Author: Ceren Eke
Introduction
The Regulation on Green Certificate for Buildings and Developments ("Regulation"), which was prepared for the purpose of reducing the negative impacts of buildings and developments on the environment by using natural resources and energy efficiently, entered into force through publication in the Official Gazette dated 12.06.2022 and numbered 31864.
Enforcement
With the introduction of this new Regulation, the prior regulation with the same name published in the Official Gazette dated 23.12.2017 and numbered 30279 was repealed. With the Regulation the procedures and principles regarding the establishment of assessment and certification systems, the qualifications of green certificate experts, green certificate assessment experts and training organizations, and the assessment criteria of green buildings and green developments are set.
In the same Official Gazette, the Implementation Communiqué for Implementation of Green Certificate for Buildings and Developments, which was prepared based on the repealed regulation, was also repealed, through the publication of the Communiqué on Annulment of the Implementation Communiqué on Green Certificate for Buildings and Developments.
