ABB's Disabled Child Day Care Campus Received Leed Gold Certification

The "Disabled Child Day Care Center" campus, which was built on an area of ​​5 square meters by PORTAŞ AŞ, one of the affiliates of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB), in order to bring disabled children living in the capital to social life and to develop under equal conditions like their peers, was awarded the "LEED GOLD" certificate.

17 percent of the annual electricity consumption of the building is met with the solar panels located in the "Disabled Child Day Care Center" campus, which is awarded the "LEED" certificate, which is the most widely used green building classification system in the world, given by the "American Green Building Council".

Indoor air quality is monitored with carbon dioxide sensors in all classrooms of the campus, where fresh air filtered by mechanical ventilation systems is constantly supplied. In addition, rain water collected from the roof and garden of the building is stored and used for irrigation of green areas.

Stating that 45 percent more energy savings are achieved in the campus compared to standard buildings, PORTAŞ AŞ Deputy General Manager Sefer Yılmaz said, “As PORTAŞ AŞ, we have realized the 'Accessible Child Day Care Center' project and put it into use for our special children in 2022. In our project, we tried to design an environmentally friendly and sustainable building, considering both the needs of our special children and the climate crisis. As a result of the designs and productions we made in this context, our project was entitled to receive the 'LEED GOLD' certificate. When we consider our project in general, it is Turkey's first 'LEED GOLD' certified Disabled Child Day Care Center and has been an exemplary project at European standards in our country.

In the smart building, which has an environmentally friendly design, which is the largest child care center in Turkey; Amphitheater for 200 people to host meetings and performances, 65 classrooms of 9 square meters for visually, hearing and physically disabled children, 2 multi-purpose halls, playgrounds, green terrace with planting area, 1 charging station for electric vehicles and bicycle parks. is located.