Energy planning implementation in hotels. Case study in a hotel in the city of Barranquilla - Colombia

This article presents the results of energy planning in a hotel in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia, according to ISO 500001 standard methodology. The energy performance of the hotel was assessed, a low capacity for energy management was found and the main electricity consumers were identified and...

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Autores: Rodriguez Toscano, Andres, Cabello Eras, Juan José, Galeano Viviente, Fabrizio, Sagastume, Alexis, Pérez Gomez, Yabiel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Colombia
Institución:Corporación Universidad de la Costa
Repositorio:Repositorio REDICUC
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/5823
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11323/5823
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Energy planning
Energy efficiency
Energy indicators
Energy consumption in hotels
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Sumario:This article presents the results of energy planning in a hotel in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia, according to ISO 500001 standard methodology. The energy performance of the hotel was assessed, a low capacity for energy management was found and the main electricity consumers were identified and several energy-saving measures associated to bedrooms management and air conditioner operation were proposed and implemented reaching a 19,3 % of energy-saving. Also, a methodology to energy planning in hotels also was proposed and validated