Supervisors:
Assoc Prof. Dr. Can Baran Aktaş ( Vice Dean of Faculty of Engineering )
Asst. Prof. Dr. Heves Beşeli Özkoç ( Head of the Architecture Department )

With the privileged contributions of; ODE Insulation & Abibasoft Software Consulting Ltd. Sti.

TEDU | LAD/URF
Lisans Öğrencileri Bilimsel Araştırma Desteği | Undergraduate Research Fund

Improving building energy efficiency has environmental, economic, and societal benefits. Such improvements also align well with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Vegetated roofs hold promise towards both improving the energy performance of buildings, as well as contributing towards mitigating localized flooding in urban areas, while providing areas of respite to building dwellers. Implementation of vegetated roofs reduces thermal gain through the building mass during summer and the amount of heat loss during winter months. Thermal and hydrological characteristics of vegetated roofs also help reduce the urban heat island effect and prevention of floods. The goal of the project is to experimentally determine the potential benefits of vegetated roofs through a demonstration project applied on campus. Recent trends both nationally, such as the signing into law of the Paris climate agreement and the restructuring of a ministry to address climate change, and internationally, such as the recent COP26 agreement, indicate that issues surrounding sustainability will continue to be important in the coming years. The project and its outputs will contribute towards the University’s SDGs while providing valuable hands-on research experience to a number of undergraduate students from both the Architecture Department and the Civil Engineering Department.