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Today, it is known that the role of energy efficiency in the development of countries is very crucial. When our country is viewed from this point of view, it is seen that energy efficiency studies aimed to reduce the energy density value have become more and more important and policies are implemented in this direction. Therefore, in this study, an exemplary study was conducted to determine the saving potential of the energy used in Turkey. In order to find energy usage in the public buildings in KOP Region, which includes 7 cities in Central Anatolia Region (Karaman, Aksaray, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Yozgat, Nevşehir, and Niğde), the amount of energy consumed per person and per square meter was determined. The calculation was made based on the energy consumption values obtained from public buildings (administrative buildings, schools, dormitories, sports facilities, prisons, and universities) in 7 cities in the KOP Region between 2014–2018 years. According to the obtained data, it is observed that energy consumption is high in mass living areas of public buildings. The results are encouraging for the future works to use energy efficiency in public buildings.
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We would like to thank the managers and staff working in all public buildings for sharing energy consumption data. The work is supported under the project number KOP-2018D000190 by the KOP Regional Development Administration, Republic Of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology.
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Rusen, S.E., Rusen, A. (2022). A Sample Study for Determining Energy Consumption Values in Public Buildings: Central Anatolia Region. In: Gökçekuş, H., Kassem, Y. (eds) Climate Change, Natural Resources and Sustainable Environmental Management. NRSEM 2021. Environmental Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04375-8_12
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