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Built following a royal decree In the heart of Lithuania’s second largest city, Preserving History Kaunas, there has been a resurgence of urban The military barracks situated on the newly from living in some of the city’s most historically reconstructed Juozapavičiaus Avenue, a major II of in 1879, these significant buildings. thoroughfare in the heart of the city, were built after Emperor Alexander II of Russia signed a former military barracks have Hoping to save some of the city’s most royal decree in 1879 to build a fortress in the city. significant military barracks from being Following the decree, the city became regarded been converted in a model destroyed, local entrepreneurs took the as a first class fortress in the . of modern, energy efficient opportunity to convert these architecturally beautiful buildings into modern spaces to The barracks have been occupied by a number living in the heart of Kaunas, live and work. Featuring geothermal heating, of forces throughout their history. In 1915, the Lithuania. solar energy and spray foam insulation, the occupying Russian forces were expelled from renovated building has become a model for Lithuania and following the end of World War I, energy efficient design and construction in the barracks were occupied by Lithuania forces. the city. Following the end of World War II, Soviet forces

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ICYNENE Inc. • icynene.COM or call 1.800.758.7325 occupied the space until much later when floor with a number of residential apartments applied to the roof with a further 7-10cm Soviet troops moved out of the country. on the remaining floors. Both geothermal and (2.75” - 4”) applied to the walls. The sponge- Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the solar technology along with a high efficiency like texture of Icynene Classic™ was ideal since building was handed to the city municipality. boiler make it three times cheaper to keep the it would not damage the historic building and After 20 years of being abandoned and left to building operating rather than being connected would aid in sound attenuation. crumble, the local entrepreneurs set about to the city’s own power grid. saving the building from total ruin. The The renovated former barracks have not entrepreneurs tried to preserve as much as Local licensed Icynene dealer, GAMO was only been preserved but now function as an possible, retaining any authentic pieces of the asked to install a high performance insulation optimal place for business, rest and relaxation. building that could be used. material into the structure to help maintain low energy consumption. GAMO installed Creating an energy efficient structure Icynene Classic™ throughout the structure’s Footnotes: The building has been converted into a mixed roof and walls to help both insulate and air 1. Icynene Inc. would like to thank Icynene use building with spacious offices on the first seal. Around 20cm (8”) of spray foam was contractor, GAMO for their assistance with this document. Photographs supplied by GAMO.

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