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On the one hand, it is confirmed that the commitment to the use of the technology
of the Tub Verd to feed the climatic needs of the campus, promoting the use of sources
of renewable energy produced nearby and consequently reducing final conventional
energy consumption, has been the most appropriate energy approach. Additionally,
an objective to divest from fossil fuels and invest in a sustainable and clean energy
economy to largely “decarbonise” our energy systems and move towards a lowcarbon economy by 2050 has been addressed. On the other hand, actions conducted
to address minimization of energy consumption and guaranteeing a comfort level
for the building occupants has also been assured. In this regard, the proposed living
lab approach has revealed itself as a useful cooperation working instrument for the
exploration and provision of future solutions to current energy performance and
to promote the inclusion of future achievements in policies and Park governance
processes. In summary, we would highlight that the strategies undertaken by the
TCM institutional management in an effort to reduce CO 2 emissions and meet new
regulatory demands, have been a success. Nonetheless, we have to step up our efforts
to fully implement the requirements regarding the medium-term objective of fully
achieving the Nearly Zero Energy Building category.
As a final remark, the authors would like to restate the leading role of HEIs as
agents of change, for driving actions within the framework of the UN Agenda 2030,
fulfilling with their established societal function and contributing for achieving a
more sustainable future.
Acknowledgements 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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progress by member states towards nearly zero-energy buildings
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V. Espinosa-Duró et al.
On the one hand, it is confirmed that the commitment to the use of the technology
of the Tub Verd to feed the climatic needs of the campus, promoting the use of sources
of renewable energy produced nearby and consequently reducing final conventional
energy consumption, has been the most appropriate energy approach. Additionally,
an objective to divest from fossil fuels and invest in a sustainable and clean energy
economy to largely “decarbonise” our energy systems and move towards a lowcarbon economy by 2050 has been addressed. On the other hand, actions conducted
to address minimization of energy consumption and guaranteeing a comfort level
for the building occupants has also been assured. In this regard, the proposed living
lab approach has revealed itself as a useful cooperation working instrument for the
exploration and provision of future solutions to current energy performance and
to promote the inclusion of future achievements in policies and Park governance
processes. In summary, we would highlight that the strategies undertaken by the
TCM institutional management in an effort to reduce CO 2 emissions and meet new
regulatory demands, have been a success. Nonetheless, we have to step up our efforts
to fully implement the requirements regarding the medium-term objective of fully
achieving the Nearly Zero Energy Building category.
As a final remark, the authors would like to restate the leading role of HEIs as
agents of change, for driving actions within the framework of the UN Agenda 2030,
fulfilling with their established societal function and contributing for achieving a
more sustainable future.
Acknowledgements 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.
References
Casarejos F, Nogueira Frota M, Morten Gustavson L (2017) Higher education institutions: a strategy
towards sustainability. Int J Sustain High Educ 18(7):995–1017
COM (2013) 483 final/2 report from the commission to the European parliament and the council:
progress by member states towards nearly zero-energy buildings
EPBD (2010) Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on the energy
performance of buildings. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:
153:0013:0035:EN:PDF. Last accessed 5 May 2017
European Commission (2016) An European union strategy on heating and cooling. SWD (2016)
24 Final. https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/1_EN_autre_document_travail_
service_part1_v6_0.pdf. Last accessed 15 Aug 2017
European Union (2014) A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from
2020 to 2030. European Commission. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=
CELEX:52014DC0015&from=EN. Last accessed 9 Jan 2018
Ferrary S, Zanotto V (2016) Building energy performance assessment in Southern Europe. Ed.
Springer. 127p