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terials during their life cycle becomes a significant parameter in

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 cial benefits in accordance with all the construction standards in

tional buildings, with 5 - 10% first additional investment, makes

are used by reflecting their environmental features with their all

“Energy Identity Certificate”. Besides, there is a standard which

dard which was firstly prepared in February 1970 with the name ficiency, environmental e

comparison of two types of structures using fire clay bricks and

than fire clay bricks, the use of ash blocks has considerably re-

and finally the total cost of building due to its light weight and

walls, micro-concrete roofing tiles for roof and pre-cast rein-

forced concrete slab systems for floor) and systems may have
vironmental specifications of building materials, analyzing their

filler slab have resulted in 62% reduction in embodied energy

structure is more significant than that of the steel or the hybrid

2 The Criteria of Energy Efficient Building Materials

(Blended cements, stabilized mud blocks, compacted fly ash

crete solid slab floor and roof, concrete tile flooring). The anal-

erent infilling ma-

factors is especially significant since a building’s external struc-

ture and envelope (roof, floor, walls and windows) tend to ac-

a number of possible alternatives (stabilized soil blocks and fly-

consumption, which could be reduced significantly by using “al- terials can be classified into two categories namely, directly ef-
ternative” wall infilling materials. The use of the “alternative”

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 Using highly qualified man

is lower than that of artificial materials since these materials are

sunflower stalk, mushroom are the natural materials which are

The intensity of energy consumption in the first of

ergy Efficiency
 gypsum can be classified as following;

Since Alker quickly solidifies, it does not need for any opera-

˘ duced by the release of gases during the solidification of lava

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 forced wall, roof and floor stu

be used in all fields where perlite is used [40]. Like perlite, does

materials such as cork, wood fiber and sheep’s wool, or recycled

ones such as cellulose fiber. Thus, insulation such as EPS or

struction sector. Perlite is used in loose filling as grain, in con- 23% boron components which are used to raise the feature of fire

an asphalt filling material, in the railways as skidding sand, and in the insulation of wall and roof for heat, sound and fire insula-

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cal products are used in construction sector as heat and fire insu-

organic material and has the following specification; closed

porous, nonflammable, low density, non-expansion ratio over

inside the wall and the floor (Fig. 8). Sound transmission loss

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The Evaluation of Building Materials in Terms of Energy Efficiency
Assessment of Energy Efficient Criteria

heat conductivity parameter is significant. Since the construc-

In the definition of construction materials as environmentally

 Influence of win-

Türkyılmaz O
(1996), 29-31. file:

Enerji ithalatı 60 milyar dolar

Thermal Insulation Requirements for Buildings, Turkısh

Işık B , Elazı˘

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Sancak E, Şimşek O, Subaşı S

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Industrial Profile of Expanded Perlite Production

Akıncı H

Technical Specification and Application Area of Boron Additive

stıtute of National Boron Investigation