Sustainability, Volume 12, Issue 4 (February-2 2020) – 417 articles
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Energy is certainly one of the greatest challenges of sustainability. Universities, as education and research centres, are major consumers of energy. They must therefore be an example for the sustainability of energy. This study aims to make a benchmark analysis of energy use in universities, and especially in those with a Mediterranean climate. The campus of the University of Almeria was used as a case study, and a total of 33 buildings with different uses were analysed over 8 years. The categories in which the buildings were classified were: Administration Office, Teaching and Seminary Room, Research Building, Library Building, Sports Facilities, and Restaurant Buildings. The information analysed will allow the realisation of good energy practices in the future. This study opens up new perspectives in energy sustainability in a global context and for universities in particular, giving
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