Produção Nacional
Analysis of Energy Consumption and Efficiency at University of Passo Fundo—Brazil
2018; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-3-319-76885-4_35
ISSN2199-7381
AutoresAmanda Lange Sálvia, Giovana Reginatto, Luciana Brandli, Vanessa Tibola da Rocha, Rangel Casanova Daneli, Marcos Antônio Leite Frandoloso,
Tópico(s)Environmental Education and Sustainability
ResumoUniversity of Passo Fundo is located in the South of Brazil and currently has around 20 thousand students, distributed in all of its campuses. In its Social Responsibility Policy, it addresses the environmental issue in several items, committed to establishing guiding principles to sustainable development. This paper aims to present a survey of electricity consumption at the university main campus, between 2004 and 2016, in addition to presenting the actions that have been developed in order to contribute to greater sustainability—and reduction of this consumption. The methodology consists of collecting energy data in the responsible sector of the university, followed by the description of the actions that have been developed, in order to make the campus greener. Finally, based on research about practices applied in universities around the world which have excellence regarding energy efficiency actions, a discussion about their possible application at University of Passo Fundo is presented. The results show that electricity consumption per campus unit area has been constant in recent years, whereas the costs have increased considerably. It is also observed that there is still much to learn from external experiences in order to contribute to the University’s environmental and energy eco-efficiency programs.
Referência(s)