3E – Education about the Energy Efficiency

In June 2024, we started a project cooperating with the Veolia Foundation. The project aims to increase knowledge about the energy efficiency of public buildings. This is the pilot edition, which will last until March 2025. The project is being implemented in partnership with the cities of Łódź and Poznań. The central part is a training program about building retrofit. The participants of the training had an opportunity to discuss with the multidisciplinary teams the energy renovation solutions for the selected buildings in Łódź and Poznań. Read more

Green transformation of local governments

In 2025 we are carrying out training and advisory activities in ​​green and energy transformation. During this project, we will support local governments of municipalities with up to 200,000 inhabitants from all over Poland with knowledge and good practices. We will implement it in partnership with the Shipyard Foundation. Read more

Participatory spatial planning tool for climate adaptation

The assessment tool, and a manual on how to use it, were created in response to the need to consider climate crisis in participatory spatial planning processes. It helps to examine the potential of a given place for climate change adaptation. Read more

budynek zabytkowy

FuturHist – Tailored intervention solutions for future-proofing historic buildings

In January 2024, we launched a new project under the Horizon Europe Programme Climate, Energy, and Mobility. FuturHist aims to develop replicable retrofit solutions for historic buildings of the future. The project’s ambition is to shift the focus from individual buildings to building typologies. It will help create a more sustainable and energy-efficient built environment while preserving historic structures. Read more

rzeka

The third co-design workshop on Krakow River Parks

On 14 September 2023, the last co-design workshop for the CLEARING HOUSE project took place. It aimed to discuss the relevance and methods of green space surveys. Like the previous meeting, this one also dealt with river parks. This time, however, the focus was on residents’ perceptions of the Drwinka River Park. Representatives of municipal units, municipal companies, non-governmental organizations, and university academics attended the meeting. Read more

okładka publikacji na zielonym tle

EFUF 2023 Book of Abstracts

Book of Abstracts presents all of the presentations and posters at the 25th edition of the European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF), which is being held for the first time in Poland.

More information can be found on the project website: https://efuf.org/

Wisła w Warszawie

Urban river valleys ecosystems

From February 2022 till January 2024, we realised the project Urban River Valleys Ecosystems. The potential of ecosystem services in anthropogenic climate change mitigation. In collaboration with Phronesis SA in Oslo, we were raising awareness of the river valley ecosystems’ value for life quality and climate change mitigation in cities.
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Panorama Dzielnicy Wawer z budynkiem Urzędu Dzielnicy po lewej stronie.

Climate-friendly school

Project realised from January 2022 till April 2024. It aimed to deepen the knowledge of primary school students and teachers about the role of blue-green infrastructure in adapting to climate change. In partnership with the Warsaw – Wawer District Office and PS Paaby Prosess – Edu_Action from Norway, we created an education centre for the people in the city. Read more