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Book Part Greenmetric Journey of Izmir Institute of Technology: Agile Strategies Towards a Green Campus(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026) Keskin, E.; Ökten, H.E.; Akpinar, İ.; Baran, Y.Recently, there has been growing attention towards sustainable approaches on university campuses through disseminating international evaluation systems, the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings (GM) attracting specific attention in particular. Türkiye is one of the countries where the number of participating universities in GM rises annually at a significant pace. Most of the large-scale university campuses in Türkiye were already built by the 1990s, which led these campuses to adapt themselves to higher standards for sustainability. In this context, Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), a 33-year-old university, has applied for the GM with its Gülbahçe Campus since 2020. This paper aims to reveal IZTECH’s institutional agile sustainability strategy, energetic and collective processes, and good practices in the last five years while examining the outcomes through the GM’s evaluation of six assessment criteria. In this regard, the sustainability practices of IZTECH have been monitored since 2019 and compared to how the developments have improved the GM scores for the past 3 years. This study, focusing on the IZTECH campus through historical, social, educational, and technological perspectives, unveils the barriers between developing and implementing sustainability practices and examines the cohesion between GM scores and annual reports of campus activities for further projections towards a greener campus. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.Article The Role and Potential Sources of Sustainable Plant-Based Foods: a Look to the Future(Sidas Medya A.S., 2025) Çakıtlı, G.; Nurko, E.The food industry, influenced by environmental issues such as global warming and climate change, is undergoing significant changes towards establishing a sustainable food system. This system prioritizes reducing the adverse impacts on our natural resources while ensuring sufficient and nutritious foods. Despite animal sources being rich in nutrients, consumer concerns regarding sustainability are increasing the search for alternative sources. With growing consumer interest in sustainable and healthy choices, there is an increasing demand for plant-based food sources. Plant-based protein sources generally include seeds, legumes, nuts, and oilseeds. Plant-based proteins are not only consumed as a food but also valued for their potential for various techno-functional properties in the food industry. Plant-based foods are both good sources for proteins and high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. This study focuses upon the impact of a developing world and increasing population on plant-based foods, their nutritional value, and potential applications. © 2025 Sidas Medya A.S.. All rights reserved.Book Part Local Innovation in Emerging Creative Ecosystems(Taylor and Francis, 2017) Mengi,O.; Velibeyoglu,K.Globally, most future economic growth will occur in regional cities, but infrastructure and employment are often inadequate. In short, default development approaches may focus on shaping the urban form (infrastructure/housing) at the expense of the institutional and intangible factors driving jobs growth, such as creativity, innovation and sector productivity. Effective local partnerships can help counter the limitations of default approaches to urbanism. Analyses reveal that the wedding wear sector in Izmir, Turkey, in particular is in many respects unique, with great potential as an emerging cluster due to its inherited knowledge and knowhow, yet still lacks in design considerations, and is in desperate need of promotion, advertisement and cost-effective returns. Therefore, the main lesson is that enabling interactions between the local government, NGOs and firms both inside and outside the cluster can promote smart development. At policy level, establishment of an incubator within a four-leg structure is an effective local development partnership. In a practical Turkish context, Chapter 5 investigates the institutional and partnership management arrangements to facilitate such urban innovation hubs for creative ecosystems. © 2018 selection and editorial matter, Simon Huston; individual chapters, the contributors.Book Part Citation - Scopus: 1Biomass-Based Polygeneration Systems With Hydrogen Production: a Concise Review and Case Study(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024) Hajimohammadi Tabriz,Z.; Mohammadpourfard,M.; Gökçen Akkurt,G.; Çağlar,B.This chapter discusses the importance of biomass-based polygeneration systems in producing hydrogen as a clean and safe energy carrier. The benefits of polygeneration systems, which can produce multiple products and minimize waste, are highlighted, and the need for clean and efficient hydrogen production is emphasized. This study gives a brief overview of hydrogen production from biomass-based polygeneration systems, which examines the systems in two main classifications: systems that use biomass as a potential and rich source of hydrogen and systems that exploit the energy content of biomass to run hydrogen production units. Furthermore, a new multigeneration system with hydrogen production has been introduced and thermodynamically evaluated. Also, its results have been obtained in a real situation. Overall, this chapter offers insights into the potential of biomass-based polygeneration systems in meeting energy demands while reducing environmental impact. