IS TANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (cid:1) GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AN IFC-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION Ph.D. THESIS Bahriye (cid:5)LHAN Department of Architecture Construction Sciences Programme JULY 2014 ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (cid:1) GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AN IFC-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION Ph.D. THESIS Bahriye (cid:5)LHAN (502072609) Department of Architecture Construction Sciences Programme Thesis Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan YAMAN JULY 2014 (cid:6)STANBUL TEKN(cid:6)K ÜN(cid:6)VERS(cid:6)TES(cid:6) (cid:1) FEN B(cid:6)L(cid:6)MLER(cid:6) ENST(cid:6)TÜSÜ SÜRDÜRÜLEB(cid:6)L(cid:6)R YAPIM (cid:6)Ç(cid:6)N IFC-TABANLI B(cid:6)R YAKLA(cid:7)IM DOKTORA TEZ(cid:6) Bahriye (cid:6)LHAN (502072609) Mimarlık Anabilim Dalı Yapı Bilimleri Programı Tez Danı(cid:8)manı: Doç. Dr. Hakan YAMAN TEMMUZ 2014 Bahriye (cid:9)lhan, a Ph.D. student of ITU Institute of Graduate School of Science Engineering and Technology student ID 502072609, successfully defended the thesis entitled “AN IFC-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION”, which she prepared after fulfilling the requirements specified in the associated legislations, before the jury whose signatures are below. Thesis Advisor : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan YAMAN .............................. (cid:5)stanbul Technical University Jury Members : Prof. Dr. Gülen ÇA(cid:8)DA(cid:10) ............................. (cid:5)stanbul Technical University Prof. Dr. Salih OFLUO(cid:8)LU ............................. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elçin TA(cid:10) .............................. (cid:5)stanbul Technical University Assoc. Prof. Dr. Esra BOSTANCIO(cid:8)LU .............................. (cid:5)stanbul Kültür University Date of Submission : 08 May 2014 Date of Defense : 07 July 2014 v vi FOREWORD This dissertation could not have been completed without the support, help, encouragement and feedback of many people. Thus, I owe them a debt of gratitude. First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge my supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan YAMAN for his valuable guidance on the determination of the theme and completion of the study. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my committee members for their direction and patience. I am extremely grateful to Prof. Dr. Salih OFLUO(cid:8)LU for his contribution and constructive feedback during the research with his knowledge and experience. I extend my thanks to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elçin TA(cid:10) for her support and guidance throughout this PhD study. I am greatly indebted to Katya KAYA, Emre (cid:10)ENTÜRK and Serkan UZ for their technical supports. I would also like to thank my friend, colleague and roommate Pınar ÇAKMAK for her moral support. I would like to send my special thanks to Banu YOBA(cid:10) for her enthusiastic support and kind assistance. I would like to thank to Hande GÜR for her encouragement. I am deeply thankful to Stephen JONES for his both emotional and technical support, advice and patience during my studies. Last but not the least, I would like to thank to my family for their tireless understanding and love. I am forever thankful to my siblings for their unconditional support. This dissertation is simply impossible without them. May 2014 Bahriye (cid:9)LHAN (Architect, MSc) vii viii
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