Abstract
Policies on sustainability of buildings have been progressively gaining importance throughout the world. Turkey is a part of such international movements and is now striving to address its energy performance, by reducing emissions of contaminants derived from energy consumption of buildings, and through the protection of the environment. The present paper links these two elements of development, through the revision of building policies and strategies that take place in Turkey while contextualising worldwide sustainability targets and key trends. This is demonstrated with the aim of identifying the environment and energy goals that underpin the construction sector. As a result, specific actions, regarding policy and implementation arise. These could enable the reduction of energy usage and emission of pollutants, partially through the increase of renewable energy use and the promotion of building certification, as dictated by existing legislation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sustainable Energy |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 20 May 2020 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 20 May 2020 |
Keywords
- Sustainable buildings
- Turkey
- energy policies
- sustainable building policies
- sustainable building strategies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Fuel Technology
- General Energy
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Access to Document
- Keskin_et_al_An_overview_of_sustainability_International_Journal_of_Sustainable_Energy_2020
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Sustainable Energy on 20/05/2020, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14786451.2020.1768094