Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Işık Z. (Yürütücü), Demirdöğen G., Aladağ H., Demirbağ A. T., Okudan O., Demirci F. S.
TÜBİTAK Projesi, 2023 - 2024
The aim of the project is a service in the form of an interactive internet platform that will support the construction sector in achieving the goal of climate neutrality through decarbonization. Implemented in the form of experimental development works, the service will enable the assessment of the environmental impact of the materials and construction products in the context of regional conditions and the existing building materials market. The project will fill the gap of lack of tools and knowledge about the impact of building materials on the environment, enabling designers and investors to make responsible investment decisions in the context of decarbonisation of construction.
The result of the project will be the development of an interactive online platform that will allow users to compare and evaluate the environmental impact of selected materials required under "Fit for 55 package". Both in Poland and Turkey there is a lack of a tool widely available for companies from the SME sector enabling such comparisons, as well as knowledge about the impact of materials on the environment is very low, which was shown by surveys conducted by the Applicant among SME's representatives. To develop the platform, it is necessary to collect information about building materials, products or building systems available on local markets, in the form of data describing their selected environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions (GWP), consumption of primary energy expressed in MJ with distinction on renewable (TRPE) and non-renewable (TNRPE) and water depletion (WD). The collected data will then be processed and standardized in order to develop generic indicators specific to a given region. Ultimately, an online platform will be developed that, after the testing and validation stage, will be made available to SMEs users, enabling them to compare materials according to selected criteria and prepare environmental impact calculations.
The basic functionality of the service will be enabling calculation of the Global Warming Potential (GWP) indicator, the calculation of which in the Energy Performance Certificate was announced in the Proposal for a Directive on the energy performance of building on December 15, 2021, and according to the scope of building elements and technical equipment is as defined in the Level (s) common EU framework for indicator 1.2. Moreover, the role of the platform will be to support the construction sector in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020, on establishing a framework to facilitate sustainable investments, commonly referred to as the Taxonomy. Other basic functionalities will be the calculation of consumption of primary energy with distinction on renewable (TRPE) and non-renewable (TNRPE) and water depletion (WD).
The service will also provide more functionalities like the comparison of materials and products in terms of their specific properties, such as: thermal insulation, acoustic insulation, vapour permeability, load-bearing capacity, and compressive strength. The most complex form of analysis will be a single or comparative analysis of the entire building in order to achieve a selected goal or demonstrate the potential of optimization measures.
According to the Applicant's estimates, the FoCA tool (during the project) will be used by up to 3,000 users in Poland and Turkey, with the possibility to adjust the platform to other countries in the future, as well as the potential to be used by approx. 45,000 users from construction sector SMEs in Poland and Turkey.
In addition, producers of materials and products will also benefit from the project. They will receive information about the GWP, TRPE, TNRPE and WD properties of some of their products. As it is now costly and time-consuming to obtain this information, it will be a competitive advantage for them.