Minister of Environment visits Lithuania’s first panel-based renovation project

On March 30, Lithuania’s Minister of Environment Kastytis Žuromskas and Kaunas District Mayor Valerijus Makūnas visited Balys Buračas Gymnasium in Karmėlava to review the progress of Lithuania’s first panel-based renovation project.

During the visit, the project team presented how the technology is being applied in practice and shared the progress achieved so far 🏗️

The Minister highlighted that the education process continues without interruption, as more than 80% of the work is carried out in the factory. This results in significantly less noise and dust on site, allowing the school to operate as usual throughout the renovation.

“Even during a renovation of this scale, it is important to see that daily activities can continue without disruption. Once completed, the project will deliver a substantially improved result, creating value for the school community and encouraging wider use of panel-based renovation in future projects,” said Lithuania’s Minister of Environment Kastytis Žuromskas.

The Karmėlava project is the first in Lithuania where a certified panel-based renovation system, developed by VMG Lignum, is being applied. The solution enables project delivery within 2–3 months. The pilot has now entered its third phase, with over 40% of works completed and completion planned for May.

The visit was also attended by Head of Administration of Kaunas District Municipality Mantas Rikteris, Director of the Environmental Project Management Agency Gvidas Dargužas, contractor Kaunesta, facade panel manufacturer and installer Ecodomus and its CEO Girmantas Juknys, VMG Lignum Systems Project Managers Tomas Gečys and Gediminas Meškauskas, as well as the school community.