{"id":5809,"date":"2019-04-19T00:14:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T21:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipkb.gov.tr\/?page_id=5809"},"modified":"2021-01-13T16:08:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T13:08:51","slug":"b-component","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ipkb.gov.tr\/en\/what-is-ismep\/b-component\/","title":{"rendered":"B Component"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Component B contributes to reduce the risk of a future earthquake to essential public facilities in order to ensure their continuing function and to reduce casualties in the event of an earthquake.<\/p>\n

As IPCU, we work on retrofitting and reconstruction of schools, hospitals, dormitories, administrative and social service buildings to make them earthquake-resistant, secure, modern and energy efficient under the ISMEP Project. Moreover, we aim to protect cultural heritage buildings to future generations by reducing their seismic risks,<\/p>\n

Schools our children are studying at, hospitals that serve to all our citizens, administrative and social institutions. We either strengthen these structures, which are used directly by the people of \u0130stanbul, against an earthquake or reconstruct them. We retrofitted and\/or reconstructed a total of 1484<\/strong>\u00a0public buildings against earthquakes with these \u0130stanbul-wide projects from all districts.<\/p>\n

Under ISMEP, we have retrofitted and\/or reconstructed 1253<\/strong>\u00a0school buildings. Thus, we ensured an education in more secure building for over 1.6 million<\/strong> students by reinforcing approximately 4 million<\/strong> square meters of school buildings against earthquakes.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the retrofitting and reconstruction works and disaster emergency plans in schools that is carried under ISMEP, Turkey is selected as the Leader Country for the United Nations School Safety Program. With this title, we have started to share our field experience with other countries.<\/p>\n

We strenghtened 115<\/strong> hospitals, polyclinics and outpatient clinic buildings against earthquakes with our project. We are demolishing and rebuilding the 3 of the Istanbul\u2019s most important hospitals with about 1 million<\/strong> square meters of total coverage area. We are using a specifically designed seismic isolator system for these hospitals so that their service will not be interrupted during an earthquake.<\/p>\n