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Kazansky Boulevard "White Flowers" became the first Russian public space to be awarded the international EDRA Great Places Awards. The awards ceremony took place on May 23 in Detroit, according to the project developers. White Flowers received an honorary prize in the Space Planning category. “The project is both culturally and ecologically sound, thought out functionally for different groups of residents. When a park appeared instead of a parking lot, new initiatives and additional investments came, including private ones, because the design process was open to everyone and allowed people to turn on,” - the jury members explained their decision.

The Ministry of Construction of Russia approved Amendments No. 2 to SR 17.13330.2017 “SNiP II-26-76 Roofs”. The established requirements are applicable for roofs in buildings for various purposes and in all climatic zones of the Russian Federation. The updated document also clarifies the requirements for roofing materials, for the parameters of the main structural units of metal roofing, for roofs made of piece materials, corrugated sheets and corrugated sheet profiles, to the design of metal folded roofs. The requirements for the rules for the installation of drainage funnels, the location of the internal drainage funnels and the rules for the arrangement of drainpipes for the external drainage system have been clarified. The updated version of the document comes into force on June 30, 2021.

The University of the Ministry of Construction, together with the State Budgetary Institution "Mosstroyinform", with the support of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities and the Department of Urban Development Policy of the city of Moscow, on May 25-27, 2021, is holding the 4th All-Russian Practical Seminar "Urban Planning Activities - 2021". Leading ministries and departments of the Russian Federation, as well as representatives of the scientific, expert and business communities will take part in the Seminar. At the Seminar, explanations will be given on urban planning in 2021, digital transformation of urban planning activities, integrated development of territories, land and property relations and the prospects for the development of legislation. In the course of the final joint discussions, proposals for the improvement and systemic transformation of urban planning activities will be developed.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov paid a working trip to the city of Zelenodolsk. During the visit, he examined a number of new objects, and also got acquainted with the development of urban spaces. The event was also attended by the Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Aizatullin. The first item in the work program was a visit to the indoor football arena. The facility was built last year within the framework of the republican program. The arena with a frame-tent covering has a football field measuring 20 by 40 meters and an administrative building, which houses a lobby with two dressing rooms for 12 seats, a bathroom, showers, a first aid room, a coach's office, inventory and a room for playing mini-football. After that, the President of Tatarstan got acquainted with the improvement of the city park "Berezovaya Rosha". The park consists of 2 parts: urban and landscape for city events. The improvement project is being implemented in several stages. As part of the first stage, a modern recreation area with walking paths, green gazebos, circular paths for scooter, bicycle and roller skating was created within the city. The park provides active recreation areas with children's sports and playgrounds, a universal playground for team sports, as well as a large pavilion for various events and film screenings. Then the President of Tatarstan visited the renovated youth center "Port". After a major renovation, a modern space appeared here, including a coworking space with a lecture hall and a mini-library, an incubator for social projects, an art residence with workshops, choreographic and rehearsal areas. Rustam Minnikhanov also examined a concert and theater hall for 120 seats, a media center, a conference hall and a technological workshop. In the future, it is planned to place a universal sports ground on the territory of the youth center.

In Kazan, in the residential area "Salavat Cooper", a 340-apartment social mortgage house has been settled. Employees of enterprises, young families, orphans, doctors-grantees and displaced persons from emergency housing received housing space. Housing was provided in fine finishing. Each of the apartments is equipped with plumbing fixtures, electric stoves, fire alarms, water and electricity meters, as well as an automatic remote data reading system. The total area of ​​the apartments is 15 thousand sq. m. The house was built as part of the national project "Housing and Urban Environment".

The Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Aizatullin reported on the progress of the republican programs for the overhaul of social facilities and buildings of subordinate institutions today at a meeting in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan. Construction and installation work under the program of the overhaul of buildings of the Department of Agriculture and Food is completed by 99%. Completed 11 facilities, two remain in the works. 3 out of 8 objects of the republican program of major overhaul of municipal archives have been completed. Accordingly, 5 objects remain in the work. Over the past two weeks, contractors have added well: by the current date, the volume of construction and installation work has been closed by more than 63%. A great deal of work continues under the program of capital repairs and reconstruction of educational institutions. Overhaul of secondary schools is 55% complete. Renovation completed in two schools. Also, the work was completed in one correctional school. On the other three, the work is completed by 36%. The overhaul program of educational organizations also includes the organization of an accessible environment in one school and three kindergartens. All four objects have already been taken over by contractors, which to date has been completed by 35%. The volume of construction and erection works at 8 facilities included in the current program of capital repairs of sports facilities has been closed by 53%. The implementation of the Tatarstan program for the repair of children's health camps continues. Contractors are actively working on 5 sites. The volume of work performed is 30%.

