Energy Efficiency

Turkey recently has come up with guidelines for building energy efficiency. Among the regulations, this has to increase from 5 to 8 cms in Istanbul and from 6 to 9 cms in Ankara. What has to increase?






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Thickness of insulation materials

And here's something for you to take back

Insulating buildings is an efficient avenue being pursued by many cities worldwide. 

Optimal insulation alone can save abuot 10% of building energy consumption, as per EPA estimates.

What is the optimal thickness for wall insulation? Here, the estimates differ widely, and our research shows that it could be all from 4 cms all the way to 12 cms depending on a number of parameters - your regions, the type of wall, the materials used for insulation and also the overall design and placement of the insulation material.


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