Energy efficiency and GHG emissions mapping of buildings for decision-making processes against climate change at local level
| Autor: | Eloina Coll-Aliaga, Lenin-Guillermo Lemus-Zúñiga, Victoria Lerma-Arce, Edgar Lorenzo-Sáez, Antonio Reig-Fabado, Jose-Vicente Oliver-Villanueva |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Geographic information system
Primary energy 020209 energy Geography Planning and Development Interoperability Climate change TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Energy transition TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Decision-making tool GE1-350 Buildings PROYECTOS DE INGENIERIA 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Consumption (economics) Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 11.- Conseguir que las ciudades y los asentamientos humanos sean inclusivos seguros resilientes y sostenibles Environmental economics GIS Environmental sciences GHG emissions ARQUITECTURA Y TECNOLOGIA DE COMPUTADORES Energy efficiency 07.- Asegurar el acceso a energías asequibles fiables sostenibles y modernas para todos Greenhouse gas FISICA APLICADA INGENIERIA CARTOGRAFICA GEODESIA Y FOTOGRAMETRIA Environmental science INGENIERIA AGROFORESTAL INSPIRE directive business Efficient energy use |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 7 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 2982, p 2982 (2020) RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia instname |
| Popis: | [EN] Buildings have become a key source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the consumption of primary energy, especially when used to achieve thermal comfort conditions. In addition, buildings play a key role for adapting societies to climate change by achieving more energy efficiency. Therefore, buildings have become a key sector to tackle climate change at the local level. However, public decision-makers do not have tools with enough spatial resolution to prioritise and focus the available resources and efforts in an efficient manner. The objective of the research is to develop an innovative methodology based on a geographic information system (GIS) for mapping primary energy consumption and GHG emissions in buildings in cities according to energy efficiency certificates. The developed methodology has been tested in a representative medium-sized city in Spain, obtaining an accurate analysis that shows 32,000 t of CO2 emissions due to primary energy consumption of 140 GWh in residential buildings with high spatial resolution at single building level. The obtained results demonstrate that the majority of residential buildings have low levels of energy efficiency and emit an average of 45 kg CO2/m(2). Compared to the national average in Spain, this obtained value is on the average, while it is slightly better at the regional level. Furthermore, the results obtained demonstrate that the developed methodology is able to directly identify city districts with highest potential for improving energy efficiency and reducing GHG emissions. Additionally, a data model adapted to the INSPIRE regulation has been developed in order to ensure interoperability and European-wide application. All these results have allowed the local authorities to better define local strategies towards a low-carbon economy and energy transition. In conclusion, public decision-makers will be supported with an innovative and user-friendly GIS-based methodology to better define local strategies towards a low-carbon economy and energy transition in a more efficient and transparent way based on metrics of high spatial resolution and accuracy. This work was supported by the City Council of Quart de Poblet (Valencia, Spain). |
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