Eco-friendly real estate in Türkiye
Eco-friendly real estate in Türkiye
“Green Buildings”:
Green buildings, or environmentally friendly buildings, mean those buildings that provide the best conditions for the health and comfort of residents with the least consumption of natural resources and the least harmful emissions, benefiting from renewable energies such as wind and solar energy.
This falls within the concerns of the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, which works to establish the necessary regulations in accordance with the highest international standards, and monitor their implementation.
By applying these systems to existing buildings, their owners are given a certificate called the “Green Certificate”, issued by a specialized body followed by a group of licensed experts. This certificate includes the standards available in construction out of the standards stipulated by the system, so the certificate is divided into degrees. The certificate holder has the right to announce its emblem on the facade of the building.
The necessary studies to develop these systems were conducted by experts from the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization with the participation of 31 Turkish university professors, who reviewed various green building systems in the world, the results of which were issued, and the granting of green certificates to buildings in Turkey began with the announcement published in the Official Gazette on June 9 of 2021.
What does green certificate mean:
The green certificate means that the building fulfills all or some of the legal requirements in terms of its compatibility with the environment, the use of building and cladding materials that are not harmful to humans and the environment, the optimal use of these materials, without waste, and the maximum benefit from the building’s interior spaces. From the nature of the climate in its region, with regard to lighting, ventilation, thermal insulation, noise reduction, benefiting from renewable energies such as wind and solar energy, benefiting from rain water, saving on fuel, electricity and water consumption, reducing carbon emissions and fumes, and providing Suitable spaces for gardens, and it may be possible to create gardens on the roofs of buildings, and provide a waste recycling system. Finally, facilitating social communication. This includes details included in the system.
There are grades for the green certificate that are given according to the percentage of conditions available in the building out of the total conditions included in the system.
Among the environmentally friendly projects of Al Hayat Real Estate Company:
The most important frequently asked questions are:
1- What is meant by green buildings?
Green buildings are those that are designed and built to be used in a way that preserves the environment and helps make people’s lives more comfortable, healthier and less expensive.
2- What are the specifications of green buildings?
• Sustainability: It means saving natural resources and avoiding their waste in order to maintain their sustainability.
• Efficiency: It is the optimal and most efficient use of buildings and natural resources for the purpose of making the most of their elements, such as floor areas, building cladding and equipment, water, electricity, and fuels.
• Health and well-being: means designing buildings in a way that helps improve living conditions to ensure better health and a better social life.
There are global evaluation systems for rating green buildings, such as the American LEED system, the British BREEAM system, and the Japanese CASBEE system. These systems rely on a set of standards, which are summarized as follows:
• Construction site: It helps make the most of renewable energy sources, such as sunlight and wind. And using green spaces to provide shade, improve air quality, and be close to service centers.
• Building materials: Choose environmentally friendly building materials that do not harm the environment or residents, and are characterized by their efficiency in using energy and water. It also helps to recycle spent materials for reuse.
• Building design: Design the building in a way that ensures efficient use of natural resources such as lighting, ventilation and thermal insulation.
• Operation and maintenance systems: Those that ensure that buildings are maintained on a regular basis to ensure continued use of them with high efficiency, and also ensure the use of environmentally friendly operation and maintenance systems.
3- What is the concept of sustainability in architecture?
It means saving natural resources and avoiding their waste in order to maintain their sustainability.
Al-Hayat Company is at your service to provide all the necessary information and details about Eco-friendly real estate in Türkiye, and about various investment activities in Turkey.
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