The paper presents the concept of the decision-making model facilitating the selection of location for an office building fulfilling the requirements of sustainable construction. The concept of responsible property investing was discussed on the basis of literature studies. Sustainable office buildings are one of the ways of its practical implementation and the location of a building is among the evaluation criteria in sustainable building multicriteria certification systems, so it can improve the rating of a building. The proposed decision model for the selection of location was elaborated on the basis of multicriteria decision analysis applied in the GIS environment. Analytical criteria applied in the model were compiled on the basis of the BREEAM certification system. When the required data and spatial information are applied to this model, it allows to prepare the map of optimal spatial decisions

The main objectives of the paper are to study selected conditions of external environment for the functioning of construction companies operating in Poland and to present the examples of adaptation actions taken by general contractors in the years 2007-2014. The research shows that in Poland there is close correlation between the GDP growth and changes in the sale of construction and assembly production. The adaptation actions taken by general contractors resulted from macroeconomics changes in economy. The research subjects concentrate mainly on institutional and instrumental modifications.