The EU Taxonomy Guidance for Building in Belgium is rooted in real-world application as it is developed in close collaboration with BGBC’s members, that have hands on experience on EU Taxonomy, applicable Belgian best practices, regulations and legislation. The members of the EU Taxonomy Committee have been actively envolved in the creation of this guidance, sharing their knowledge and expertise. BGBC is the owner of the Belgian guidance.
The appointment of the EU Taxonomy Committee further strengthens the robustness and continuity of this Belgian guidance. The Committee reviews and implements feedback from users, keeps the guidance up to date as regulations and market expectations evolve, and ensures coherence with guidances development in other European countries through BGBC’s participation in the Climate Positive Europe Alliance (CPEA).
Dimitris PagonisAssistant Manager | Sustainable Finance | Deloitte Belgium Dimitris Pagonis is part of the Sustainable Finance team at Deloitte Belgium, where he supports organisations in navigating EU sustainable finance regulations. Through his professional work, he regularly encounters the challenges that arise from differing interpretations of EU Taxonomy requirements and their implications for real estate projects and investments. His participation in the BGBC EU Taxonomy task force has provided valuable opportunities to exchange perspectives with a wide range of stakeholders, including developers and financial institutions. He believes that developing shared guidance can help provide the clarity and consistency needed to make the EU Taxonomy a more practical and actionable framework for the Belgian real estate sector.
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Stijn SelisSustainability Engineer | Sweco bv/srl | Brussels As an architectural engineer, Stijn advises and supports design teams in making buildings more sustainable. He combines his role as a senior sustainability expert, conducting studies and proactively identifying the highest-quality, most future-oriented solutions, with that of a sustainability project manager, coordinating different sustainability ambitions and individual studies to ensure they are aligned. He enjoys working across disciplines. His broad range of interests allows him to work both across a wide spectrum of sustainability topics (e.g. GRO, BREEAM, VIPA, the EU Taxonomy and sustainability in a broader sense) and in greater depth on specific subjects (e.g. water, comfort and energy studies). Through this work, he enhances the sustainability, quality and future-proofing of existing, renovated and new buildings. Drawing on his knowledge and experience across these topics and the relevant regulations, he provides targeted advice, making complex issues easier to understand and translating them into practical applications. |
Jalal ChahineSustainability Analyst | CFE Group | BPI Real Estate Jalal Chahine is a sustainability professional within the CFE Group, focusing on the implementation of EU Taxonomy, CSRD and broader ESG frameworks. His role centres on translating evolving regulatory requirements into practical and scalable solutions within the organisation. By bridging regulatory expectations with operational implementation, he contributes to strengthening business resilience and creating long-term value through sustainable practices.
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Julie WillemDevelopment & Archilab Director | Atenor / Make It Real! SRL Julie Willem works at the intersection of real estate development, architecture, ESG strategy and innovation. In her role at Atenor, she focuses on translating sustainability ambitions into practical frameworks, data-driven tools and projects designed to perform across the full asset lifecycle. Her work addresses key challenges facing the real estate sector, including stranded asset risk, evolving regulatory frameworks and the growing demand for measurable sustainability performance. By integrating sustainability into design, development and decision-making processes, she aims to create long-term value for users, cities and investors.
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Linus Grob
Sustainability Consultant | Drees & Sommer
Linus Grob is a Sustainability Consultant at Drees & Sommer, an international firm specialising in project management and real estate consulting. His work focuses on corporate-level sustainability and ESG topics, including strategy development, regulatory compliance and sustainability reporting.
As an EU Taxonomy assessor, he has hands-on experience with the practical challenges of applying this evolving framework across Belgium and other European markets. He collaborates closely with colleagues across Europe to develop and share expertise, while also contributing industry insights to policymakers as the framework continues to evolve.
Lise Ongena
Sustainability Expert | Bopro
Lise Ongena is a Sustainability Expert at Bopro with a background in architectural engineering. She supports real estate projects in integrating sustainability principles and ensuring compliance with evolving frameworks such as the EU Taxonomy.
Robin AllaerSustainability Engineer | Seco Belgium Robin Allaer is a Sustainability Engineer at Seco Belgium with a background in architectural engineering and a passion for ecological and circular building. He supports real estate projects in integrating sustainable design principles while ensuring compliance with frameworks such as the EU Taxonomy.
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Sandra Gottcheiner
Head of Business Development BELUX | BPI Real Estate
Sandra Gottcheiner is Head of Business Development BELUX at BPI Real Estate, where she focuses on building strategic partnerships and supporting the development of ambitious real estate projects across the region.
Simon DeveenTeam Manager | Deplasse & Associés Simon Deveen leads the Advisory team at Deplasse & Associés, a consultancy specialising in the built environment with a strong focus on the EU Taxonomy for sustainable finance. He has developed extensive experience in assessing the alignment of real estate assets with EU Taxonomy activities such as Acquisition and Ownership of Buildings and Renovation. His work covers portfolios across Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, combining technical building assessments with regulatory interpretation, including climate risk and vulnerability analyses. In addition to project delivery, he is actively involved in knowledge-sharing initiatives, co-creating and facilitating workshops on EU Taxonomy, CSRD, SFDR and CSDDD to support the practical implementation of these frameworks within the real estate sector.
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Sven DumortierChief Technology & Sustainability Officer | Banimmo Sven Dumortier oversees technology and sustainability strategy at Banimmo. In practice, he sees the EU Taxonomy as a valuable framework for determining whether real estate activities can be considered genuinely sustainable. While tools such as the EU Taxonomy Compass provide useful guidance, ambiguities can still lead to differing interpretations between project owners, consultants and auditors. Initiatives such as the BGBC clarification document aim to reduce these uncertainties by providing clearer guidance, enabling stakeholders to focus on the shared objective of delivering truly sustainable real estate.
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