We want to translate climate adaptation into something measurable, understandable, and actionable for homeowners, businesses, investors, and insurers.
So far in February, we have hosted the second and third of our four workshops — another important step in shaping a uniform Belgian assessment and scoring methodology for the EU Taxonomy Climate Change Adaptation criterion, ensuring comparability across regions and projects.
Together, we are building on the framework developed by the Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC) and adapted by Sweco, refining it through a co-creation process that ensures relevance to the Belgian context, methodological robustness, and strong market alignment.
A big thank you to Ann Bruggeman, Inneke Rosseneu, Julie Van Raemdonck, Bjorn Lepez, Ferre Maes, Noemie Chausidis, (in the picture) as well as Sven Dumortier, Jonas Depelchin, Rosanne De Wachter and Giovanni Litti, for contributing to the discussions and helping drive this initiative forward.
We look forward to continuing the exchange with experts from our members.
Why this task force?
Flooding, urban heat islands, drought, and erosion are no longer theoretical concerns but increasingly tangible risks for buildings and neighborhoods across Belgium. Yet, despite the growing urgency, a uniform framework to systematically assess physical climate risks at location level — and link them to financing, insurability, and property valuation — remains absent.
BGBC is stepping in to address this gap. The initiative is designed to enable comparability across regions and projects, establishing a consistent and credible approach to assessing climate adaptation measures within the built environment.
However, our ambitions go beyond regulatory alignment. In 2026, we plan to lay the foundation for a practical tool capable of calculating a climate risk score for individual homes and buildings. This score would be complemented by tailored recommendations to strengthen climate resilience.
Such a system could provide an objective benchmark for property valuation, financing decisions, and insurance assessments. It could also serve as an early warning mechanism, highlighting the need for targeted interventions while supporting more informed policy strategies for high-risk areas.
In short, we want to translate climate adaptation into something measurable, understandable, and actionable for homeowners, businesses, investors, and insurers.
Future-Proof Real Estate, Together