Decarbonizing or illusion? How carbon emissions of commercial building operations change worldwide

L Chen, M Ma, X **ang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
To lead the low-carbon transition in global buildings, this study is the first to use the
generalized Divisia index method (GDIM) to identify the factors driving carbon emissions …

Reviewing the parameters that affect sustainability and energy efficient concepts in road and urban lighting design

C Skandali, S Zerefos, A Tsangrassoulis… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2025 - Elsevier
In our days, having all the necessary literature and methods for the implementation of street
lighting design, it is possible to propose sustainable solutions that offer benefits in energy …

Renovation of public lighting systems in cultural landscapes: Lighting and energy performance and their impact on nightscapes

L Valetti, F Floris, A Pellegrino - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The technological innovation in the field of lighting and the need to reduce energy
consumption connected to public lighting are leading many municipalities to undertake the …

Integrating a novel smart control system for outdoor lighting infrastructures in ports

N Sifakis, K Kalaitzakis, T Tsoutsos - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Lighting is amongst the most energy-demanding ports' operations due to the strict legislative
illuminance limits ensuring the safety and the visual comfort of ports' end-users. Lighting …

Precious and critical metals from wasted LED lamps: characterization and evaluation

MP Cenci, FC Dal Berto, BW Castillo… - Environmental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT LED lamps already conquered the market of general lighting and are expected
to generate a substantial stream of e-waste in the coming years. The challenge of recycling …

Evaluation of the viability potential of four grid-connected solar photovoltaic power stations in Jiangsu Province, China

C Li - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021 - Springer
Grid-connected solar photovoltaic (GCSPV) power generation is conducive to the large-
scale promotion of PV power generation. The aim of this study was to analyze the feasibility …

[HTML][HTML] Novel control system applied in the modernization of public lighting systems in heritage cities: Case study of the City of Cuenca

SP Galindo, D Borge-Diez, D Icaza - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Several heritage cities face the need to modernize public lighting systems that are installed
on the facades of buildings. The legal obstacles to intervene in heritage infrastructures …

Carbon footprint reduction through residential building stock retrofit: A metro Melbourne suburb case study

S Seo, G Foliente - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since existing residential buildings are a significant global contributor to energy
consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, any serious effort to reduce the actual …

sustainable solar energy in mexican universities. case study: The National School of Higher Studies Juriquilla (UNAM)

Q Hernandez-Escobedo, A Ramirez-Jimenez… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Universities around the world should be at the forefront of energy-saving and efficiency
processes, seeking to be at the same level or preferably higher than the rest of society, and …

An engineering approach for the qualitative assessment of the luminous flux of led lamps

D Kayumov, F Bulatbaev, I Kayumova… - … Journal of Energy …, 2023 - dl.begellhouse.com
The remote rural villages accessing clean and sustainable energy remain a major
challenge. This article considers the original express methodology of analysis of light …