SUSTAINABILITY

IZTECH is bound by law to abide by the Planned Areas Zoning Regulation that was put in effect in 2017 by The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change. The Regulation puts emphasis on water savings and recyclable waste. Article 57 states “It is essential that central sanitary hot water systems are designed and implemented in a way that includes hot water circulation (by-pass) installation in order to have hot water available and to ensure water efficiency. In order to save water, it is essential that the flow rates shall not exceed 6 lt/min in sinks and 8 lt/min in showers. If an irrigation system is planned in plot gardens, it is essential to design the system in accordance with drip irrigation, to select plants that require less water according to local conditions and climatic conditions and suitable for drip irrigation system, and to use the water in the rainwater storage system first, if any. These issues are also taken into account in the landscape projects requested by the administrations within the scope of subparagraph (b) of the second paragraph of Article 57. At the stage of the new construction permit, the locations of the waste accumulation equipment within the scope of the Zero Waste Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 12/7/2019 and numbered 30829 in order to establish the zero waste system, and the locations of the temporary waste storage areas in the buildings where a zero waste certificate is required, are indicated on the floor plans and/or It is shown in the architectural project as in the site plan. In the case of designing a waste separation chute suitable for at least a dual collection system, there is no obligation to reserve a separate space for the collection equipment. In case there is no suitable place in the built parcels; The relevant administration permits the installation of temporary waste storage areas and waste collection equipment of minimum dimensions, provided that they are installed from demountable and lightweight materials, by determining their location within the parcel front and side drawing distances, without requiring a license.”

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=23722&MevzuatTur=7&MevzuatTertip=5

IZTECH is also bound by the national Energy Performance in Buildings Regulation that came into effect on 05/12/2008.

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/File/GeneratePdf?mevzuatNo=13594&mevzuatTur=KurumVeKur ulusYonetmeligi&mevzuatTertip=5

The aim is to regulate the procedures and principles regarding effective and efficient use of energy and energy resources in buildings, prevention of energy waste and environmental protection. The Turkish regulation is aligned with the EU Regulations (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32010L0031&from=EN)

IZTECH campus is established on a piece of land dedicated for construction (ie. no existing forestry or vegetation). Instead of building on green fields, IZTECH is utilizing the available building spaces more efficiently, i.e. accommodating several departments in one building. Moreover, IZTECH is a rather young university with new buildings that have not completed their lifetime.

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