Examining Sustainability on University Campuses: Case Study of EMU

In this study, campuses are considered as the small-scale form of cities in terms of environmental impact. For this reason, a general 'sustainable campus design' analysis has been made by examining sustainable campus criteria, sustainable campus performance indicators and selected sample campuses. Within the scope of the studies, it is stated that the campuses that adopt the sustainable campus evaluation criteria achieve more stable results in terms of sustainability, but this is not yet clear and sufficient. The conclusion reached in this study is that the sustainability indicators in universities and the international green building certification criteria that evaluate these indicators are weak in the implementation phase, the local problems of the campus settlements are not addressed, and the sustainable areas on the campus are insufficient both quantitatively and qualitatively. The failure of campuses to achieve their sustainability goals in terms of physical and system relations results in the architect's inability to fully design sustainable campus design indicators and build the whole. For this reason, it is understood that in the sustainable design of campuses, architects should clearly determine the campus indicators and the entire design should be created on local indicators.