Buildings sector from a sustainable carbon constrained energy generation perspective

Nilay, Cubukcu; Tarı, İlker

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111865

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“…On a global scale, buildings consume about 35% of natural resources, 40% of energy, 12% of potable water and almost 40% of global carbon emissions (Suh and Kim, 2019;Gassar and Cha, 2020). In this respect, one of the most effective ways for people to live a more environmentally friendly life is to reduce the amount of energy consumed in buildings and the level of greenhouse gasses (GHG) released into the atmosphere (Çubukçu and Tari, 2022). Buildings that are not planned and do not have built-in ecological design need more energy (Robichaud and Anantatmula, 2011).…”

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Climate change mitigation technologies detection and evaluation: case of buildings

Usta

Gök

2022

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PurposeThe building and construction industry has a significant potential to reduce adverse climate change effects. There are plans to improve the natural resource use and greenhouse gas emissions caused by the buildings by choosing energy-efficient technologies, renewable energy sources and sustainable architectural and constructional elements. This study systematically reviews the patent data for climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, aiming to detect their relative importance and evaluate each technology in the Y02B network.Design/methodology/approachThe applied approach covers the process of (1) selecting high-impact technology, (2) collecting patent data from the USPTO database, (3) creating a citation frequency matrix using cooperative patent classification codes, (4) linking high-impact patents with analytical network process method, (5) limiting centrality of identifying core technologies from indicators and (6) creating a technology network map with social network analysis.FindingsThe study results show that energy-saving control techniques, energy-efficient lighting devices, end-user electricity consumption, management technologies and systems that convert solar energy into electrical energy are core solutions that reduce the effects of climate change. In addition, solutions that will support core technologies and whose effects are expected to increase in the coming years are energy-efficient heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, smart grid integration, hybrid renewable energy systems, fuel cells, free cooling and heat recovery units and glazing technologies.Originality/valueMost of the studies on patent analysis have failed to demonstrate any convincing evidence down to the lowest component groups of an entire technology network. The applied approach considers and evaluates each component included in a technology network from a holistic perspective.

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