Development of a Software Based System to Apply Turkish Building Energy Performance Directive

Abstract

This work is about the software named BEP-TR (Building Energy Performance -Turkey), which is developed upon request from Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization to apply BEP-BUY to the BEP-IS. BEP-IS is an internet based software which is under the control of the ministry. BEP-IS confirms the calculations made for the building using the received project file and initiates the process of preparing EPC. BEP-IS provides users who takes part in this process interfaces designed as web pages. Users and their authorizations are managed by fully authorized users defined for the ministry through BEP-IS. Besides BEP-IS

Achieving a Sustainable City Image in Terms of Twenty-Four Hour City Principles: Case of the Kemeralti Bazaar of Izmir, Turkey

“…As a developing country, Turkey is experiencing excessive population growth, as in many other significant areas for the city life (Akdogan et al, 2016). Known as the most livable and third most crowded city of Turkey, the city center of Izmir needs to be safe and active after dark, as much as it is already in the day time.…”