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CO2 emissions are one of the main causes of climate change and global warming. Countries should implement the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, placing universities as part of the issue. This paper describes a sustainable energy model based on the promotion of the use of a local district heating and cooling (DHC) distribution system that uses renewable energy sources and the design and implementation of energy efficiency strategies to address climate requirements in one of the buildings of the Tecnocampus University Campus. In addition, a Living Lab approach to further enhance the model, has been also proposed. The ultimate goal will be to achieve a Nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) approach, understood as a building that has a very high-energy performance, in an effort to reduce emissions and meet the new ambitious EU regulatory demands. Final results presented show the reduction of the environmental impact of the University Campus. This paper will be useful for academics, policy makers and smart cities interested in developing sustainable initiatives on campus by using a sustainable energy model.
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This work has been fully financed by the Tecnocampus technology. We want to specially thanks to MESSA (Mataró Energia Sostenible S.A) for exhibiting the appropriate issues for the Green Tube analysis and also for providing a fast access to the mix Energy production data of the Green Tube along the last four years. Also thanks to Joan Gil, Lead of the Equipment and Infrastructures Department of the Tecnocampus Park for his valuable assistance and contribution in the process of collecting data used in this paper.
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Espinosa-Duró, V., Horrillo, J., Buil, M. (2020). Sustainable Energy Model in Tecnocampus Higher Education Smart Campus. In: Leal Filho, W., et al. Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_47
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