Sustainable Energy Model
in Tecnocampus Higher Education Smart
Campus
Virginia Espinosa-Duró, Julián Horrillo and Marian Buil
Abstract CO 2 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.
Keywords Climate change · Nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) · District
heating and cooling (DHC) · Energy efficiency · Living lab
V. Espinosa-Duró (B) · J. Horrillo
Escola Superior Politècnica Tecnocampus, Pompeu Fabra University,
32 Ernest Lluch Ave., 08302 Mataró (Barcelona), Spain
e-mail: espinosa@tecnocampus.cat
J. Horrillo
e-mail: horrillo@tecnocampus.cat
M. Buil
Escola Superior en Ciències Socials i de l’Empresa Tecnocampus,
Pompeu Fabra University, 32 Ernest Lluch Ave., 08302 Mataró (Barcelona), Spain
e-mail: mbuil@tecnocampus.cat
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_47
777
in Tecnocampus Higher Education Smart
Campus
Virginia Espinosa-Duró, Julián Horrillo and Marian Buil
Abstract CO 2 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.
Keywords Climate change · Nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) · District
heating and cooling (DHC) · Energy efficiency · Living lab
V. Espinosa-Duró (B) · J. Horrillo
Escola Superior Politècnica Tecnocampus, Pompeu Fabra University,
32 Ernest Lluch Ave., 08302 Mataró (Barcelona), Spain
e-mail: espinosa@tecnocampus.cat
J. Horrillo
e-mail: horrillo@tecnocampus.cat
M. Buil
Escola Superior en Ciències Socials i de l’Empresa Tecnocampus,
Pompeu Fabra University, 32 Ernest Lluch Ave., 08302 Mataró (Barcelona), Spain
e-mail: mbuil@tecnocampus.cat
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development,
World Sustainability Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_47
777