Publication

Doctoral thesis

Long-Term Performance of Water Repellants on Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, ISBN: 91-7283-352-1, BMG-KTH, Doctoral Thesis in Engineering, Gävle, Sweden, September 2002.

Licentiate thesis

Long-Term Performance of Silicon-Based Water Repellants: Application to Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, ISBN: 91-7170-592-9, BMG-KTH, Licentiate of Engineering Thesis, Gävle, Sweden, May 2000.

Master thesis

A Study on Upgrading the Existing Housing Stock, An Implementation in Yedikule-Imrahor District, ITU, Master of Science Thesis, Istanbul, March 1992.

Journal articles 

  1. Kus, H., Özkan, E., Göcer, Ö., Edis, E., "Hot box measurements of pumice aggregate concrete hollow block walls", Construction and Building Materials, 38 (1), 837-845 (2013).

  2. Yazicioglu, F, and Kus, H. "Evaluating the teaching of sustainability concepts in detailed design: A case study", Architecture Science, 3, 69-86 (2011).

  3. Kus, H., Nygren, K., and Norberg, P. “In-use performance assessment of rendered autoclaved aerated concrete walls by long-term moisture monitoring”, Building and Environment, 39 (6), 677-687 (2004).

  4. Kus, H. and Carlsson, T. “Microstructural investigations of naturally and artificially weathered autoclaved aerated concrete”, Cement and Concrete Research, 33 (9), 1423-1432 (2003).

  5. Kus, H. “Long-term performance of water repellants on rendered autoclaved aerated concrete”, Int. J. for Restoration of Buildings and Monuments, 9 (1), 23-40 (2003).

  6. Kus, H. “Silicon-based water repellents: Long-term performance evaluation by artificial accelerated ageing”, Surface Coatings Int. Part B: Coatings Transactions, 86 (B1), 59-63 (2003).

  7. Kus, H. and Nygren, K. “Microenvironmental characterization of rendered autoclaved aerated concrete”, Building Research and Information, 30 (1), 25-34 (2002).

  8. Westberg, K., Noren, J., and Kus, H. “Using environmental data in service life estimations”, Building Research and Information, 29 (6), 428-439 (2001).

National journal articles

  1. Edis, E., Kuş, H., Özkan, E. “Örme Duvar Ürünlerinin Yaşam Dönemi Değerlendirmesi – Hafif Beton Bloklar” (Life Cycle Assessment of Masonry Wall Products – Lightweight Concrete Blocks), Mimarlıkta Malzeme, No. 11, Mart 2009.

  2. Kuş, H. "Dış Duvar Yüzeylerine Uygulanan Silikon Esaslı Su İtici Malzemelerin Dürabilitesi" (Durability of Silicon-based Water Repellents Applied on External Wall Surfaces), Sika Teknik Bülten, Sayı 2, 2007.

  3. Kuş, H. "Eskitme Deneyleri" (Weathering Tests), İnşaat Dünyası, April 2006.

  4. Kuş, H. "Dış Sıvaların Uzun Dönem Performansı" (Long-term Performance of External Renderings), İnşaat Dünyası, August 2004.

  5. Kuş, H. "Dış Sıvaların Hizmet Ömrü" (Service Life of External Renderings), İnşaat Dünyası, July 2004.

  6. Kus, H. and Sjöström, C. "Långtidsegenskaper hos putsade ytterväggar av lättbetong", Bygg&Teknik, 8, 22-25 (2003).

  7. Aygün, M. and Kuş, H. "Türkiye'deki Konut Binalarında Yalıtım İşlevlerine Bağlı Olarak Dış Kabuk Seçeneklerinin Belirlenmesi" (Determination of External Envelope Alternatives According to Thermal Insulation Functions for the Residential Buildings in Turkey), Tesisat Dergisi, Teknik yayıncılık, No. 34, Istanbul, July 1998.

  8. Aygün, M. and Kuş, H. "Binalarda Isı Yalıtımı Uygulamaları" (Thermal Insulation Applications), Construction, Building Industry Centre, Istanbul, March 1994.

International conference papers

  1. Yazicioglu, F. and Kus, H. "A Comparative Analysis of Embodied and Operational CO2 Emissions from the External Wall of a Reconstructed Bosphorus Mansion in Istanbul", the Fourth International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB'12), Stockholm, Sweden, September 3-5, 2012.

