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Energy Efficiency Indicators for Hotel Buildings

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  • Luis Martin Dibene-Arriola

    (Doctorado en Biosistemática, Ecología y Manejo de Recursos Naturales y Agrícolas (BEMARENA), Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 48280, Mexico
    División Ingenierías Energías Renovables y Mantenimiento Industrial, Universidad Tecnológica de Bahía de Banderas, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit 63732, Mexico)

  • Fátima Maciel Carrillo-González

    (Departamento de Ciencias Exactas, Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 48280, Mexico)

  • Sandra Quijas

    (Centro de Investigaciones Costeras, Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 48280, Mexico)

  • María Carolina Rodríguez-Uribe

    (Departamento de Ciencias Exactas, Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 48280, Mexico)

Abstract

Hotels are energy-intensive buildings; therefore, in this study, we investigate the indicators used for measuring the energy efficiency of one- to five-star hotels, in temperate and tropical regions of Asia, Europe, and Africa. There are several indicators for measuring energy intensity, but we found that the “total average annual energy use intensity index”, measured in kilowatt-hours per square meter per year (kWh/m 2 year), was most often used. Surveys and energy audits are the methods used most often to collect the indicator data. Hotels in the tropics tend to consume more energy than those located in temperate zones, with four- and five-star hotels consuming the most energy.

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  • Luis Martin Dibene-Arriola & Fátima Maciel Carrillo-González & Sandra Quijas & María Carolina Rodríguez-Uribe, 2021. "Energy Efficiency Indicators for Hotel Buildings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:4:p:1754-:d:494651
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