Google Istanbul project received LEED Gold certification in Altensis consultancy
Attractive Green Features
- The Google Istanbul office saved 37 percent of the water according to the international EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) standards.
- The design, planning and implementation process of the Google Istanbul office is completed in 8 months
- In the Google Istanbul project, more than 80 percent of lighting loads were used in daylight compare to an ordinary office thanks to daylight sensors
- 94 percent of newly purchased electrical appliances in the Google Istanbul project were selected from ENERGY STAR compliant efficient devices
- Preliminary planning and careful application during construction ensure that the vast majority of construction waste is recycled rather than sent to municipal dump sites
- All paints, coatings, adhesives and fillers used during the construction of the office were selected from materials with a VOC ratio that would not harm human health within the Green Building
- Calculated by computer simulations that 78 percent of the office’s entire living space benefited from daylight within the limits of comfort acceptable to the Green Building
- As an innovation, Google has provided its employees with ergonomic office furniture.