Assessment of Ecological Landscape Design: A Case Study Applying LEED Certification Criteria to BTU Mimar Sinan Campus

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 368 - 386, 30.07.2024

Onur Aksoy , Kamil Erken

https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1461004

Abstract

Ecological design is an approach that is applied in campus areas. This study aims to determine the LEED certificate points achievable through proposed ecological landscape designs for campus areas. The v3-2009 version of the LEED certificate was used in the study. In this study, national and international articles, LEED scoring system was first examined. Within the scope of the information obtained, the point value of the study area was calculated for its current form based on the LEED certification system. New ecological landscape design study was proposed for the area and re-scoring was performed within the scope of this proposed project. After the total score that campus would receive from the LEED certificate and the score obtained from each category were determined. Through the ecological campus planning approach developed in this study, the campus's certificate score increased from 10 to the 'Silver certificate' level, totalling 50 points.

Keywords

Planting design, ecological design, energy and water efficiency, green certification, LEED.

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee permission was not required for the study.

Supporting Institution

No assistance was received from any institution or organization in the study.

Ekolojik Peyzaj Tasarımının Değerlendirilmesi: LEED Sertifikasyon Kriterlerinin BTÜ Mimar Sinan Yerleşkesine Uygulandığı Bir Örnek Olay Çalışması

Abstract

Ekolojik tasarım kampüs alanlarında uygulanan bir yaklaşımdır. Bu çalışma, kampüs alanları için önerilen ekolojik peyzaj tasarımlarıyla elde edilebilecek LEED sertifika puanlarının belirlenmesini amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada LEED sertifikasının v3-2009 versiyonu kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmada ilk olarak ulusal ve uluslararası makaleler, LEED puanlama sistemi vb. çalışmalar incelenmiştir. Daha sonra elde edilen bilgiler kapsamında çalışma alanının LEED sertifikasyon sistemi esas alınarak mevcut haliyle puan değeri hesaplandı. Daha sonra alana yönelik yeni ekolojik peyzaj tasarım çalışması önerilmiş ve önerilen bu proje kapsamında yeniden puanlama yapılmıştır. Daha sonra kampüsün LEED sertifikasından alacağı toplam puan ve her kategoriden alınacak puan belirlendi. Bu çalışmada geliştirilen ekolojik kampüs planlama yaklaşımı sayesinde kampüsün sertifika puanı 10'dan 'Gümüş sertifika' düzeyine çıkarak 50 puana yükseldi.

Keywords

Bitkisel tasarım, ekolojik tasarım, enerji ve su verimliliği, yeşil sertifika, LEED.

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