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.Book Part Citation - Scopus: 5Potential of Bacterial Cellulose for Sustainable Cities: a Review and Bibliometric Analysis on Bacterial Cellulose(Springer International Publishing, 2023) Kale, İ.; K, I, Rdök, O.; Bilgi, E.; Akyol-Altun, T.D.; Tokuç, A.; Köktürk, G.; Özkaban, F.This book chapter focuses on bacterial cellulose (BC), with many recent contemporary studies, an explanation of BC producers and synthesis mechanisms, and a summary of their production methods. Few studies are directly related to sustainability with BC, a promising biomaterial for different solutions due to its properties. Thus, a comprehensive review of BC and research trends in this area are evaluated by bibliometric analysis. The distribution of publications by years, influential countries, organizations, journals, authors, citation analysis, distribution of publications by scientific disciplines, keyword analysis, and research focuses are emphasized. Scientific publications were taken from the WoS database, and graphics were created with the “VOSviewer” and “Carrot2” programs. According to the analysis, studies on BC started in 1980, but studies on sustainability were found in 2005 and later. It has also been observed that studies on BC in materials science have increased significantly in 2016 and beyond. Finally, bacterial cellulose has been discussed in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore it can be said that there is a potential for use in the textile, architecture, and food packaging sectors, and more detailed research is still needed. As a result, the dissemination of BC-related studies in these areas has great potential for a completely sustainable production method. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 6The Implementation Model of Integrating the Three Sustainability Aspects Into the Undergraduate Architectural Design Studio(College Publishing, 2021) Mohamed, K.E.The concept of sustainability in design is meant to ensure that the product of the design is in harmony with humans and nature by taking into consideration the three aspects of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. The objective of this experiment was to integrate the three aspects of sustainability principles into the architectural design studio to train future architects to be able to design sustainable buildings. The study aimed to create an integration method that could be validated through the junior students’ work in the innovative Sustainable Architecture Design Studio (SADS) at Izmir Institute of Technology. The impact of the pedagogy on the students’ ability to integrate sustainable design principles into their projects was measured through the evaluation tools formulated for this purpose by the instructor. Further, the students’ feedback through course evaluation, questionnaire, and col-loquium at the end of the term was used to assess the method. The findings of this research demonstrated that the innovative studio pedagogy and teaching method were successful in integrating the sustainable design elements into design studio projects, while the level of sustainable elements integration was 68%. © 2021, College Publishing. All rights reserved.Conference Object Leed Certification: a Comparison of Contractors' Perspectives(Research Publishing Services, 2013) Doğan, Sevgi Zeynep; Günhan, Suat; Gerçek, Bilge; Arditi, DavidThe Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system for green buildings has been used extensively in the US and has gained increased attention in developing countries as well. The related literature focuses extensively on the perspectives of owners and designers, whereas constructors' role receives less attention. One significant research is based on a survey administered to 22 contractors, who built LEED certified green building projects in the US. The survey inquired about earned LEED credits and best practices in LEED certification process regarding past experiences. The same survey was administered to seven Turkish contractors, who also built LEED certified green buildings in Turkey. The similarities and differences between US and Turkish constructors' perspectives were studied. Both groups stated that the LEED process was slightly difficult or was just straightforward. US contractors needed a lot of additional time for the LEED documentation; Turkish contractors required no extra time. LEED certification system incurred a little additional cost for US contractors; however Turkish contractors mentioned about up to 10% additional project costs. The achieved LEED credits from materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality by the two groups of contractors were highly correlated. Both groups emphasized the inclusion of LEED documentation and specifications in coordination meetings and in subcontracts to streamline the process; and emphasized the early collaboration of the entire project team for earning LEED credits. Copyright © 2013 by Research Publishing Services.