Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) vs. National Green Certification System (YES – TR) in Building Materials Category Comparison


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Deniz E., KÖMÜRLÜ R.

Proceedings Book of 8th International Project and Construction Management Conference (IPCMC2024). Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey. Koç, K., Ulubeyli, S., Kıvrak, S. (editors), İstanbul, Türkiye, 6 - 08 Haziran 2024, ss.809-817

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.809-817
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The remarkable growth in advanced construction techniques has significantly increased the demand for sustainable buildings. Many countries have taken important steps in this field by introducing sustainability, green building assessment tools. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a programme initiated by the United States Green Building Council. National Green Certification System (YeS-TR) is the national green certification system issued by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate in Turkiye. Building materials evolve with the advancement of technology and develop with the aim of having low emission, sustainable, recyclable, and aesthetic properties. The continuous development of materials has created an important context between design and cost concerns. In this study, the material category of LEED and YeS-TR green building assessment certification systems are compared with the help of tables and their common features and differences are given for the new buildings. In LEED and YeS-TR certification systems, the material category is ranked fourth in terms of points and ranking in both certification systems. Although both systems have common criteria such as sustainable material supply, waste management and use of low emission materials that encourage material selection, there are differences in scoring types. YeS-TR, which was developed by considering the conditions specific to Turkiye, includes more detailed Building Material and Life Cycle (BLC) Assessment Criteria than LEED. While both systems give high importance to the material category, it is foreseen that this category will further develop and specialise in the future.

 

Keywords: Green Building, Green Building Certification Systems, LEED, YeS- TR, Building Materials