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
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