Environmental Pollution and Global Warming

As environmental pollution and global warming increase, the benefits that nature has provided us are rapidly diminishing. It is impossible to recover our lost energy sources, but we must take urgent measures to protect at least the limited number of natural resources remaining. Otherwise, we will not be able to leave a very good legacy for future generations… For this reason, choosing "environmentally friendly" products, structures, and materials should not be a market trend, but a necessity! We must reduce our carbon footprint and do whatever is necessary for a sustainable future without recklessly consuming energy sources! According to research, the world population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050! If we do not use our energy sources and what nature provides us consciously, the available resources will be insufficient and threats to living organisms will emerge. In this issue of our magazine, in light of these topics, we examined Green Buildings in our "Architecture" section. You can access this section, which we think you will enjoy reading, from page 64. You will enjoy reading our May-June interviews as always. Bosad Board Chairman Ahmet Yiğitbaşı provided detailed information about the association's activities. Yiğitbaşı noted that paintistanbul & Turkcaot, a fair and congress that holds a very important place among these activities and will be organized together with Artkim Fuarcılık in 2018, will respond broadly to the sector's expectations. In another interview, Unica Boya Founder and General Manager Ayhan Doruk answered our questions about Unica Boya, a brand that specializes in sports field coatings. Building markets' perspective on the construction sector, technical articles, product introductions, news from the sector and our culture-art sections are now the time to leave you with comprehensive content. Wishing you an enjoyable reading experience. With warm regards.

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