The results of the work of the organizations of the fuel and energy, housing and communal complexes of the Republic of Tatarstan in the heating period of 2020/2021 were discussed today at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting in the mode of video conferencing with all cities and regions of the republic was chaired by the Prime Minister of Tatarstan Alexey Pesoshin. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the work. The Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Aizatullin reported that by the beginning of the last heating season in the republic a lot of work had been done to prepare housing, communal and social facilities, which made it possible to ensure uninterrupted heat supply. The heating period passed in the normal mode, however, there were also emergencies with the suspension of the provision of utilities, which were eliminated within the standard time frame. A total of 1 thousand 556 incidents and accidents occurred. The analysis shows that the largest number of accidents occurs in the water supply sector - 1 thousand 339 cases or 86% of the total. A systemic problem in the housing and communal services sector is the state of engineering networks - this is one of the main reasons for the high accident rate. According to statistical data, the degree of wear and tear of networks in the Republic of Tatarstan is 54%. At the same time, they are dilapidated and require replacement of more than 30% of communications. The Minister noted that thanks to the support of the President of Tatarstan, the emergency technical reserve is replenished annually in the amount of more than 80 million rubles. Equipment, materials and other components are purchased, which are then sent to municipalities to eliminate accidents in the housing and communal services system. During the meeting, reports were made by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Head of the Volga Department of Rostekhnadzor Azat Mubarakshin, General Director of JSC "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Kazan" Rinat Sabirov, Mayor of Naberezhnye Chelnov Nail Magdeev and Head of Agryz District Azat Valeev.

As part of the Architects.rf program, an online course "City and Citizens: How to Establish a Dialogue with Residents" was released, which is devoted to the effective interaction of architects, developers and authorities with citizens in the projects for the development of the urban environment. The course consists of two blocks: theoretical and practical. Each topic is accompanied by a methodological checklist, which you can rely on in your work. The theoretical block pays attention to research methods and tells why to involve citizens in the development of the city, through what channels can be used to inform about the design process, how to find a connection between photos on Instagram and the attitude of residents to urban spaces. In the practical block, architects, government officials and activists share successful cases and engagement strategies using the examples of Kazan, Almetyevsk, Troitsk, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Karabash, Sysert and other cities. Experts talk about why moderators of urban conflicts are needed, how the views of residents on urban problems in direct communication are changing, how the creation of a city chat and local media can help, how and why to involve children and adolescents in the project. The online course will be useful for architects, city officials, developers, urbanists, activists who are looking for the right ways to cooperate around a big cause. Online courses Architects.rf are free and available on the program website after registration.

In the Republic of Tatarstan this year, 42 feldsher-obstetric stations, 4 medical outpatient clinics, 1 office of a general practitioner are to be built. Work on this program at the initial stage. Such data were presented today at the republican meeting in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan by the First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan Alexey Frolov. According to Aleksey Frolov, today contractors are building 17  feldsher-obstetric stations in the area of ​​health care. Execution on them is 2%, execution of work on outpatient clinics - 3%. 8 out of 9 multi-purpose sports grounds planned for this year are under construction. The scope of work is closed by 13%. In addition, the construction of 4 indoor football arenas with a frame tent covering and an administrative building has begun (Almetyevsky, Bugulminsky, Zainsky, Chistopolsky districts). So far, the volume of work performed here does not exceed 7%. Thus, in total, within the framework of the program for the construction of sports facilities, 15 structures should be built. As for national projects, facilities are being built or reconstructed within the framework of 11 federal programs. Equipment is being supplied to the school for 1.5 thousand places, which is being built according to the federal project "Housing". Under the federal project "Housing" and "Promotion of Women's Employment" 16 kindergartens are being built across the republic. Completion of work is 36%. A sports hall is being built in the city of Kukmor under the federal project "Sport is the Norm of Life". The scope of work is 63.05% closed. Today, out of 2 million 670 thousand square meters of housing, the plan has been fulfilled by almost 40%.

The event was timed to coincide with the Year of Science and Technology announced in Russia and the 100th anniversary of the construction industry in Tatarstan.