Browsing by Author "Erikci, Selcen Nur"

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Building Energy Performance (bep-Tr) as a Calculation Methodology: Comparison With Other Energy Certification
(Konya Technical University Faculty of Architecture and Design, 2012) Erikci, Selcen Nur
In this study, differences between BEP-TR National Building Energy Performance Calculation Methodology and the widely used environnıental assessment methods for buildings are investigated. Parameters as paths taken in the calculations, priorities, energy classifications through the simulation tools of the methods are evaluated. The most appropriate system or implementation for Turkey is mentioned along the comparison of these assessments in terms of energy classifications. The necessity of an energy performance calculation methodology is emphasized according tolocal properties and preconditions.
The Redefinition of The City in The Slow City Movement: The Example of Akyaka in Turkey
(Konya Technical University Faculty of Architecture and Design, 2014) Adıgüzel Özbek, Derya; Erikci, Selcen Nur
Slow city is a way of life that cultural richness and quality of life are preserved and defended in the city's local scale. Also, it is an urban model which may prevent in the standardization of lifestyles to achieve environmentally-conscious and tourism based local development. Thus, its purpose is to improve the quality of life in cities and it is opposed to the homogenization of cities. Contrary to the global, the forefront of locality is to support the local production and producers. The slow city movement, which is basically included the critique of rapid consumption in cities, is required to query with a critical perspective that the process of getting of the title and developments after this process for the accurately detected and implementation. In the context of this study is discussed as a case study of Akyaka in Turkey which is the slow city title in 2010. The situation before taking the title of a slow city, the process of getting the title and subsequent developments of the Akyaka will be analyzed with the critical bibliography method by the review of the literature, the visual and written media news. The processes of slow city and after the changes/improvements of Akyaka are discussed.