Cities of future will be eco-friendly
Saturday, April 5, 2008
ISTANBUL - Turkish Daily News
Building eco-friendly structures is a significant step toward protecting the environment – but it is not enough, according to an architect from Arup, a global firm of designers, engineers, planners and business consultants.
“We should create ecological living spaces which create a balance... are responsive to change by having open spaces, and have an authentic climate, culture, and economy,” David Height told a conference organized by the Building Information Center (YEM) yesterday.
Height said that waste can be used as an energy resource, citing Denmark as an example where energy consumption remained stable despite a notable increase in the standard of living.
“Turkey can also increase the standard of living of its citizens without increasing energy consumption. Ecological cities which have urban and rural linkages should be developed instead,” he said.
“Green buildings, which are built using ecological and natural materials and designed to reduce energy consumption, are increasingly drawing attention from investors and residents around the world,” said Duygu Erten, founder of Turkey's Green Building Council Association.
Erten said there are many licences in different countries for green buildings and that they are working on a certificate for Turkey.
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=100987
Links to Green Building Council (Turkey)
http://www.worldgbc.org/default.asp?id=172
According to the U.S. Green Building Council, a rating system called LEED should guide environmentally conscious building practices
What is LEED?
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222
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