Acta Scientiarum Polonorum

Warsaw Housing Standard version 1.2 (Warszawski Standard Mieszkaniowy – WSM 1.2) developed in 2018
by the City Council of Warsaw lists a nature, and a greenery as one of five priorities in urban investments.
That is why it was so important to develop it using principles of the sustainable construction, including the
needs of the residents’ community. The aim of the article was to verify the standard’s regulations on the
background of processes of dwelling, as well as the changing aesthetic preferences of residents in the field
of greenery and popular building and sustainable technology standards. The paper contains extensive quotations
of WSM 1.2 and a comparison of indicators and research results. The material aimed characteristics of
contemporary directions in landscaping in residential areas and its optimization (including free vegetation
and residents’ grass-roots initiatives). The concept of EKOSPOT has also been widely discussed.