Kategori : ELECTRICITY ENERGY NEWS, ENERGY AGENDA NEWS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY NEWS - Tarih : 09 June 2021
The pandemic process once again reminded everyone of environmental awareness and the importance of natural life. Reconsidering every stage from production technologies to consumption awareness in a rapidly growing world; It was understood that the environment, natural life and all living things should be respected. With its environment and energy-friendly, breathing, lightweight building materials, Ytong leads the way in the construction of healthy and safe houses in our country.
Turkish Ytong Chairman of the Board Fethi Hinginar made evaluations within the scope of Environmental Protection Week celebrated between 05-11 June 2021 and said, “We can protect our future by protecting our environment at every stage from production to consumption.” Hinginar stated that Türk Ytong is an environmentalist product and as an institution aware of its responsibilities, it takes every step carefully and sets an example for its sector.
Foreign exchange savings exceeding 10 billion dollars in 58 years
Fethi Hinginar stated that one of the important steps of sustainable construction is the preference of sustainable materials in construction and said; “The effects of the materials used in the buildings on the environment should be investigated starting from the design and production stages. Sustainable building materials that are sensitive to the environment and that do not harm the environment and human health should be preferred, from the raw material to its use in the building and the end of the building life. As Türk Ytong, we contribute to the construction of healthy and high-quality contemporary residences that offer added value to those living in them, with our environmentally friendly products made from mineral raw materials. With the heat savings achieved through the use of Ytong, we have saved more than 10 billion dollars in foreign currency in 58 years. We broke new ground by getting an “Environmental Label” (EPD) for our products. We supported sustainable construction by constructing our production and management facilities as “Green Buildings”. We protect the environment with our products and production technology. We carry out environmentally friendly production with a completely environmentally friendly raw material. We carry out our production processes in a completely closed loop with low energy and almost zero waste.” said.
Environmental and natural building product
The environmental feature of Ytong material is provided by the natural raw materials it contains and environmentally friendly production technology. Ytong is known all over the world as an environmentally sensitive and conscious construction material. Ytong, designed with all details in mind, from raw material acquisition to production, from processing at the construction site to its contribution to the life of the building and even the disposal of a destroyed building, adds value to buildings as an innovative product. Türk Ytong has the distinction of being the first organization in Turkey to have the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), which is a globally accepted declaration detailing the environmental effects of the materials it produces.
