Research

Horizon2020-LC-SC3-2020-Joint-Actions-1: procuRE – re-commercial Procurement of Breakthrough Solutions for 100% Renewable Energy Supply in Buildings

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey- TÜBITAK 3501: Career Development Program, Developing National Approach of Long-term Renovation Strategies for Existing Educational Campuses in Turkey towards Nearly Zero Energy Targe

 

 

The Building Materials and Physics Laboratory of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of Özyeğin University is aimed to carry out the research studies in the field of “Building Science”. It is also intended to constitute a platform which is either giving related lectures at the undergraduate and graduate levels or providing consultancy to the private and public sector. The research area of the laboratory can be summarized as:

  • Building Energy Studies
    • Energy Efficient Building Design and Renovation
    • Nearly Zero/Zero Energy Building Design and Renovation
    • Energy-Cost Analyses
    • Renewable Energy Systems
    • Climate Change Adaptation
    • Cost Optimum Energy Efficient Building Design and Renovation
    • Building energy performance modelling and detailed dynamic simulations
    • Consultancy and Energy Modelling Servicing for Various Building Certificate Systems (LEED, BREEAM, ÇEDBİK etc.)
  • Sustainable Architectural Design
    • Green Building Design
    • Building Materials
    • Ecological Architecture
    • Lifecycle Analyses
    • Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ)
    • Occupancy Comfort
  • Lighting in Buildings
    • Natural and Artificial Lighting Systems
    • Lighting Energy Efficiency
    • Visual Comfort
  • Building Acoustics
  • Energy Efficiency at Urban Scale
    • Energy efficiency at Smart Cities
    • Heat Islands
    • Energy-efficient Site Design