Capacity Development For Future Builders

Project Name : Capacity Development For Future Builders

Project Reference No : TR2013/0327.05.01-02/114

Grant Beneficiary : Özyeğin University

Grant Co-applicants : –

Base of Operation : İstanbul

Action duration (in months) : 8 months

Budget : 49.997,89 Euro

Purpose of project :

The project aims at contributing to establishing a solid culture on energy efficiency.  Both by preparation of a guideline on renovation for low energy buildings and both training the trainers at vocational schools will enable to transfer the culture to the next generations.

Activities and Outputs:

The main objectives of the project are to train the trainers and teachers, to guide the contraction sector and the municipalities on the following areas:

1. Energy Efficiency Literacy: A workshop will be organized among the members of the Governor of Istanbul, Çekmeköy Municipality and the project members in the first month of the project. During the last two months of the project, workshops will take place both for members of the Governor of Istanbul and Çekmeköy Municipality, besides training sessions to the trainers at the three vocational high schools in Çekmeköy.

 

2. Energy Efficiency Infrastructure: The project offers detailed monitoring and studying of energy performance of three educational buildings. The data collected from these activities will be compared with the data CEEE (Center for Energy, Environment and Economy) collected previously.  All data will be analysed and a road map will be created in the light of the outcomes, besides guidelines per beneficiary.

 

3. Energy Efficiency Impact: The guidelines prepared for the Governor of Istanbul and Çekmeköy Municipality will have the intention of affecting the works on setting standards and parameters of zoning legislation and upgrading daily construction habits. The positive effect on zoning plans will be very shortly recognized by the other municipalities through networks and sharing common interests.  The trainers of the vocational schools will be training the 2,396 technical students in the schools, who very soon will be professionals.