Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
10th International Conference on New Trends in Architecture and Interior Design (10th ICNTAD’24), Budapest, Macaristan, 19 - 21 Nisan 2024, ss.64-72
“The ability of something to last” is a basic definition of sustainability in many dictionaries. In architecture, sustainability is beyond this definition. It is more likely to create healthy environments that will sustain other factors to last, such as socio-economic conditions and sustainability in ecological requirements. It is not something individual to last forever; it lasts within and together with users. Susan Maxman, the architect, states that sustainable architecture is not a prescription but an approach [1]. Despite this definition, architectural sustainability requires specific criteria designers must follow for better results. This paper examines the role of green building certification and biomimetics in maintaining architectural sustainability. It aims to highlight the benefits, negative and positive impacts before, during and after design processes. Designers started to consider this “before, during and after” the design stages. The constructional process is as important as the design process. Sustainable architecture does not only mean using ecological and sustainable materials and design approaches but also being sustainable while constructing the project. The study underlines the importance of sustainability and its effects on architectural design. There are several design approaches that are effective in achieving architectural sustainability. However, it focuses only on two essential approaches: firstly, the green building certification criteria, its durations, processes, stages, and results, and secondly, biomimetics, which guides designers to improve sustainable architectural designs and environments by inspiring from nature. Green building certification is one of the significant sustainability criteria that aims to advance the wellbeing of users and the environment. It provides resilience, health, prosperity, and sustainability for all life forms [2]. While certification focuses on the physical conditions of a building, biomimetics inspires the whole design process by finding nature-based sustainable solutions. There are specific examples for both approaches to prove that these design approaches effectively provide sustainability in architecture. The paper’s methodology comprises a profound literature review, analytical research, and analysis of examples related to the abovementioned approaches. Sustainability in architecture is viewed as a conceptualisation of architecture in response to numerous contemporary concerns regarding the impacts of human activities [3]. Since architecture is one of the major professions that considers sustainability, there is an urgency to mitigate the environmental effects in the built environment.
Key Words: Sustainability; biomimetics; green building; architecture; ecology