Sustainable design principles shaping health structures

In today's world where global warming results are getting more and more felt due to changing world, developing technology and lack of limited resources, one of the main problems of the 21st century; to ensure the sustainability of water resources, to encourage the use of environmentally friendly materials in the building sector, to use energy resources efficiently, to produce alternative sources for the energy resources used, and to raise the level of public health. The most important of the studies carried out in order to raise public health is the concept of green building, but it is one of the most important issues that are gaining importance day by day. Health facilities serving 7 days and 24 hours from public institutions with high human densities; It is one of the complex structures that provide resource efficiency, attaches importance to energy saving, low emission of greenhouse and green area. Furthermore, it is an important issue that should be examined under the title of green building in order to increase public health due to the need for energy needs and healthy space. The purpose of this study, the world and its applicability to reveal the green hospital concept in Turkey, use resources efficiently, health institutions and to examine the contribution it makes to the environment and drawing attention to the green concept in the health structure in Turkey is to increase the number of green hospitals. As a result of research and literature review; Considering the benefits provided to the community by the green hospitals, it is advisable to give qualitative and quantitative importance to the sustainability of health structures and to increase the number of certified health facilities that can receive the title of green hospital.