IMM's 'Green and Carbon Neutral Building Transformation Guide - Istanbul Model' project has been awarded a two-year grant and technical support by the European Union (EU). Among the 33 cities of 159 countries that applied to the program, 53 pilot cities were selected. Istanbul was the only city in Turkey whose project was approved.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Environmental Protection and Control Department, Climate Change Branch Office applied to the Pilot Cities Program call of the EU Cities Mission in November 2022. Participation in the application was made with the 'Green and Carbon Neutral Building Transition Guide- Istanbul Model (Build4GreenIST) project. As one of the selected pilot cities, Istanbul was entitled to receive technical and financial support for 2 years. Turkey The only pilot city selected from Istanbul was Istanbul.
'GREEN AND CARBON NEUTRAL BUILDING TRANSFORMATION'
The “Green and Carbon Neutral Building Transformation Guide” project was designed for Istanbul with the aim of making the fixed energy use of buildings in the city more efficient. With the project, the old and earthquake-risk building stock in the city will be renewed within the scope of urban transformation, while at the same time a guide will be prepared for these buildings to be green and carbon neutral. Energy consumption will be monitored in the residences in the pilot region to be selected through sensors. In the light of the determined roadmap and data, studies will be carried out to change behavior in order to use energy efficiently.
A total of 53 million Euros of funding will be provided for their projects to 32 pilot cities selected under the EU Pilot Cities programme.