Turkey Sustainable Glossary
The understanding of sustainability, which has become increasingly important in the world and in our country, has brought many foreign terms with it and many new terms have emerged thanks to the developments in science and technology and will continue to emerge. However, not knowing the exact Turkish equivalent of the English technical terms used in the world causes difficulties from time to time.
09/2017
When evaluated from this point of view, addressing an issue, which will become more important day by day, by the Turkish Construction Material Industrialists Association ( Turkey İMSAD ) and creating a guide, it is necessary to make definitions in the sector, using a more understandable language, as well as developing sustainable materials and structures in the sector. expresses the importance given to the sector.
You can find the explanations / details of the following terms in the resource published free of charge by Türkiye İMSAD , and you can download the complete booklet by clicking here.
Turkish Conversions of Sustainable English Terms
A _________________________
* ACCREDITATION / ACCREDITATION
* AIRTIGHTNESS / AIR TIGHT IN BUILDINGS
* ALTERNATIVE FUELS / ALTERNATIVE FUELS
* ATTRIBUTE / QUALITY-SPECIFICATION
* AUDIT / AUDIT-SURVEY
* AUDITOR / AUDITOR
B _________________________
* BENEFIT / BENEFIT
* BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR / BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR
* BIODIESEL / BIODIESEL
* BIOFUELS / BIO FUELS
* BIOGAS / BIOGAS
* BIOMASS / BIOMASS
* BLOWER DOOR TEST / LEAKAGE TEST
* BPIE - BUILDING PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE / BUILDING PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE
* BREEAM - BRE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT METHOD / ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT METHOD
* BUILDING CODES / BUILDING CODES
* BUILDING SECTOR / BUILDING SECTOR
* BY-PRODUCT / SIDE PRODUCT
C _________________________
* CARBON / CARBON
* CARBON CREDITS / CARBON CREDIT
* CARBON EMISSION / CARBON EMISSION
* CARBON FOOTPRINT / CARBON FOOTPRINT
* CARBON NEUTRAL / CARBON NEUTRAL
* CARBON OFFSETING / CARBON BALANCING
* CARBON SEQUESTRATION / CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE / CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
* CERTIFICATION / CERTIFICATION
* CERTIFIER / CERTIFICATION BODY
* CHAIN OF CUSTODY / SURVEILLANCE CHAIN
* CLEANER PRODUCTION / CLEANER PRODUCTION
* CLIMATE CHANGE / CLIMATE CHANGE
* CLIMATE CORRECTION / CLIMATE CORRECTION
* CIRCULAR ECONOMY / CIRCULAR ECONOMY
* CLOSED-LOOP PRODUCTION / CLOSED LOOP PRODUCTION
* WITH COMPOSTABLE / DECAY FEATURE
* COMPLIANCE / CONFORMANCE AUDIT / COMPLIANCE CONFORMITY CHECK
* CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT / CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
* CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY / CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
* CORRECTIVE ACTION REPORTS / CORRECTIVE ACTIVITY REPORTS
* COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS / COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
* COVENANT OF MAYORS / MUNICIPAL PRESIDENTS AGREEMENT
* CRADLE-TO-CRADLE MANUFACTURING / CRADLE TO CRADLE MANUFACTURING
* CRADLE TO GRAVE MANUFACTURING
* CUMULATIVE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS / CUMULATIVE ENERGY NEED ANALYSIS
E _________________________
* ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS / ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS
* ECO-LABEL / ENVIRONMENTAL LABEL (EKOETİKET)
* ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT / ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
* ECOLOGICAL SENSITIVITY / ECOLOGICAL SENSITIVITY
* ECOSYSTEM / ECOSYSTEM
* EIA - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT / EIA - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
* EMISSION / EMISSION
* EMS - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS / ÇYS - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
* ENERGY INTENSITY / ENERGY DENSITY
* ENERGY LABELLING / ENERGY LABELING
* ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING / ENERGY PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
* ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION / ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
* ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
* ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY / ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
* ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING / PREFERABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PURCHASING
* ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS / ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
* EPD - ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION / ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION
* ERA - ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT / ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT
* ESCO-ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY / ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY- ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSULTANCY COMPANY
* EUTROPHICATION / EUTROFICATION
F _________________________
* FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION / FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
* FINAL ENERGY INTENSITY / FINAL ENERGY DENSITY
* FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PARTY / FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PARTY
* FIRST PARTY CERTIFICATION / FIRST PARTY CERTIFICATION
* FOSSIL FUELS / FOSSIL FUELS
