A research on green building certification awareness at higher education level

In this study, the role of the construction industry in the phase of ceasing the global climate crisis and contend with this crisis are investigated. It is aimed to keep informed of innovative technics of the construction industry, such as new norms and technologies, and to explain the stage of these applications in our country. Concordantly, green building certification systems, which are prepared to contend with the global climate crisis and some obligations, were examined. It was explained that stages of the buildings with environmental awareness passed through from the past to today, and decisions that were taken regarding environmental awareness at conferences by the country leaders. Green building certification systems used in leading countries have been analyzed. It was explained which obligations are expected from the contractor companies and building users. By means of these systems which are used in the world, the differences between standard residences and residences with green building certification system were examined. Quantities such as energy efficiency and carbon emissions of houses with these systems are included. In the thesis, community consisting of civil engineering department students and graduates were asked about green buildings and the green building certification systems being implemented in the world and in Turkey. The approaches of people, who work on different segments in the field of civil engineering , were examined. Instead of traditional building construction techniques, the awareness of contemporary applications among civil engineering students, sector employees and their approaches to the subject were analyzed in survey studies.