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The article presents a renovation project of a residential area: Mannheim, Germany. The plot size is 6.4 hectares. It includes Glückstein-park area adjacent to the historic buildings, as well as the south - eastern part of the quarter Glückstein. Territory selected for the design, located opposite the railway station. This area has the highest priority in the planning of the city, as it connects the neighborhood Lindenhof district and the city center. The project includes a number of design features that incorporate the social and economic aspects. The main expected result of the renovation is a well-designed a unique energy efficiency, functional and expressive architectural complex that serves a residential area. Architecture new objects fit into this area. Urban space located near the quarter was designed. The proposed preferred embodiment, more comfort improvement throughout, including a high level of landscaping.

The term "sustainable development" came in to use in 20th century and can be regarded as the set of mind notion. The International Union of Architects by the Copenhagen Declaration (December 7th, 2009), noted that "the concept of sustainability project" recognizes that all architectural and urban objects are part of a complex interactive system linked to their natural environment" [1]. The search for modern energy efficient building materials and technologies should be linked to the energy-efficient landscaping and typological object organization. Proposed scientific method provides the criteria of "sustainability project" in terms of modern energy efficient building materials usage. The modern construction materials building projected method suggested to be the part of complex interactive system linked to its natural surroundings based on the object energy-efficient organization properties (architectural, landscape and typological).

The modern materials and technologies have an ability to provide a solution of the main goal of modern construction − maximum comfort. This article shows the implementation of comfortable building in a project of primary school. All the components of comfort have been taken under consideration: a rational space-planning, energy efficiency, acoustic isolation, air-tightness, daylight, fire safety, visual aesthetics. Special attention has been given to energy-efficiency: heat transfer coefficients have been calculated, optimal constructions have been selected, involving alternative methods of producing energy. The class of the building’s energy has also been determined. Economic benefits have also been described due to using renewable energy, area economy and so on. As a result, the concept of "comfort in all respects" have been revealed, recommendations on its implementation and further research in this area have been given.

Reduction of the costs in the operation of the building, due to energy-saving technologies, is a priority in the construction today. This article discusses some ways to reduce energy consumption of schools in hot climates such as the installation of solar collectors, using of triple-glazed windows and modern insulating materials. These methods of energy reduction are determined by the selected space-planning solutions, constructive features of the structure, financial possibilities and climatic conditions. Considering these above listed characteristics, the school was designed for the class A of energy efficiency.[1-4]