Last updated: October 2021
Liko-Noe is a business office building that meets all of its energy demands on its own and has a sophisticated system of water reuse and management. The building features a green roof, a green facade, and water storage ponds on the outside (Ref. 1). The building has a constructed treatment wetland for the wastewater treatment, uses solar energy for photovoltaic panels as well as thermal wall (Ref. 4). The aim of the project is to demonstrate that nature-based building techniques can significantly help address the challenges of soil and water degradation, and climate change (Ref. 1).
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Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
- Green walls or facades
- Blue infrastructure
- Lakes/ponds
- Green areas for water management
- Sustainable urban drainage systems
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Soil quality improvement
- Waste management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Real estate development
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Creation of semi-natural blue areas, Maintenance and management of urban nature existing green areas
Project objectives
- Found a way to realize industrial buildings as island systems with zero demand for energy.
- Combined nature with modern life by creating a pleasant workplace in a natural environment and by creating green areas in the city
- Took advantage of "waste" water in the building by reusing it
- The building also serves research purposes focused on the physical properties of products and materials used in the construction. Also, research will aim to find out how ecological features affect buildings in industrial zones and how that impacts the economy
(Ref. 1)
Implementation activities
The green roof and facade retain and purify the rainwater, after which it flows into a retention tank, which is a natural lake (biotope) next to the building. This serves to provide water for flushing in the building during dry periods, and to accumulate storm water runoff during rainy periods. The water body together with the plants creates a favorable micro-climate for plants and people. (Ref. 1). Further, the building produces its own energy through renewable energy technologies (Ref 1.), making the building self-sufficient. There is also a green wall, and green roof, as well as surrounding green space that was produced (Ref. 1). The building has a constructed treatment wetland for the wastewater treatment, uses solar energy for photovoltaic panels as well as thermal wall (Ref. 4). It was specified also that edible plants, such as berries, are produced on the green roof (Ref. 6).
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
- Implement green walls or roofs to lower indoor temperature and provide insulation
- Implement sustainable urban drainage infrastructure (e.g. to make space for water)
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The building was planned and built by the private company Liko-S (Ref. 1)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
No
(The project was initiated and implemented by the company who built it - Liko-S (Ref. 1))
... a local policy or strategy?
No
(The project was initiated and implemented by the company who built it - Liko-S (Ref. 1))
Financing
Total cost
€500,000 - €2,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Lowered local temperature
- Reduced emissions
- Energy efficiency improvements
- Strengthened capacity to address climate hazards/natural disasters
- Enhanced carbon sequestration
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Improved waste management
- Water management and blue areas
- Increased protection against flooding
- Improved stormwater management
- Enhanced protection and restoration of freshwater ecosystems
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Increased property prices
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Increased access to healthy/affordable food
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
Ref. 1. ESB-magazin (2017). Futuristický pokus u Slavkova. [pdf] [Website not available in 2020]
Ref. 2. Source link (2016). Experimentální stavba LIKO-NOE ukazuje nový směr ekologického stavebnictví. [online] [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020].
Ref. 3. Red (2015). LIKO-NOE: inspirace pro industriální výstavbu. [online] [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020].
Ref. 4. BrnoRegion. (No date.). Liko-s. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on: July 24, 2020].
Ref 5. Liko-Neo. (2018]. No trials, but reality. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020]
Ref 6. Liko-Neo. [2017]. How does LIKO-NEO work?. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020]
Ref 7. Liko-Neo. [2017]. We produce our own oxygen. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020]
Ref 8. [2017]. Good morning from the green roof. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020]
Ref. 2. Source link (2016). Experimentální stavba LIKO-NOE ukazuje nový směr ekologického stavebnictví. [online] [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020].
Ref. 3. Red (2015). LIKO-NOE: inspirace pro industriální výstavbu. [online] [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020].
Ref. 4. BrnoRegion. (No date.). Liko-s. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on: July 24, 2020].
Ref 5. Liko-Neo. (2018]. No trials, but reality. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020]
Ref 6. Liko-Neo. [2017]. How does LIKO-NEO work?. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020]
Ref 7. Liko-Neo. [2017]. We produce our own oxygen. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020]
Ref 8. [2017]. Good morning from the green roof. [online]. [Available at: Source link. [Accessed on July 20, 2020]
LIKO-NOE Building
Source: https://brnoregion.com/do-business/articles/liko-s
LIKO-NOE Building
Source: https://brnoregion.com/do-business/articles/liko-s