YEREVAN. – Armenia is in need of energy effective construction professionals, Mkrtich Minasyan, Head of the Union of Architects of Armenia, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, energy-efficient technologies and building materials are not frequently used in Armenia.  

“There is a demand for such buildings, but there is no corresponding school of professionals and construction technology cycle,” Minasyan explained.  

According to him, the other problem is that energy-efficient technologies increase the construction budget.

“[And] this pushes back the potential clients. [But] there can be no development without it,” the architect concluded.