Slovakia comprises 1.95 million housing units located in 1.05 million apartment blocks and detached houses and more than 15 thousand public buildings such as schools, offices, outpatient clinics, and hospitals.

Inadequate housing leads to 1.5 – 2.9 times higher incidence of health problems.

2/3 of buildings are in their initial condition and need renovation

Slovaks spend the largest share of household income on household energy among EU countries (14.5%).

1/5 of households live in inadequate housing units.

Poor quality buildings lead to increased healthcare costs reaching EUR 410 – 870 million a year.

Solid fuel heating causes more than 3 thousand premature deaths each year.

Roughly EUR 360 million a year is spent on running schools, hospitals, offices, and other public buildings.