Energy conservation research trajectories: A systematic analysis of methods, technologies, and knowledge gaps
Energy and Buildings,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
330, С. 115304 - 115304
Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2025
Язык: Английский
Assessment of energy-saving strategies mitigating high energy usage in residential buildings
Property Management,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 18, 2025
Purpose
The
increasing
energy
consumption
in
residential
buildings
poses
significant
challenges
to
sustainability,
economic
efficiency,
and
environmental
health.
Despite
the
availability
of
numerous
energy-saving
strategies,
their
adoption
remains
inconsistent
due
various
barriers
such
as
cost,
awareness
technical
limitations.
This
paper
aims
assess
strategies
mitigating
high
buildings.
Design/methodology/approach
study
adopted
a
quantitative
research
methodology.
A
carefully
developed
questionnaire
was
distributed
group
20
Delphi
experts
collect
data.
These
possess
extensive
experience
areas
use,
management
savings.
also
issued
end
users
gather
collected
data
were
analyzed
using
descriptive
analysis.
Findings
results
indicate
strong
preference
for
certain
measures,
with
energy-efficient
appliances,
occupant
behavior
adjustments
heating,
ventilation
air
conditioning
(HVAC)
system
upgrades
emerging
most
frequently
strategies.
Measures
installing
smart
thermostats
windows
ranked
highly,
reflecting
perceived
effectiveness
reducing
consumption.
However,
like
weatherizing
power
strips
less
implemented,
suggesting
lower
prioritization
or
adoption.
findings
further
emphasize
importance
HVAC-related
maintenance
upgrades,
highlighted
by
top
rankings
frequent
while
simpler
actions,
insulation
turning
off
lights,
despite
potential
Research
limitations/implications
study’s
limitations
include
reliance
on
self-reported
data,
bias
participant
responses
lack
consideration
contextual
factors
regional
climate,
socioeconomic
conditions
technological
access
that
may
influence
measures.
Originality/value
is
distinctive
its
integration
method
questionnaires
holistically
evaluate
measures
excessive
use
structures.
By
integrating
expert
consensus
empirical
from
diverse
contexts,
it
provides
comprehensive
nuanced
understanding
effective
practices.
Язык: Английский
Household acceptance of solar water heaters in South Africa: An expectancy-disconfirmation model
Utilities Policy,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
95, С. 101916 - 101916
Опубликована: Март 9, 2025
Язык: Английский
Psychological Factors Influencing Environmental Knowledge and their Impact on Indonesian Circular Economy Adoption
Circular Economy and Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 4, 2025
Язык: Английский
Smart Homes as Catalysts for Sustainable Consumption: A Digital Economy Perspective
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(11), С. 4676 - 4676
Опубликована: Май 30, 2024
The
green
living
issues
that
arise
as
a
result
of
smart
home
use
in
the
context
sustainability
consumption,
at
time
when
homes
are
being
built
can
improve
management
electricity,
water,
gas
and
their
offers
opportunity
to
raise
awareness
caring
for
health
achieving
wellbeing,
became
basis
writing
this
article.
This
paper
explores
intersection
technologies,
sustainable
digital
economy,
offering
insights
into
how
advancements
foster
environmentally
responsible
consumer
behaviors.
motivation
behind
study
is
growing
environmental
concerns
need
solutions
behavior.
Despite
there
significant
gap
literature
regarding
role
promoting
consumption.
research
employs
an
extended
unified
theory
acceptance
technology
(UTAUT2)
model,
integrating
factors
such
convenience,
impact
assess
determinants
influencing
adoption
technologies.
follows
comprehensive
process
involving
survey
795
individuals
structural
equation
modeling
(SmartPLS
4).
empirical
findings
reveal
performance
expectancy
personal
innovativeness
critical
shaping
Additionally,
highlights
positive
influence
on
consumption
behaviors,
underscoring
potential
driving
economy
towards
goals.
significance
these
lies
contribution
understanding
particularly
homes,
enhance
implications
policymakers,
developers,
stakeholders
seeking
promote
through
technological
innovations.
Язык: Английский
Pro-Ecological Consumer Behavior versus Energy Reduction and Sustainable Consumption: A Case from Poland
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(17), С. 7556 - 7556
Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2024
The
concepts
of
sustainable
consumption
and
production
increased
in
popularity
after
the
World
Summit
on
Sustainable
Development
Johannesburg
2002.
Moreover,
focus
attention
was
turned
to
consumer
their
key
importance
achieving
goals
more
practices.
