to make basements suitable for hosting a shelter,” adds Kreek.

The completed application phase provided a good overview and basis for analysis on how to proceed with housing support and development and how to adapt such support measures to meet future needs.

Shelter is divided into: “public shelter” (intended for rapid and short-term hospitalization in the event of immediate danger for people in a public space), “non-public shelter” (shelter places for residents of a specific building and their relatives, for example basements) and “shelter room” (without windows, preferably with concrete/stone walls, a room like a bathroom).

If the public shelter is intended primarily for people who find themselves on the streets in the moment of danger, people at work or at home should stay and find a windowless room or basement to take shelter. In addition to a military threat, shelter may be necessary in extreme weather conditions or large-scale air pollution.

2024-01-04 19:54:00
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