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Record Nr.

UNINA9910350346803321

Titolo

Energy Footprints of the Bio-refinery, Hotel, and Building Sectors [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-2466-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 pages)

Collana

Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes, , 2345-7651

Disciplina

333.79013

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Natural resources

Industrial management-Environmen

Tourism

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Sustainable Development

Natural Resource and Energy Economics

Sustainability Management

Building Construction and Design

Tourism Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Energy Footprint of Biorefinery Schemes -- A Technical Review on Methods and Tools for Evaluation of Energy Footprints, Impact on Buildings and Environment -- Establishment of Electrical Energy Benchmarking Protocol for the Assessment of the Carbon Emission in Hotel Industry.

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with the energy footprints of biorefineries and the hotel and buildings sector. It presents footprint case studies, which include background information, methodological frameworks, assessment checklists, calculation tools and techniques, applications, challenges and limitations. It also discusses the application of each indicator/framework in various industrial sectors and the associated challenges, along with outlooks for the future. Consumption and conservation of energy are key elements in any industry’s sustainability



strategy.