Yeşil Bina Dergisi 3. Sayı (Eylül-Ekim 2010)

54 YEfi‹L B‹NA / EK‹M 2010 SUMMARY PROJECT Turkish Engine Center Turkish Engine Center that came into activity by January 2010, became the second building which is certificated as LEED Gold in Turkey. Consulted by Altensis, the building is so quiet, comfortable and efficient for an aircraft engine maintenance center. Page: 34 GREEN BUILDING / Sustainable Building Technologies Magazine ISSUE: 3 • SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2010 TECHNIQUE Ground/Water Source Heat Pump and Application Sample Heat pump, beside basic and mostly used sources, can benefit from geothermal water sources with low temperature, waste hot or cold water disposed after a process and stored solar energy as its source. Page: 48 VIEW Why and How to Support the Electrical Production with Photovoltaic Panels for Green Buildings? “Law regarding to use Renewable Energy Sources for Electrical Energy Production Purpose” which is waiting on TBMM (The Grand National Assembly of Turkey) agenda for 2 years stays as a big barrier for the development of all renewable energy sources, especially for solar energy… Page: 22 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS Do not let our country and buildings be a certification garbage What is important, is to design the building as “high performance” and planning it with integrated building design management application system. When it is applied, LEED or BREEAM certification will already be provided at top level. Page: 30 INTERVIEW Dr. Duygu Erten- ÇEDB‹K Vice President:“Green Building is not an issue only for engineers and architects!..” Çevre Dostu Yeflil Binalar Derne¤i- Eco-friendly Green Buildings Association- (ÇEDB‹K) Vice President Dr. Duygu Erten, claiming that there is a real conceptual confusion in Green Building field in Turkey, hopes that this confusion motivates an evolution to make sustainable buildings in real terms. Page: 18 INTERVIEW Senior Engineer-Mimar Cengiz Bektafl: “There are things that we can do naturally at first!..” Cengiz Bektafl who claims that buildings which are able to function without needing mechanisms of the market are “Intelligent Buildings”; asks the question: ”How right it is damaging the environment while there are things to do naturally and then trying to remove this damage?”… Page: 28 ANALYSIS Cost and Benefit in Green Buildings Contrary to classical buildings, Green Buildings provide serious financial benefits. Notably energy and water saving, reduction of wastes, increasing indoor air quality, the comfort and performance of users, minimizing health expenses, low operation and maintenance costs became possible with Green Buildings. Page: 16 ARTICLE Cost of Ecological Architecture When the building’s efficient life time is considered, ecological building already carries lower cost comparing to a conventional structure. Because it reduces operation costs which are many times more than investment cost and sometimes removes it. Page: 42