In the Czech Republic’s new Construction Code, Act No. 283/2021 Coll., which enters into full force on 1 July 2024, sustainability plays a central role, particularly in planning documentation of higher rank, such as regional development policies or zoning plans. As a result, the proposed development projects’ impact on the future sustainable development of the affected territory is assessed. All new buildings, equipment, activities and technologies (collectively, projects) that must be assessed are listed in Annex No. 1 of Act No. 100/2001 Coll., the Environmental Impact Assessment Act.

In addition, the Construction Code requires that the building be designed, constructed and removed in such a way as to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources, in particular by reusing or recycling materials and structures from the removed building or by using raw or secondary environmentally friendly materials in the construction. This concept is also reflected and evaluated in the planning and zoning documents.

Municipalities may choose to establish a regulatory plan for a specific area, which may include conditions for a sustainable environment and green infrastructure, including the definition and use of land of the territorial system of ecological stability.