{"id":12626,"date":"2025-11-13T06:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashrae.org.tr\/?p=12626"},"modified":"2025-11-13T07:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:16:27","slug":"ashrae-turkish-chapter-had-an-important-meeting-with-the-minister-of-environment-urbanization-and-climate-change-murat-kurum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashrae.org.tr\/index.php\/2025\/11\/13\/ashrae-turkish-chapter-had-an-important-meeting-with-the-minister-of-environment-urbanization-and-climate-change-murat-kurum\/","title":{"rendered":"ASHRAE Turkish Chapter &#8211; Had an important meeting with the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12626\" class=\"elementor elementor-12626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-169eb7d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"169eb7d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bda28b5\" data-id=\"1bda28b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5293509a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5293509a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The ASHRAE Turkish Chapter \u2013 Government Affairs Committee (GAC) held an important meeting with Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, in August 2025. The main agenda items of the meeting were Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Schools, Hospitals, and Public Buildings, and Professional Engineers.<\/h5><p>In August 2025, <strong>Mr. Zeki Poyraz<\/strong>, member of the ASHRAE Turkish Chapter \u2013 Government Affairs Committee (GAC), visited <strong>Mr. Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change<\/strong>, to discuss key issues shaping sustainable building practices in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p><p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Energy Efficiency in Buildings:<\/strong> Expanding the implementation of energy-efficient design and retrofitting strategies aligned with ASHRAE standards. <br \/>2\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Indoor Air Quality (IAQ):<\/strong> Enhancing HVAC system standards in schools, hospitals, and public buildings to ensure healthy indoor environments. <br \/>3\ufe0f\u20e3 <strong>Professional Engineer Development:<\/strong> Strengthening professional engineering capacity in the HVAC sector, emphasizing accreditation and international certification initiatives led by ASHRAE.<\/p><p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p><p>The meeting between Mr. Zeki Poyraz and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Mr. Murat Kurum, marked a significant step in strengthening ASHRAE Turkish Chapter GAC\u2019s collaboration with public authorities.<br \/>The discussion created tangible awareness on energy efficiency in buildings, improving indoor air quality standards, and professional engineer development, highlighting the HVAC sector\u2019s contribution to sustainable growth.<br \/>Following this visit, GAC will continue its efforts to enhance engineering capacity and promote the adoption of ASHRAE standards in national policies and projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1670f83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1670f83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b26f89\" data-id=\"9b26f89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f74bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a9f74bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d63e51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d63e51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9aff0d\" data-id=\"c9aff0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a1a5f elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"36a1a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ashrae.org.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cevre-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"cevre\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ASHRAE Turkish Chapter \u2013 Government Affairs Committee (GAC) held an important meeting with Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, in August 2025. 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