Environmental Assessment of University Campuses: The Case of the University of Navarra in Pamplona (Spain)
dc.contributor.author | Arias Royo, Alba Juncal | |
dc.contributor.author | León Cascante, Iñigo | |
dc.contributor.author | Oregi Isasi, Xabat | |
dc.contributor.author | Marieta Gorriti, María Cristina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-10T08:16:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-10T08:16:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sustainability 13(15) : (2021) // Article ID 8588 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-1050 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/52799 | |
dc.description.abstract | Current European environmental sustainability standards call for achieving a reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions for a horizon set in the year 2050. It has been verified that buildings and cities have a higher incidence in this regard. It is necessary to have tools for initial assessment that can quickly analyse whether the improvement scenarios put forward by different organisations and governments will be able to meet the goals set at European level. Universities are an important factor for the intended change and therefore offer an excellent environment for testing such tools. A case study focusing on a university in northern Spain is presented, through an evaluation tool using 3D models including life-cycle assessment. Different reform scenarios are evaluated for two key years, 2030 and 2050. The novelty lies in considering, not only the impact of the operational phase but also the impact of the different stages of the life cycle and processes, obtaining an impact value closer to reality. The results indicate that, even with major retrofitting and adaptation efforts, the European targets are difficult to achieve by 2050. Moreover, solutions such as biomass help to achieve greenhouse gas reductions but not to improve energy efficiency. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine/Euskadi/Navarre Euro-region (AECT). Project co-financed through the second session of the 2019 AECT call for projects. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | |
dc.subject | energy transition | es_ES |
dc.subject | renewable energy | es_ES |
dc.subject | decision support tool | es_ES |
dc.subject | life-cycle assessment | es_ES |
dc.subject | university environmental impact | es_ES |
dc.title | Environmental Assessment of University Campuses: The Case of the University of Navarra in Pamplona (Spain) | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.date.updated | 2021-08-06T15:19:40Z | |
dc.rights.holder | 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/15/8588/htm | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/su13158588 | |
dc.departamentoes | Arquitectura | |
dc.departamentoes | Ingeniería química y del medio ambiente | |
dc.departamentoeu | Arkitektura | |
dc.departamentoeu | Ingeniaritza kimikoa eta ingurumenaren ingeniaritza |
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