Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings

Exceptional pandemic lockdown measures enabled singular experiments such as analysing the energy consumption of vacant buildings. This paper assesses the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy use of academic buildings. For this purpose, weather-adjusted energy use was compared before and dur...

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Autores: Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia|||0000-0003-3842-1401, Gangolells Solanellas, Marta|||0000-0001-7921-595X, Casals Casanova, Miquel|||0000-0001-5379-894X, Pujadas Álvarez, Pablo|||0000-0001-5634-7431, Forcada Matheu, Núria|||0000-0003-2109-4205, Macarulla Martí, Marcel|||0000-0002-5469-7291, Tejedor Herrán, Blanca|||0000-0002-2064-0617
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111783
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:College buildings
Energy consumption
COVID-19
Lockdown
Avoided energy
Academic buildings
Universities
Edificis universitaris
Energia -- Consum
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Gestió de l'energia::Estalvi energètic
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spelling Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildingsGaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia|||0000-0003-3842-1401Gangolells Solanellas, Marta|||0000-0001-7921-595XCasals Casanova, Miquel|||0000-0001-5379-894XPujadas Álvarez, Pablo|||0000-0001-5634-7431Forcada Matheu, Núria|||0000-0003-2109-4205Macarulla Martí, Marcel|||0000-0002-5469-7291Tejedor Herrán, Blanca|||0000-0002-2064-0617College buildingsEnergy consumptionCOVID-19LockdownEnergy consumptionAvoided energyAcademic buildingsUniversitiesEdificis universitarisEnergia -- ConsumÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Gestió de l'energia::Estalvi energèticExceptional pandemic lockdown measures enabled singular experiments such as analysing the energy consumption of vacant buildings. This paper assesses the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy use of academic buildings. For this purpose, weather-adjusted energy use was compared before and during the lockdown, including different levels of lockdown restrictions. Results obtained for the 83 academic buildings of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech (UPC) reveal that the avoided energy consumption amounted to over 4.3 GWh during the post-pandemic year. However, the results indicate that academic buildings were still using approximately 46.9% of their typical energy consumption during strict lockdown. This revelation emphasizes the high environmental burden of buildings, regardless of whether they are occupied.Peer ReviewedObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::7 - Energia Assequible i No ContaminantObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::11 - Ciutats i Comunitats SosteniblesObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::12 - Producció i Consum Responsables20222022-02-1520222022-01-26journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/360734https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111783reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 PID2020-117366RB-I00 ESTRATEGIAS DE VENTILACION OPTIMIZADAS CONSIDERANDO LA CALIDAD DEL AIRE INTERIOR, EL CONFORT TERMICO Y EL CONSUMO DE ENERGIA EN EDIFICIOS EDUCATIVOSopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3607342026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
title Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
spellingShingle Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia|||0000-0003-3842-1401
College buildings
Energy consumption
COVID-19
Lockdown
Energy consumption
Avoided energy
Academic buildings
Universities
Edificis universitaris
Energia -- Consum
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Gestió de l'energia::Estalvi energètic
title_short Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
title_full Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
title_fullStr Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
title_sort Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy consumption of university buildings
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia|||0000-0003-3842-1401
Gangolells Solanellas, Marta|||0000-0001-7921-595X
Casals Casanova, Miquel|||0000-0001-5379-894X
Pujadas Álvarez, Pablo|||0000-0001-5634-7431
Forcada Matheu, Núria|||0000-0003-2109-4205
Macarulla Martí, Marcel|||0000-0002-5469-7291
Tejedor Herrán, Blanca|||0000-0002-2064-0617
author Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia|||0000-0003-3842-1401
author_facet Gaspar Fàbregas, Kàtia|||0000-0003-3842-1401
Gangolells Solanellas, Marta|||0000-0001-7921-595X
Casals Casanova, Miquel|||0000-0001-5379-894X
Pujadas Álvarez, Pablo|||0000-0001-5634-7431
Forcada Matheu, Núria|||0000-0003-2109-4205
Macarulla Martí, Marcel|||0000-0002-5469-7291
Tejedor Herrán, Blanca|||0000-0002-2064-0617
author_role author
author2 Gangolells Solanellas, Marta|||0000-0001-7921-595X
Casals Casanova, Miquel|||0000-0001-5379-894X
Pujadas Álvarez, Pablo|||0000-0001-5634-7431
Forcada Matheu, Núria|||0000-0003-2109-4205
Macarulla Martí, Marcel|||0000-0002-5469-7291
Tejedor Herrán, Blanca|||0000-0002-2064-0617
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv College buildings
Energy consumption
COVID-19
Lockdown
Energy consumption
Avoided energy
Academic buildings
Universities
Edificis universitaris
Energia -- Consum
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Gestió de l'energia::Estalvi energètic
topic College buildings
Energy consumption
COVID-19
Lockdown
Energy consumption
Avoided energy
Academic buildings
Universities
Edificis universitaris
Energia -- Consum
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Gestió de l'energia::Estalvi energètic
description Exceptional pandemic lockdown measures enabled singular experiments such as analysing the energy consumption of vacant buildings. This paper assesses the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy use of academic buildings. For this purpose, weather-adjusted energy use was compared before and during the lockdown, including different levels of lockdown restrictions. Results obtained for the 83 academic buildings of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech (UPC) reveal that the avoided energy consumption amounted to over 4.3 GWh during the post-pandemic year. However, the results indicate that academic buildings were still using approximately 46.9% of their typical energy consumption during strict lockdown. This revelation emphasizes the high environmental burden of buildings, regardless of whether they are occupied.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111783
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
eng
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