  2. Kus, H. "Hygrothermal Characteristics of Pumice Aggregate Concrete used for Masonry Wall Blocks", 15th Int. Brick and Block Masonry Conference (15th IB2MaC), Florianapolis, Brazil, June 3-6, 2012.

  3. Yazicioglu, F, and Kus, H. "Detailed design education for sustainable building envelope", 9th Int. Conf. on Detail Design in Architecture (DDiA9) - Innovative Detailing: Materials & Construction Methods for a Low Carbon Future”, Preston, UK, November 4-5, 2010.

  4. Kus, H., Edis, E., Özkan, E., and Göçer, Ö. "Performance assessment of pumice aggregate concrete block walls", 8th International Masonry Conference (8IMS), Dresden, Germany, July 4-7, 2010.

  5. Kus, H., Göçer, Ö., Özkan, E., and Edis, E. "Hygrothermal performance measurements of lightweight concrete block walls", Int. Conf. on Building Envelope Systems and Technologies (ICBEST 2010), Vancouver, Canada, June 27-30, 2010.

  6. Edis, E., Kus, H. and Göçer, Ö., "Pumice aggregate concrete block wall assembly design by hygrothermal performance simulation", Int. Conf. on Building Envelope Systems and Technologies(ICBEST 2010), Vancouver, Canada, June 27-30, 2010.

  7. Göçer, Ö., Edis, E., Kuş, H., and Özkan, E., "Hygrothermal performance of a space enclosed with lightweight concrete block wall", 10th REHVA World Congress, Sustainable Energy Use in Buildings (CLIMA 2010), Antalya, Turkey, May 9-12, 2010.

  8. Göçer, Ö., Özkan, E., Edis,.E., and Kus, H. “CFD analysis of heat transfer through pumice aggregate concrete blocks” 4th ınternational Building Physics Conference (IBPC4), Istanbul, Turkey, June 15-18, 2009.

  9. Kus, H. and Uzun, Ö. “On-site investigations of pumice aggregate concrete block wall construction” XXXVI IAHS World Congress on Housing, National Housing Programmes-New Visions, Kolkata, India, November 03-07, 2008.

  10. Kus, H., Edis, E. and Özkan, E. “Comparative Environmental Assessment of Masonry Wall Units Regarding Manufacturing Process” The World Sustainable Building Conference (SB08), Melbourne, Australia, September 21-25, 2008.

  11. Kus, H., Korkmaz, E. and Özgür E. “Effects of Fiber Types and Additives on the Performance of Fiber-cement Roofing Sheets” 7th RILEM International Symposium on Fibre Reinforced Concrete, Design and Applications (BEFIB 2008), Chennai, India, September 17-20, 2008.

  12. Kus, H., Edis, E. and Özkan, E. “Environmental Profiling of Masonry Wall Products Regarding the Manufacture and Construction Phases”, Sustainable Building Conference (SB07HK), Hong Kong, December 04-05, 2007.

  13. Tut, O., Tirampaci, M., and Kus, H. “Urban regeneration and renewal: A case study of Gaziosmanpasa Municipality in Istanbul” CIB World Building Congress 'Construction for Development', Cape Town, South Africa, 14-17 May 2007.

  14. Kus, H., Özgür, E. and John, V.M. “Effects of  Process Parameters on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Cement Sheets” 10th Int. Inorganic Bonded Fiber Composites Conference (IIBCC), Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 15-18, 2006.

  15. Kus, H. “Long-term Performance of External Renderings on Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Walls” 4th International Conference on Autoclaved Aerated Concrete – Innovations and Developments, London, UK, September 8-9, 2005.

  16. Kus, H., Marteinsson, B, and Norberg, P. “Temperature and Moisture Conditions in Materials- Effects on Risk for Degradation of Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete” 10th Int. Conf. on Durability of Building Materials and Components (10DBMC), Lyon, France, April 2005.

  17. Kus, H. "Mineralogical and microstructural changes in autoclaved aerated concrete during weathering", 24th Cement and Concrete Science, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, September 16-17, 2004.

  18. Kus, H. "Service Life of External Renderings", XXX IAHS World Congress on Housing, Housing Construction – An Interdisciplinary Task, Coimbra, Portugal, September 2002.

  19. Kus, H. and Kalmar, G. "Long-term Performance Evaluation of External Renderings on Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Wall", 9th Int. Conf. on Durability of Building Materials and Components(9DBMC), Brisbane, Australia, March 2002.

  20. Kus, H. "Durability Testing of Water Repellants on Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete", 3rd Int. Conf. on Surface Technology with Water Repellent Agents (HYDROPHOBE III), Hannover, Germany, September 2001.

