COMPARISON OF A HISTORICAL AND A MODERN BUILDING ACCORDING TO ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA

Abstract

Rapid developments take place in technology. All resources are used without considering what their results will be for affordable production. This situation continues to bring various environmental problems together. Humanity is now questioning the technology and trying to reduce the damage it inflicts on the environment. This reflects with the emergence of ecological building designs in the building sector. Ecological designs are encouraged by certification systems in the building sector and systems that provide comfort conditions without harming the environment. It is necessary to create design solutions in the current environment in order to be able to achieve this position and to provide sustainability of the environment. It is important to examine design criteria of earlier examples in history if it can provide this. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the ecological characteristics of an old and a new residence building in Talas District of Kayseri by making use of the criteria of international certification systems. Thus, it has been shown how past ecological data and present-day ecological designs can be. The new structure and historical structure that are considered in the concept of ecology have been examined comparatively in terms of their suitability to criteria such as ecology, energy, economy, indoor environmental quality, health and welfare, innovation, management, land use, transportation, renewable technology, water, environmental pollution and CO2 emissions material and waste. It is aimed that this study contributes to develop environmental friendly design solutions in terms of sustainable environment in the future.