Sustainability of Traditional Buildings Located in Rural Area

Authors

  • Pınar Usta
  • Ayşe Arıcı
  • Ahmet Evci
  • Engin Kepenek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21533/pen.v5.i2.1983

Abstract

In this days, sensitivity to environmental issues of people increased together
with the awareness of the concept of sustainability. The structures, which are
built in a rural residential area, are integrated with the natural environment. In
Turkey, local traditional structures are structures that can be produced easily
in place and materials are being used wisely. These houses which are used
renewable natural materials carries a lot of features of the sustainable
approach. Traditional structures have been shaped by the region where they
are, because of the necessity. In this study, materials and construction systems
of the traditional buildings which are located in rural areas are discussed and
the buildings have been evaluated the context of ecology and sustainability.

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2017-06-01

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Sustainability of Traditional Buildings Located in Rural Area. (2017). Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.21533/pen.v5.i2.1983