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Title: Sustainability and Steel Housing in North Cyprus and Mediterranean Region
Authors: Ghotli, Alireza Afshar
Keywords: Civil Engineering
Steel Houses - Cyprus, North
Steel houses - Design and Construction
Building, Iron and Steel - Cyprus, North
Sustainability - Sustainable Development - Sustainable Housing
RC Structure - Steel Structure - Recycling; Solid Waste Material
Issue Date: 2009
Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU)
Citation: Ghotli, Alireza Afshar. (2009). Sustainability and Steel Housing in North Cyprus and Mediterranean Region. Thesis (M.S.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Famagusta: North Cyprus.
Abstract: ABSTRACT: The accelerated deterioration of the human environment and natural resources and the serious consequences on economic and social developments are enough reasons to believe that sustainable development (SD) is the most important and adequate action to overcome these problems. Sustainable buildings are extremely effective on the reduction of the causes of global warming, dangerous environmental impacts and the problems associated with the economical growth fluctuations. The characteristics of SD in building industry, structural and architectural design, by considering the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) statements and Green Building Rating System, are investigated. The critical environmental impacts in the Mediterranean region and specifically in North Cyprus and possible practical solutions for overcoming such problems are also discussed. This attempt is in line with the consideration of sustainable developments to reveal modification on economic, environmental and social safety in Northern Cyprus. This research provides a general idea about issues of sustainability in structural and architectural, design, construction, utilization and end of the building structure life with the integration of the building with environment by an in-depth comparison between steel and reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The contribution of four sustainable building characteristics, structural modeling, architectural plan and questionnaire on sustainable building in North Cyprus relating to appraisal of RC and steel structural material is discussed. In addition, the benefits of sustainable building and the necessary urgent actions to be taken to achieve it are suggested. Following the general investigation regarding the sustainability issues in the building industry of North Cyprus and the Mediterranean region, a case study comparing a building with RC versus a structural steel alternative was carried out to demonstrate which framing material provides a more sustainable building. As a result of this comparison between a RC and steel framed structure, it was revealed that the steel framed building is more sustainable and more economical for construction. A steel framed structure satisfies the critical issues relating to sustainable building, which are sustainable design, sustainable construction, sustainable utilization and sustainable end of life, more than the RC framed building. Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Housing; RC Structure, Steel Structure; Recycling; Solid Waste Material; North Cyprus. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ÖZ: Sürdürülebilir gelişme, süratle kötüleşmekte olan insan çevresinin, doğal kaynakların ve bunun getirdiği olumsuz ekonomik ve sosyal gelişimlerinin üstesinden gelebilecek en önemli olgudur. Bu araştırmada, Yeşil Binaların Değerlendirme Kriterleri, Enerji ve Çevre Tasarımında Liderlik sistemi göz önünde tutularak yapı endüstrisinde yapı ve mimarlık tasarımında sürdürülebilir gelişme incelenmiştir. Akdeniz bölgesinde ve özellikle Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta olası kritik çevre etkileri ve bunları çözmek için kullanılabilecek olası pratik çözümler tartışılmıştır. Bu araştırma yapısal ve mimari tasarım, inşaa kullanımı ve bina yaşam sonunun bina çevresi ile entegrasyonunun genel anlamda sürdürülebilirliliğini betonarme ve çelik çerçeve yapıların detaylı karşılaştırılması ile verilmiştir. Dört sürdürülebilir yapı karakteristiğinin yapı modelleme, mimari plan ve betonarme ve çelik malzemelerinin değerlendirilmesi ile ilgili KKTC’de yapılan sürdürülebilir yapı anketine olan katkısı tartışılmıştır. Buna ek olarak, sürdürülebilir binaların önemi faydaları ve bunların elde edilmesi için acilen yapılması gerekenler önerilmiştir. Sürdürülebilirlik konusu ile ilgili genel olarak KKTC’de ve Akdeniz bölgesinde yapı endüstrisinde yapılan incelemeler sonucu yapılan örnek çalışmada bir binanın betonarme veya yapısal çelik malzeme kullanımı alternatifleri karşılaştırılmış ve hangi malzemenin daha sürdürülebilir bir bina oluşturduğu incelenmiştir. Bu karşılaştırma sonucunda çelik çerçeve binaların daha sürdürülebilir ve ekonomik olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.
Description: Master of Science in Civil Engineering. Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2009. Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Mürüde Çelikağ.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11129/227
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