Jekaterina Nazarova

Investment Planning in the Context of Business Cycle Volatility

Abstract The presented research describes methods, used to evaluate and choose more efficient solutions, regarding participation in stock market activities. A newly developed forecasting model, based on classically applied and time-proven methodologies, was created. Its aim was to ease the decision-making in the related area as well as to rationalize the optimal investment portfolio structure determination process.

Renovation of Multi-Apartment Building in Latvia

Residential buildings in Latvia are one of the essential heat consumers during the heating season. The majority of Latvian as well as European residential buildings were constructed within the period from 1965 to 1990. The average heat transfer coefficient of typical homogeneous single layer external wall of Latvian multi apartment building as well as all buildings constructed in USSR is 0.80 till 1.20W/(m2∙K) [1,2]. Paper presents study on multi apartment buildings renovation specifics in Latvia and its influence in total energy consumption.