The Reflection Of Energy Consumption Habits On Interior Spatial Configuration: Behavioral Sustainability Fatma Ceyda Güney Yüksel *

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 201 - 211

Fatma Ceyda Güney Yüksel

https://doi.org/10.51764/smutgd.1807178

Abstract

This study comparatively examines the current consumption habits in Turkey and user-centered sustainable design practices in Europe and evaluates how behavioral feedback systems affect spatial decisions. In this context, it has been observed that the literature has turned towards interior design models supported by behavioral data. Therefore, it has been revealed on the basis of the literature that behavioral data should be considered as a strategic input in the field of sustainable interior design. Within the scope of the study, the role of energy awareness levels on the user habits of lighting, heating, ventilation and layout decisions, especially on the organization of the space, will be evaluated. At the same time, it is argued that the concept of sustainability in the discipline of interior architecture should be shaped not only in the axis of parameters such as materials and technology, but also in the context of behavioral data.

Keywords

Sustainability , Energy Consumption , Interior Design , Behavioral Sustainability.

Enerji Tüketim Alışkanlıklarının İç Mekân Kurgusuna Yansıması: Davranışsal Sürdürülebilirlik

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, hem Türkiye'deki mevcut tüketim alışkanlıkları hem de Avrupa’daki kullanıcı merkezli sürdürülebilir tasarım uygulamaları karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiş ve davranışsal geri bildirim sistemlerinin mekânsal kararları nasıl etkilediği değerlendirilmiştir. Bu bağlamda literatürün, davranışsal verilerle desteklenen iç mekân tasarım modellerine yöneldiği gözlemlenmiştir. Dolayısıyla, sürdürülebilir iç mekân tasarımı alanında davranışsal verilerin stratejik bir girdi olarak ele alınması gerektiği literatür temelinde ortaya konmuştur. Çalışma kapsamında enerji farkındalığı düzeylerinin mekanın düzenlenmesine başta olmak üzere, aydınlatma, ısıtma, havalandırma ve yerleşim kararlarının kullanıcı alışkanlıklarının üzerindeki rolü değerlendirilecektir. Aynı zamanda iç mimarlık disiplininde, sürdürülebilirlik kavramının sadece malzeme ve teknoloji gibi parametreler ekseninde değil, davranışsal veriler bağlamında da şekillenmesi gerektiği savunulmaktadır.

Keywords

Sürdürülebilirlik , Enerji Tüketimi , İç Mekan Tasarımı , Davranışsal Sürdürülebilirlik

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