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2018 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
59. Improving the Energy and Environmental Efficiency of the Hotel Sector
verfasst von : Effrosyni Giama, Dimitris Karakasidis, Agis M. Papadopoulos
Erschienen in: The Role of Exergy in Energy and the Environment
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Abstract
Environmental sustainability has emerged as a key issue amοngst governments, policymakers, researchers and the public. Increasing efforts have been devoted to research and environmental policies in order to identify, evaluate and assess harmful environment impacts. This study discusses the potential environmental assessment of tourism accommodation facilities and their contribution to global carbon footprint. The carbon footprint analysis was used as a tool to define the processes, supported by Gabi Software, taking into consideration the most significant energy consumption and improve the present situation of a hotel studied in Greece. In that sense, sustainability is essential for the hotel industry as well, for two main reasons: (a) as a means for the improvement of the quality of services and (b) as a major tool for marketing and promoting. Companies and organizations are therefore pursuing “carbon footprint” indicators to estimate their own contributions to global climate change and to assess the saving potential.