Sustainable Construction in Poland

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Sustainable Construction in Poland

• Zbigniew Plewako plewakoz_at_prz.edu.pl

RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND
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Sustainable Construction in Poland
RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND

• Zbigniew Plewako

I. Background
THE CONSTITUTION - Article 5 (1997) The
Republic of Poland shall safeguard the
independence and integrity of its territory and
ensure the freedoms and rights of persons and
citizens, the security of the citizens, safeguard
the national heritage and shall ensure the
protection of the natural environment pursuant to
the principles of sustainable development. The
Polish National Energy Conservation Agency
(1994) Council of Ministers Committee for
Regional Policy and Sustainable Development
(1998)
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Sustainable Construction in Poland
RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND

• Zbigniew Plewako

I. Background

• ...but
• Actual demand for about 2 mlns dwellings
• Economy and technology delay (to old EC
  countries) and rapid transformation
• Poor society and authority education

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Sustainable Construction in Poland
RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND

• Zbigniew Plewako

Selected environmental protection objectives and
crucial related documents
COST 25 WG2 Meeting Eindhoven 13-14/12/06
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Sustainable Construction in Poland
RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND

• Zbigniew Plewako

Selected environmental protection objectives and
crucial related documents
COST 25 WG2 Meeting Eindhoven 13-14/12/06
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Sustainable Construction in Poland
RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND

• Zbigniew Plewako

Selected environmental protection objectives and
crucial related documents
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Sustainable Construction in Poland
RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND

• Zbigniew Plewako

II. Actual situation

• Research activity
• Building Research Institute in Warsaw
• Stawicka-Walkowska M. Implementation of
  Sustainable Development in Construction (in
  Polish), 2001
• Górzynski J. Analysis of Embodied Energy Use and
  Reloted Airborne Emisions in Buildigs on the
  Life-cycle Basis, Green Building Challenge98
• Particular number of studies related to LCCA of
  Thermal modernisation of envelopes

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Sustainable Construction in Poland
RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND

• Zbigniew Plewako

II. Actual situation

• National Programs, Acts and standards
• Sustainable Development Strategy for Poland until
  2025
• Energy policy of Poland until 2025
• Act of Thermomodernisation (1998)
• remision up to 25 of credit if action is
  confirmed by energy audit
• Waste Act (1997)
• Environment Protection Act (1980,1991...)
• Act on Greenhouse Gas Emission and other
  Substance Allowance Trading
• ISO14000
• PN-ISO140402006 Environmental management - Life
  cycle assessment -
• Principles and framework
• PN-ISO140442006 Environmental management - Life
  cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines

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Sustainable Construction in Poland
RZESZÓW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, POLAND

• Zbigniew Plewako

II. Actual situation

• Act of Thermomodernisation (remision up to 25 of
  credit)
• Yearly energy savings have to be
• at least 10 of the total use, if only system
  inside building is modernised,
• at least 15 - if heating system was already
  modernised
• at least 25 - in other cases
• at least 20 - if the local heat source is
  replaced by centralised system
• any - if the conventional source is replaced by
  non-conventional ones.
• 2. Other requirements
• coefficient of heat resistance of the modernised
  envelope cant be lower than 4 m2K/W
• repayment instalment (total of capita interest
  rate) must be paid from savings
• permissible payment period cant be longer then
  ten years
• maximum credit amount cant be bigger then 80 of
  investment cost
• presentation the energy audit of specific scope
  and the form regulated by the secondary
  legislation
• 3. Eligible buildings
• all housing buildings
• buildings under supervision of local authorities
  such as
• schools
• care facilities
• cultural facilities

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