Estimating potential saving with energy consumption behaviour model in higher education institutions

Ishak, Mohd Hafizal; Sipan, Ibrahim; Sapri, Maimunah; Iman, Abdul Hamid Mar; David, Martín

doi:10.1016/j.serj.2016.04.017

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“…What makes someone think critically and have environmental awareness in order to recognize his or her part in environmental protection? Hwang et al [25] stated that greater environmental knowledge does not necessarily translate into environmentally responsible behavior, and Ishak [26] found that the environmental knowledge that is provided to students through school programs does not suffice. Moreover, other similar studies have revealed that the relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude is a weak one [27,28].…”

Section: Individual Environmental Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The lack of relevant information, however, has a negative effect on shaping individual consumers' behavior [26]. In a study carried out in Hong Kong, one of the most polluted cities in the world, it was found that although the majority of students believed that it was their duty to protect the environment and recycle at both school and home, their actual behavior deviated from their stated behavior [38].…”

Section: Education On Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Energy Saving: Views and Attitudes among Primary School Students and Their Parents

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The ongoing economic development and prosperity have led not only to the exhaustion of the planet’s natural resources but also to numerous environmental problems. To address these problems, it is necessary that more individuals adopt energy saving practices while promoting alternative energy sources. In other words, future generations ought to adopt behaviors that will involve the sustainable management of energy. To that end, sustainable education can create citizens who not only have knowledge and awareness about the environment and the severe environmental issues but are also willing to take action to address these issues. Hence, the aim of the present study is to investigate the environmental attitudes and behaviors among primary school students and their parents in the municipality of Orestiada, in Greece. To achieve this objective, a structured questionnaire with closed-ended questions was used. Results showed that both students and parents had adequate levels of environmental awareness while their beliefs were translated into actual behaviors as they had adopted, to a significant extent, energy saving habits and practices.

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Section: Individual Environmental Behaviormentioning

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Section: Education On Sustainable Developmentmentioning

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Energy Saving: Views and Attitudes among Primary School Students and Their Parents

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“…Kazemi et al (2017) evaluated investment on energy consumption measures at Pennsylvania State University to achieve financial return on investment as well as greenhouse gas reduction targets; however, no social criterion was included. Similarly, Ishak et al (2016) proposed a methodology for assessing energy consumption behavior on four Malaysian university campuses with the objective of calculating potential energy savings. They reported the potential for vast financial savings, but did not include energy efficiency or greenhouse gas emissions data in their methodology, instead collecting social data only.…”

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Prioritizing Energy-efficiency and Renewable-energy Measures in a Low-carbon Campus using Analytic Hierarchy Process with Social Awareness Criterion

Kiatlertnapha¹,

Vorayos²

2017

CMUJASR

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Sustainabl e development has become a core concept of governments and corporations worldwide. Universities have also tried to develop low-carbon initiatives. On overseas campuses, these initiatives are already at an advanced level, but not in Thailand. The aim of this study was to propose an analytic hierarchy process to rank the available energy efficiency and renewable energy measures for a sustainable low-carbon campus in Thailand, using data from Payap University, Chiang Mai. This study included a social awareness criterion, along with the more traditional criteria of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and financial feasibility. To assess the social awareness of the campus community, questionnaires were distributed. Energy efficiency and renewable energy measures were then ranked using an analytic hierarchy process. Criteria were weighted by campus executives and comparable normalized scores of each energy efficiency and renewable energy measure were presented. Energy efficiency measures consisted of switching to LED lighting and changing to variable refrigerant flow (VRF) airconditioning units; renewable energy measures consisted of installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. When social awareness was included as a criterion, the analytic hierarchy process showed switching to LED lighting as the highest ranked measure, followed by switching to VRF and introducing solar PV panels.

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“…Globally, effective energy cost minimization is largely achieved through the active implementation of demand-side management practices that cut down energy wastage. Studies conducted by various researchers point to the fact that the high electricity bills incurred by educational institutions is largely due to gross energy wastage due to inadequate or complete absence of energy management devices, the use of inefficient energy technologies, and lack of energy efficiency awareness [2][3][4][5][6][7]. For example, the work in [3] reported potential annual energy savings of 33.22MWh with the implementation of energy efficient technologies in an institution in India.…”

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Potential for Energy Savings in Educational Institutions in Ghana

Twumasi

Frimpong

Novihoho³

2019

JNTE

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This paper presents the results of an energy audit carried out to assess the potential of energy savings in educational institutions in Ghana using the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as the case study institution. It also outlines a simple and effective technique for such an audit. The College of Engineering; one of the six Colleges of KNUST was used as the study location. Light bulbs and fans at the classrooms, corridors, laboratories and washrooms were monitored for energy wastage. The monitoring period was one month. The energy wastage over the period was estimated to be 1718.24kWh, which is high. The yearly energy wastage at KNUST for the areas assessed is projected to be 95.276MWh, which is alarming. Urgent steps are therefore needed to curb this wastage.

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Estimating potential saving with energy consumption behaviour model in higher education institutions

Cited by 23 publications

References 29 publications

Energy Saving: Views and Attitudes among Primary School Students and Their Parents

Energy Saving: Views and Attitudes among Primary School Students and Their Parents

Prioritizing Energy-efficiency and Renewable-energy Measures in a Low-carbon Campus using Analytic Hierarchy Process with Social Awareness Criterion

Potential for Energy Savings in Educational Institutions in Ghana

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