Hence,
main
aim
this
article
is
present
influence
factors
related
pro-ecological
behaviors
including
energy-use
reduction.
Epsilon
regression
implemented
as
research
method.
This
statistical
tool
enabled
authors
carry
out
such
complex
phenomena
make
analysis
immune
high
correlation
among
explanatory
variables.
it
allowed
consider
interactions
set
diagnostic
presented
paper
based
data
drawn
from
Barometer
Consumer
Social
Responsibility
Poland
for
2022.
As
final
result
research,
a
ranking
behavior
constructed.
On
one
hand,
not
buying
products
using
excessive
packaging
can
be
considered
most
important
factor
Polish
behaviors.
other
trying
choose
ecological
with
comparable
prices
regarded
which
has
smallest
impact.
Furthermore,
method
also
determining
contribution
individual
consumers.
Язык: Английский
Energy-Saving Geospatial Data Storage—LiDAR Point Cloud Compression
Energies,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
17(24), С. 6413 - 6413
Опубликована: Дек. 20, 2024
In
recent
years,
the
growth
of
digital
data
has
been
unimaginable.
This
also
applies
to
geospatial
data.
One
largest
types
is
LiDAR
point
clouds.
Their
large
volumes
on
disk,
both
at
acquisition
and
processing
stages,
in
final
versions
translate
into
a
high
demand
for
disk
space
therefore
electricity.
It
obvious
that
order
reduce
energy
consumption,
lower
carbon
footprint
activity
sensitize
sustainability
digitization
industry,
lossless
compression
aforementioned
datasets
good
solution.
this
article,
new
format
clouds—3DL—is
presented,
effectiveness
which
compared
with
21
available
formats
can
contain
A
total
404
processes
were
carried
out
validate
3DL
file
format.
The
validation
was
based
four
clouds
stored
LAS
files:
two
files
derived
from
ALS
(airborne
laser
scanning),
one
local
coordinate
system
other
PL-2000;
obtained
by
TLS
(terrestrial
same
georeferencing
(local
national
PL-2000).
During
research,
each
saved
101
different
ways
22
formats,
results
then
several
(according
system,
data,
within
single
time
processing).
validated
solution
(3DL)
achieved
CR
(compression
rate)
around
32%
42%
while
best
solutions
reached
15%
34%
TLS.
On
hand,
worst
method
compressed
up
424.92%
(ALS_PL2000).
significant
reduction
size
contributes
consumption
during
storage
clouds,
their
transmission
over
internet
and/or
copy/transfer.
For
all
solutions,
rankings
developed
according
CT
time)
parameters.
Язык: Английский
The Role of the Internet of Things in Enhancing Sustainable Urban Energy Systems: A Review of Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Urban Technology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 30
Опубликована: Ноя. 5, 2024
The
Internet
of
Things
(IoT)
has
emerged
as
an
indispensable
technology
enabling
the
efficient
management
energy
consumption
and
deployment
renewable
solutions
within
urban
systems.
While
systems
can
be
made
sustainable
in
both
smart
cities
(SC)
traditional
cities,
former
provide
a
more
advantageous
environment
for
achieving
sustainability
thanks
to
advanced
integration,
data-driven
decision-making,
integration
energy,
well
policy
infrastructure
support.
Across
globe,
are
evolving
into
SCs
through
implementation
adaptation
latest
IoT
technologies.
For
them,
cutting-edge
technologies
such
digital
twins,
artificial
intelligence
(AI),
Big
Data,
all
positioned
underpin
civic
platform
new
forms
city
that
is
simultaneously
prosperous.
COVID-19
pandemic
brought
about
significant
challenges,
emphasizing
need
resilient
environments
demonstrating
became
must
modern
generation,
transmission,
use
sources
by
cities.
This
bibliometric
review
focuses
on
role
development
post-COVID
It
demonstrates
how
help
efficiently
manage
deploy
novel
using
experience
from
two
years
pandemic.
article
explores
highlighting
contribute
urbanization.
employs
extended
literature
including
151
publications
retrieved
Web
Science
(WoS)
database
selected
based
relevant
keywords
analytical
tools
Google
Trends
enhanced
network
dynamics
VOSviewer
v.1.6.15
software
(the
latter
being
frequently
used
identifying
dominant
trends
intersectoral
research).
findings
stemming
this
research
clustering
discussion
strategies
required
boosting
SCs'
growth.
Therefore,
results
outcomes
many
useful
insights
academics
stakeholders
alike
post-pandemic
Язык: Английский