Evaluation of different refurbishment or improvement strategies to reduce the environmental impact of University campuses

  • Alba Arias
  • , Iñigo León
  • , Xabat Oregi
  • , Cristina Marieta
  • , Lara Mabe

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    Abstract

    Over the past few years, urban planners and architects have searched for solutions to improve the performance of urban projects in terms of environmental impact, life quality and socio-economic problems. NEST is an agile and fast tool developed to assess this environmental impact (baseline scenarios and improvements hypotheses) at the district level by a life cycle analysis. The authors of this publication have used NEST in different research projects and have studied different baseline scenarios and evaluated improvement cases. The article presents a summary of the evolution of the research carried out, explaining each case study and the general conclusions obtained. It also presents the current research project focused on the utilisation of renewable energy sources in the campuses in order to reduce their environmental impact.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationBS 2021 - Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021
    Subtitle of host publication17th Conference of IBPSA
    EditorsDirk Saelens, Jelle Laverge, Wim Boydens, Lieve Helsen
    PublisherInternational Building Performance Simulation Association
    Pages1999-2006
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Electronic)9781775052029
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022
    Event17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021 - Bruges, Belgium
    Duration: 1 Sept 20213 Sept 2021

    Publication series

    NameBuilding Simulation Conference Proceedings
    ISSN (Print)2522-2708

    Conference

    Conference17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021
    Country/TerritoryBelgium
    CityBruges
    Period1/09/213/09/21

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
    2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
      SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    3. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
      SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
    4. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
      SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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