MANAGEMENT OF HEAT ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN
    POLAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDINGS’ HEATING AND
          PREPARATION OF USEABLE, HOT WATER.

                  Stefan Nowak, Czestochowa University of Technology


ABSTRACT: Polish climate causes that costs of heat energy used for heating and
preparation of usable, hot water make significant part of financial resources in buildings
maintenance. Focusing mainly on limitation of carbon dioxide emission and improvement
of heat energy efficiency, worlds’ tendencies of environment protection force changes as
reduction of heat consumption in buildings. For administration it causes the need to
fulfill severe norms of use of energy - the final one as well as the original, in relation to
square meter of usable area of given building. These changes slowly increase society
awareness in the field of necessity of heat energy consumption limitations. Yet there can
be noticed too poor efficiency of those actions, caused by lack of proper economic
support mechanisms. Public understanding of necessity, as well as advantages of
introducing solutions that optimize use of heat energy sources is essential in process of
rationalization costs of structures, improvement of building’s heat energy profiles and
reduction of greenhouse gases emission.

Key words: heat energy efficiency, thermo-modernization, property management

JEL code: Q43