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EU Taxonomy is the common name of a regulation that supports companies in sustainable environmental and climate action (Regulation (EU) No. 2020/852). This tool helps investors, companies and financial institutions to define the environmental impact of business activities and the requirements they need to meet to be considered sustainable.
List of contents
1. Introduction to European Union Taxonomy
Elzbieta Rynska
2. Building Material Reuse and Close-loop Chains
Elzbieta Rynska
3. Technical and Material solutions in the Context of Climate change mitigation in Architectural Design. Bioarchitecture materials and technologies
Anna Patrycja Nowak
4. Design methods for new buildings and retrofit measures for existing buildings in the context of achieving decarbonisation EU targets
Michä Pierzchalski
5. Electricity infrastructure of modern buildings: new trends
Mariusz K¿os
6. The role of water in achieving the decarbonization goals of the European Union economy.
Pawe¿ Gilewski
7. Application of taxonomy in multifamily housing investments
Magdalena Grochulska-Salak and Anna B¿czyk
8. Circular and regenerative: two case studies
Elzbieta Rynska, Michal Pyka, and Maria L. Lewicka
About the author
Elzbieta Rynska is a Researcher and Lecturer at Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of Architecture since 1987, holding the title of Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Architect, Engineer. Her main interests are in sustainable development and circularity in urban planning and architectural design, economy of design, management in construction sector. She is a freelance environmental consultant in the construction sector working with numerous Polish and foreign stakeholders, BREEAM New Construction International Assessor, BREEAM In Use International Assessor, and WELL assessor. Since 2019 she has been a member of the Climatic Committee established by UN Global Compact Network in Poland.
Summary
EU Taxonomy is the common name of a regulation that supports companies in sustainable environmental and climate action (Regulation (EU) No. 2020/852). This tool helps investors, companies and financial institutions to define the environmental impact of business activities and the requirements they need to meet to be considered sustainable.
