Urban transformation plan announcement will create jobs for 100,000 people
Last Updated: 2020-07-06
The president of the Construction Contractors' Union Tahir Tellioğlu said "The implementation of the Urban Transformation Action Plan will have a positive impact on the employment process,” adding "According to the plan, 1.5 million homes will be converted within the next five years, which means that 300,000 homes will need to be converted."
For their side, representatives of the construction sector valued the "Urban Transformation Action Plan" announced by Minister of Environment and Urban Planning Murat Kurum, and President of the Contractors Union Taher Tellioğlu said that they "found the urban transformation action plan generally positive, but would be more successful if the dialogue was with other stakeholders in the sector."
A rearl estate official added that the "Success is a teamwork, so sector representatives should be involved in this work,".
Tellioğlu referred "In the next five years, Turkey has constructed nearly 1.5 million housing units,", adding that the contractors' union is implementing 30% of the overall urban transformation especially in cities, Assuring that the mentioned plan will give a positive impact on employment and the need for 300,000 residential buildings a year will be accompanied by the need for 100,000 employees in return."
"It will provide 6 billion Turkish lire in the next five years, which includes acoustic and thermic insulation services, grants or balances based on the energy efficiency ratio of buildings to be built in the transition areas".
"The amount of energy used in buildings in Turkey amounts to 32% of the total energy consumed".
"We need to prevent this waste of thermic insulation measures that we will take, as we mentioned in the Urban Transformation Action Plan, if 300,000 homes are isolated in accordance with the current legislation, we can save more than 6 billion Turkish lire in the next five years,". The plan will increase insulation, water, sound, insulation and fire applications and accelerate the implementation of safe, healthy and comfortable structures. "
"It is possible to prepare for earthquakes without demolishing buildings," he said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has Assured about the need to accelerate activities to strengthen the urban transformation action plan.
Citizens will be licensed to strengthen existing structures, in this context, and can be used to promote 50,000 homes a year."
"It is possible to prepare for earthquakes without destroying buildings with weapons and renovations,". Known globally as "Deep Renewal", in today's world where the efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions have become more important, there is no need to waste the building itself, or to turn it into a rubble and then rebuild it, safe and healthy structures."
So far, the Ministry of Urban Planning and Environment has announced that 22 million Turkish citizens live in buildings against earthquakes, with 45% of the population expected to rise in the next five years.