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Turkey: New Energy Efficiency Regulations For Buildings Introduced | |
| Sumita Pawar |
According to a report, Turkey has introduced a new building regulation. which states any building that occupies more than 2,000 square metres must be of the B energy efficiency class.
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These large buildings must consume 5% of their energy from renewable sources, according to the report.
Because of this regulation, Turkey now has a 25% reduction in its energy consumption. It will also reduce Turkey's energy import bill by 5 billion Turkish liras.
Turkey currently depends heavily on imports from other countries to meet its energy needs.
A statement in a report said the new regulation requires that all new structures be Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEB).
This means that authorities will deny permission for construction projects that don’t follow the guidelines.
As the report concluded, the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2017, which included 55 actions in six categories, was introduced by the country to reduce cumulative primary energy consumption by 14% between 2017 and 2023.
This would result in a total primary energy savings of 277.9 TWh.
By Sumita Pawar