  21. Kus, H. "Moisture Performance Evaluation of Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete by Microstructure Characterisation", 8th Euroseminar on Microscopy Applied to Building Materials, Athens, Greece, September 2001.

  22. Kus, H. and Norberg, P. "Monitoring of Moisture in Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Wall by Nail Electrodes", 6th Int. Conf. on Building Envelope Systems and Technologies (ICBEST 2001), Ottawa, Canada, June 2001.

  23. Kus, H. "Silicon-Based Water Repellants: Long-term Performance Evaluation by Artificial Accelerated Ageing", Int. Conf. on Additives for Coatings, Inks and Additives (AddCoat 2001), Orlando, Florida, USA, January 2001.

  24. Tavil, A., Altun, C. and Kus, H. "The Impact of Dwelling Types on Heating Energy Consumption in Istanbul", Int. Conf. on Sustainable Building 2000, Maastricht, the Netherlands, October 2000.

  25. Kus, H. and Jernberg, P. "External Walls: Treatment with Silicon-Based Water Repellants", Int. Conf. on Healthy Buildings 2000, Helsinki, August 2000.

  26. Kus, H. and Nygren, K "Long-term Exposure of Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete: Measuring and Testing Programme", Int. Symp. on Integrated Life-Cycle Design of Materials and Structures (ILCDES 2000), Helsinki, May 2000.

  27. Kus, H. and Norberg, P. "Evaluation of the Long-term Performance of Water Repellants on Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete", 8th Int. Conf. on Durability of Building Materials and Components (8DBMC), Vancouver, June 1999.

  28. Kus, H. and Kalmar, G. "Studies of Hydrophobed Plastered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete", CIB World Building Congress, Gävle, June 1998.

  29. Aygün, M. and Kus, H. "Thermal Insulation of Housing in Turkey", XXII IAHS / FIU World Congress, Salzburg, Austria, October 1994.

National conference papers

  1. Özkan, E., Göçer, Ö., Edis, E., Kuş, H., “İşlenmemiş Doğal Malzemeler ile Üretilen Isı İletkenliği Düşük Çağdaş Yapı Malzemelerinin Isıl Performansları, Üretimlerinde Enerji Tüketimi ve CO2 Yayınımının Değerlendirilmesi”, IV. Ulusal Yapı Malzemesi Kongresi, Istanbul, November 2008.

  2. Edis, E., Kus, H. and Özkan, E. “Gözenekli Hafif Beton Bloklarla Dış Duvar Tasarımında Nem ve Isıl Performans”, 3. Ulusal Yapı Malzemesi Kongresi, Istanbul, November 2006.

  3. Kus, H. "Gözenekli Malzemelerden Yapılmış Dış Duvarlarda Kullanılan Su İtici Malzemelerin Uzun Dönem Performansı" (Long-term Performance of Water Repellants on External Walls Made of Porous Building Materials), I. Ulusal Yapi Malzemesi Kongresi, Istanbul, Ekim 2002.

  4. Aygün, M. and Kus, H. "Türkiye'deki Konut Binalarında Yalıtım İşlevlerine Bağlı Olarak Dış Kabuk Seçeneklerinin Belirlenmesi" (Determination of External Envelope Alternatives According to Thermal Insulation Functions for the Residential Buildings in Turkey), 2nd Heat - Acoustics - Water - Fire Isolation Symposium, Istanbul, December 1997.

  5. Aygün, M. and Kus, H. "Duvar-Pencere İlişkisi" (Wall-Window Frame Relation), Windows Symposium, Building Industry Centre, Istanbul, April 1994.

Research project reports

  1. Kus, H., Özkan, E., Edis, E., and Özgür, Ö. Tübitak 107M532 Final Report, August 2010.

  2. Kus, H., Özkan, E., Edis, E., and Özgür, Ö. Tübitak 107M532 Interim Reports: August 2008, February 2009, August 2009, February 2010. 

  3. Kus, H. and Norberg, P. "DurAAC Project Report, Doc. no. E 2116:022:2001: Calibration Part 1: Electrical Measurements of Moisture in the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete", March 2001.

  4. Kus, H. "DurAAC Project Report, Doc. no. E 2116:021:2000: Electrical Measurements of Moisture: First Results", November 2000.

  5. Kus, H. and Nygren, K. "DurAAC Project Report, Doc. no. E 2116:005:1999: Part 1: Measuring and Testing Programme, November 1999.