Buildings use about one-third of total energy consumed in order to meet their heating and cooling needs. The building envelope that enables to protect it from physical factors in the outer environment is quite effective upon the amount of energy consumed. For the energy efficient solutions, it is necessary to enhance the heating and cooling performance of the building envelope. With this aim, in the study, the energy loads were calculated, which were consumed for heating and cooling by a building established as a reference through a simulation program in the province of Antalya, which respects a hot climatic zone, and the shifts in yearly heating and cooling loads of the alternative models were examined, which were developed by changing the thermal insulation thickness and the window-to-wall area ratio. In the study, the modern, effective artificial intelligence methods were used to enhance the energy performance of multi-dimensional buildings. Of the models for which heating and cooling load calculation had not been made before, the estimates for the thermal loads were made using an energy simulation program, and it has been reached that thermal insulation thickness and window-to-wall area ratio have effect on both loads.

Enerji kaynakları, hızlı artış gösteren ihtiyaçlar nedeni ile tükenmek üzeredir. Enerjinin en çok tüketildiği alanlardan birinin binalar olduğu düşünüldüğünde bu alanın en önemli bileşeni olan konutlarda kullanılan enerjinin azaltılması amacıyla yapılmış çalışmaların önemi ortaya çıkmaktadır. Konutlarda enerji tüketimini azaltmak için, iklimsel ve konumsal parametrelerin, binaya ait tasarım parametrelerinin ve yapma sistem parametrelerinin binanın enerji performansına hangi oranda etki ettiğinin saptanması önemlidir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada yapma sistem parametre grubu içerisinde yer alan kullanıcı davranışının konutlardaki enerji performansına etkisinin belirlenmesi hedeflenmiştir. Bu amaçla kullanıcıların binada bulunmadığı zamanlarda ısıtma sezonunda iç mekân sıcaklığının konfor şartlarını bozmayacak düzeyde düşürülmesinin ısıtma için harcanan enerji üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Çalışmada Trabzon, Antalya ve Erzurum'da olduğu düşünülen müstakil konutlar ele alınmıştır. Ayrıca bina kullanıcılarının sayısı ve tipinin farklılaştığı ve buna bağlı olarak binanın kullanım saatlerinin değiştiği durumlar ele alınmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda her bir il ve her bir kullanıcı profilinde ısıtma için harcanan enerji tüketimindeki değişim analiz edilmiştir.

This study, it was aimed to determine the infrastructure main factors (education and training, institutional structure, academic staff, physical and technical) strategies of Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Architecture. Design & Methodology:In the study, strengths and weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of KTU, Faculty of Architecture were determined by using SWOT analysis. The TOWS matrix was created using the data obtained from SWOT analysis. The sample group in the study was composed of faculty members of architecture. Questionnaires rating the main infrastructure factors was applied to this group. These questionnaires were evaluated using the Fuzzy Set technique in connection with the Analytical Hierarchy Process. Findings:The development strategy planned for the training program at the end of the study is the most appropriate strategy according to the 0.297 importance level. The second priority is to increase national and international research and projects, the third is to expand the academic staff, and the fourth is to eliminate all the deficiencies in the physical environment.Implications & Suggestions: Thanks to the strategy and importance levels determined at the end of the study, future steps were determined. Strategic planning is important for the future steps of an organization. This study showed that strategic planning is important. It is important to do like studies in the architecture faculties in Turkey. Thus, differences between institutions can be detected. In addition, the deficiencies can be corrected. Keywords SWOT analysis TOWS matrix Analytic hierarchy processStrategic plan Faculty of Architecture

Energy plans are at the center of countries' development plans. The share of buildings in energy consumption is about 40%. Energy consumption in buildings can be reduced by 25-45% with the measures taken. The European Union has published the Energy Performance Directive on Buildings (EPBD) to reduce the energy consumption of buildings. European Union member and candidate countries are obliged to fulfill the provisions of the regulation. Turkey is among the candidate countries for accession to the European Union (EU). Therefore, the energy consumption of the existing buildings and the reduction of CO2 emissions were examined in this study. Since The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that global temperatures will increase by a range of 1.1°C to 6.4°C by the end of the twenty-first century, future climate data were also taken into consideration in this study. For the study, measures were determined to achieve the EU's total CO2 emission reduction targets. A mass housing settlement built by the Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) in Isparta has been identified as the study area. Improving the heating systems of these buildings, increasing the energy performance of the building envelope and the production of electricity with photovoltaic (PV) panels were studied in this study. As a result of the study, it was determined that it has 66% CO2 emissions in 2020, 79% in 2030, and 84% less in 2050 compared to 1990.