G_________________________
* GEOTHERMAL ENERGY / GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
* GREEN DESIGN / GREEN DESIGN
* GLOBAL WARMING / GLOBAL WARMING
* GREEN BUILDING / GREEN BUILDING
* GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL / GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
* GREEN PURCHASING - PROCUREMENT / GREEN BUY - SUPPLY
* GREEN ROOF / GREEN ROOF
* GREEN SEAL * = SPECIAL NAME - Material Assessment Certificate Program
* GREENGUARD * = SPECIAL NAME - Material Assessment Certificate Program
* GREENHOUSE EFFECT / GREENHOUSE EFFECT
* GREENHOUSE GASSES / GREENHOUSE GASES
H_________________________
* HARMONIZATION / HARMONIZATION
* HARMONIZED STANDARDS / HARMONIZED STANDARDS
I_________________________
* ICLEI - INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES / INTERNATIONAL LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE COUNCIL
* INDUSTRIAL RECYCLE / INDUSTRIAL RECYCLING
* INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS / INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS
* INTERNAL RECYCLE / INTERNAL RECYCLING
* ISO - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION / INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION
L_________________________
* LANDFILL / SOLID WASTE STORAGE AREA
* LANDFILL-FREE CERTIFICATION * / LANFILL - FREE CERTIFICATION (SPECIAL NAME)
* LCA - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT / LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
* LEED - LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN / LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
* LID - LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT / LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT
* LIFE CYCLE / LIFE CYCLE
* LIFE CYCLE COST / LIFE CYCLE COST
M_________________________
* MATERIAL AND SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS / MATERIAL AND MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS
* MECHANICAL VENTILATION WITH HEAT RECOVERY / HEAT RECOVERY MECHANICAL VENTILATION
* MIPS - MATERIAL INPUT PER UNIT SERVICE / MATERIAL INPUT PER UNIT SERVICE
* MULTI-ATTRIBUTE / MULTIPLE-QUALITY / SPECIALITY
N_________________________
* NEGAWATT / NEGATIVE WATT
HE IS_________________________
* OFF THE GRID / INDEPENDENT OF THE NETWORK
* OPEN-LOOP RECYCLING / OPEN-LOOP RECYCLING
* ORGANIC / ORGANIC
P_________________________
* PASSIVE HOUSE / PASSIVE HOUSE
* PASSIVE HOUSE CERTIFICATION / PASSIVE HOME CERTIFICATION
* PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL / PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
* POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS / POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS
* PURCHASING POWER PARITY / PURCHASING POWER PARITY
* POLLUTION PREVENTION / POLLUTION PREVENTION
* PRE - CONSUMER MATERIALS / PRE-CONSUMER MATERIALS
* PRE - AND POST-MARKET CERTIFICATION / BEFORE AND AFTER MARKET CERTIFICATE
* PRIMARY ENERGY INTENSITY / PRIMARY ENERGY DENSITY
* PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION / PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
* PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP / PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY
* PV - PHOTOVOLTAIC / PHOTOVOLTAIC
R_________________________
* RE-MANUFACTURING / REPRODUCTION
* RECYCLING / RECYCLING
* RECYCLABLE / RECYCLABLE
* RECYCLED CONTENT / RECYCLED CONTENT
* REHABILITATION / REHABILITATION-IMPROVEMENT
* RENEWABLE ENERGY / RENEWABLE ENERGY
* RENOVATION / RENOVATION-REPAIR-REPAIR
* REUSEABLE / REUSABLE
* RETROFITTING / REINFORCEMENT
S_________________________
* SECOND PARTY CERTIFIED OR VERIFIED / APPROVED OR VERIFIED BY A SECOND PARTY
* SMART GROWTH / SMART GROWTH
* SOLAR ENERGY / SOLAR ENERGY
* SPECIFICATIONS / PRODUCT CATEGORY SPECIFICATIONS
* SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION / SPECIFIC-SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION
* SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS / SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
* SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT / SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
* SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING / SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
T_________________________
* THIRD PARTY CERTIFIED OR VERIFIED / APPROVED OR VERIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY
* TIPPING POINT / BREAK POINT
* TON OIL EQUIVALENT / TON EQUIVALENT OIL
* TRANSPARENCY / TRANSPARENCY
* TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE / TRIPLE BALANCE SHEET
U_________________________
* URBAN RENEWAL / URBAN TRANSFORMATION
V_________________________
* VOC - VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS / VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
* VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS / VOLUNTARY CONSENSE STANDARDS
* VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS BODIES / VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS
W_________________________
* WASTE / WASTE
* WASTE-TO-ENERGY / ENERGY FROM WASTE
* WASTE-TO-PROFIT / PROFIT FROM WASTE
* WASTE REDUCTION / WASTE REDUCTION
Z_________________________
* ZERO WASTE / ZERO WASTE
As mentioned above, it will continue to be necessary in the future to use new technical terms and concepts in terms of sustainability in the material and building sector, as in every field. We will continue to update the common uses from foreign languages to our language, as well as the terms you will recommend from the comments section below, with their Turkish meanings on this page.