... and importance. Transportation, energy efficiency and waste management emerged as key areas for AI application. Challenges identified include ethical concerns, financial constraints and infrastructure needs. Originality/value This research provides novel insights into integrating AI into university...

... on the variables discussed. Practical implications For university administrators, the results of this study may encourage institutions such as universities to approach new building projects through the lens of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. Social implications GHG emissions are a well...

... the most common practices related to energy efficiency to reduce consumption. For renewable energy generation, photovoltaic solar energy is the most common practice used by HEIs. Research limitations/implications Only Brazilian HEIs listed in the UI Green Metric Ranking were analyzed. No standard...

... in a Brazilian university campus to support energy education practices and to promote lasting energy efficiency measures. The focus of the study is directed at the energy consumption of the air-conditioning system, which is responsible for 40% of the total electricity consumption. In addition, this project also...

... of end uses and energy efficiency. The purpose of this paper is to describe the optimum combination of strategies. Design/methodology/approach There are four questions for eliminating the primary institutional greenhouse gas emissions: how much renewable electricity to produce on-site; where...

...Bianca Gasparetto Rebelatto; Amanda Lange Salvia; Giovana Reginatto; Rangel Casanova Daneli; Luciana Londero Brandli Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse recent actions of energy efficiency implemented by University of Passo Fundo, a higher education institution located in the south...

...Luiza de Sousa and Alex Tubawene Kanyimba; Nandarani Maistry; Harold Annegarn Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline efforts at the University of Johannesburg, a large metropolitan university in Gauteng province, to examine energy efficiency within the context of the green campus...

...Nelson Soares; Luísa Dias Pereira; João Ferreira; Pedro Conceição; Patrícia Pereira da Silva Purpose – This paper aims to propose an energy efficiency plan (with technical and behavioural improvement measures) for a Portuguese higher education building – the Teaching Building of the Faculty...

...John Maiorano; Beth Savan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the barriers to the implementation of energy efficiency projects in Canadian universities, including access to capital, bounded rationality, hidden costs, imperfect information, risk and split incentives. Methods...