The same things always happen to us. We don't learn any lessons. We seem to be getting it. A huge earthquake that shook 11 provinces on February 6 last year, the earthquake in Izmir before that, and the sea overflows on the coasts caused by the earthquake, landslides and collapsed roads and floods in the Black Sea, the dirt spread around by the explosion of the sewer main line in Bodrum, and finally the lives lost with the Grand Kartal Hotel fire that started on the night of January 19... We love the tabloid side of the business. We always talk with the desire to do something. We love to talk. I think someone is preventing us from taking action. I will not criticize anyone on social media. When the real officials in government circles and official institutions come out and speak, there is no need to criticize the citizens. The Minister of Internal Affairs makes a very absurd statement that it will be known within 10 days who the real responsible is. Let's talk about who is really responsible. During the earthquake, "What about energy efficiency? We can't build neater buildings." I said. I am Nuri Akmel, the founder of NED Project and Consultancy. I am a Mechanical Engineer. I prepare mechanical installation projects. We don't need to talk about other areas now. Let me briefly talk about what it covers when it comes to mechanical installation. They are systems that enable buildings to survive. I want you to think of the building like a person. The structure that allows us to stand is the skeletal structure. So it has to be statically robust. For example, we need water. Likewise, buildings must meet their water needs from the tank or the network. It also has to throw the waste water into the sewer or septic tank. In order not to get cold in winter, it has to be warmed up, just like we wear clothes, the building must be insulated, but it is also necessary to increase the fire inside. Imagine that the temperature of our blood circulating in our veins increases or decreases in summer. We could provide enough warmth to survive without changing clothes depending on the season, right? You can see these in detail in my other articles. As a Building Doctor, if you want to learn and research how buildings work and their lifespan, you can also examine them. The main topic we will focus on in this article is fire. Imagine that your fever is very high. You risk death by having a seizure. Before the fire in the building gets too high, detection sensors can prevent the fire from rising further. Let's say you couldn't prevent it. What will you do then? What should be considered in the design of a fire-related building before a fire breaks out? Emergency exit plan Escape distances Smoke evacuation Supplying fresh air with pressurization Detection system Extinguishing system The sector is actually the construction industry. Not the tourism industry. When it comes to business, we can talk about the tourism sector. The only difference between a building license and a hotel license is which institution issues the license. In order to obtain a license, it must be approved by the fire department of the relevant province. The fire brigade is responsible for controlling both the designed project and the constructed building. In the project, all inspections must be carried out for escape distances, fire escapes, pressurization system, extinguishing system and detection systems. If the project is complete, it is mandatory to apply it in the same way in the building. Detailed issues such as the distance of the sprinkler heads used in extinguishing systems from the building facade and the walls are also included. More than one discipline has to work together to create this building. So who are these people who have to work together? Let's look at the design phase first. Architect Civil engineer Mechanical engineer Electrical engineer The official institutions that come into play to check the suitability of the design are; Chamber of Architects Chamber of Civil Engineers Chamber of Mechanical Engineers Chamber of Electrical Engineers Fire Brigade District Municipality Provincial Municipality If necessary (if within the Application Area) Ministry There is also the task of creating the building. Here too, not all responsibility lies with the contractor. The implementation of this work is as follows: Main contractor (the contractor responsible for the entire construction) Sub-contractor (the contractor who carries out the mechanical, electrical and automation works of the construction) Building inspection companies Another company coming from outside, apart from those doing the works. This whole process is actually the same as the construction of each building.