Building Construction in Compliance with Sustainable Standards

Boğaziçi University constructs new buildings in accordance with sustainable building standards and improves its existing buildings in line with these standards. Our university implements environmentally friendly building standards by following internationally recognised certification processes such as the World Green Building Council and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

1. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute

Boğaziçi University's National Earthquake Monitoring Institute (UDIM), part of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, received LEED Gold certification in February 2015, becoming the university's second green building. The building was designed in line with energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and low carbon footprint targets. Source of evidence

2. South Campus Male Dormitory I (Hamlin Hall)

Boğaziçi University's Hamlin Hall building has been renovated in accordance with sustainability standards since the first restoration process and received LEED Gold certification in 2012. Environmentally friendly materials were used in the design and construction phase, energy-efficient technologies were applied, and it was revitalised as a green building in harmony with the campus environment. Source of evidence

These projects demonstrate Boğaziçi University's commitment to sustainable building construction and restoration and emphasise the importance the university attaches to environmentally friendly building standards.

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Co-operation with Local Authorities on Planning and Development

Cities of Tomorrow Project

Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Earthquake Engineering Department has been selected as the management and coordination centre of the Istanbul leg of the Tomorrow's Cities project, which is supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and managed by the University of Edinburgh. Within the scope of this five-year international project, it is planned to establish an Istanbul City Office within the Department of Earthquake Engineering.

Tomorrow's Cities, which is carried out in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, aims to facilitate the transition from crisis management to planning and decision-making mechanisms that take into account multiple disaster risks in middle- income and low-income countries. The project aims to develop solutions for the construction of disaster-resilient cities by providing an international and interdisciplinary cooperation platform.

Under the title of "Istanbul of Tomorrow ’, the project aims to transform Istanbul into a city resilient to multiple disaster risks and to protect disadvantaged groups from potential disasters. In this direction, it is aimed to establish a large-scale cooperation platform with the participation of non-governmental organisations, municipalities, universities and professional chambers.

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Drainage by Design: Optimising Stormwater Infrastructure in Istanbul

Drainage by Design: Optimising Stormwater Infrastructure in Istanbul project, carried out in cooperation withBoğaziçi University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), offersa ”Scientific Modelling Solution’ to Istanbul's flood and infrastructure capacity problem. Within the scope of the project, it is planned to evaluate current and estimated precipitation data; acquisition of satellite data and determination of average and extreme precipitation amounts with ground-based transmitters (stations).

The project helps to shape the future investment plans of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and ISKIby comparing whether the drainage planning applied by Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI) for Istanbul is optimum with the evaluation of future climate data.

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Building Construction in Compliance with Sustainable Standards

Boğaziçi University constructs its new buildings in accordance with sustainable building standards and improves its existing buildings in line with these standards. Our university implements environmentally friendly building standards by following internationally recognised certification processes such as World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and ISO standards.