126 To reduce electricity consumption, LED light panels have been used by Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo J.S.C. since 2013. The bank strives to meet high environmental standards in the maintenance of electronic equipment. In addition, initiatives are being prepared to raise employee awareness about the need to reduce electricity consumption. Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo J.S.C. has commenced construction of a building that meets the latest energy standards. Completion is planned for 2017. Employees at the four current head office sites should therefore be pooled in one location, which is intended to reduce frequency of travel as well as electricity and heating consumption. Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. in Croatia continues to invest in an energy-efficient infrastructure. In 2013, a central management system was introduced in the Magazinska building with “intelligent system control” for cooling and heating. Outside of office hours, these systems operate with minimum consumption. Energy audits are carried out at all locations to determine the level of energy efficiency. Furthermore, low-energy computers which consume 70 percent less electricity have been in use since 2013. Conventional lighting was replaced with LED lights at three branches in Dubrovnik, Središc´ e and Siget in 2014. The replacement of a heating and air-conditioning system in Dubrovnik also lowered energy consumption by 20 percent in 2015. All buildings at the head office of Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. in Croatia have an energy certificate. Since 2014, LED lights have been used on illuminated signs at Raiffeisen Bank S.A. in Romania. Publicly accessible areas in the branches have motion-controlled lighting; timers have been installed in the heating systems. A building control system was also introduced in both head office buildings in 2014. The new system allows for central control and optimization of lighting and cooling. Investment in a more energy-efficient air conditioning system was made in 2015. Typical heat pumps were replaced by an inverter technology. Environmental protection was an important consideration in the construction of the head office of Raiffeisen banka a.d. in Serbia during 2012 and 2013. Special emphasis was paid to the insulation of the building envelope. The general lighting is controlled by the building management system and can be switched off once everyone has gone home in the evening. Raiffeisen banka a.d. in Serbia converted to LED lighting in 2013; conversion work in the branches began in 2016. The bank has equipped the air cooler system in the data center with a free cooling mode. The careful selection of technical solutions for cooling and heating has resulted in a reduction in electricity consumption. In 2015, the data center was moved to a specially designed building to save further energy. The use of solar energy is currently being assessed. Eastern Europe (EE) The lighting at Priorbank JSC in Belarus has been partially converted to luminescent lights with electricity savings of approx. 75 percent and to LED lighting with electricity savings of about 85 percent. Control sensors for the lighting were also introduced. For energy-intensive systems, such as the hot water supply, an automatic timer was installed. The server rooms, which consume large amounts of electricity, as well as the heating system were modernized. In addition, thermal insulation measures such as new façade insulation and window replacements in the building were implemented, and computers were switched to LCD monitors. These measures revealed a significant reduction in electricity consumption in 2014. Since 2015, further measures have been implemented at the head office in Minsk and in five branches to control heating and hot water and for thermal insulation. Additional improvements in the automation of the air-conditioning system are planned at head office and in the branches. Improvements were made to the thermal insulation in 2016; further measures will be implemented in 2017. Informational material on the topic of saving energy has been distributed to employees since 2015. In 2014, AO Raiffeisenbank in Russia moved into a new, 26,000 m2 office building. During construction of the building, attention was paid to energy and resource conservation through high-quality thermal insulation of the exterior façade, motion-controlled lighting systems, low-energy office lights, sensor-controlled faucets in the sanitary area and efficient ventilation. Moreover, energy-saving thin-client technology has been used in the head office computer since 2014. Raiffeisen Bank Aval JSC in Ukraine managed to reduce electricity consumption by over 30 percent in 2013 through a variety of measures, such as the “Enterprise Server Consolidation” project, virtualization of the servers and a switch to LED lighting. In addition, the cooling system was modernized and replaced with an energy- saving inventory system. LED lamps have also been in use at five branches since 2014. It is planned to replace gas heaters as far as possible with electrically powered heaters.
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