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Gallego Sánchez-Torija JAuthor

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November 20, 2023
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Energy, water and economic savings by changing habits of users in twelve schools in Spain

Publicated to: BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION. 52 (5): 596-609 - 2024-07-03 52(5), DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2023.2277469

Authors:

Sánchez-Torija, JG; López, CG; Nieto, MAF
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Affiliations

Univ Francisco Vitoria, Higher Polytech Sch, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Super Tech Sch Architecture Madrid, Dept Construct & Technol Architecture, Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
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Abstract

Energy saving and the development of renewable energies already form part of the daily discourse in our society. Climate change and the environmental problems arising from it affect all of us on the planet. In view of the recent energy supply crisis in Europe and in line with the EU's Sustainable Development Goals, it is necessary to accelerate the ecological transition. This means, among many other things, encouraging energy efficiency and energy savings. This research is based on the EURONET 50/50 max project, which applied a methodology with no upfront capital outlay, but based on changing user habits to save energy in educational buildings. It was carried out in twelve educational centres of the Spínola Foundation throughout Spain. Significant reductions in energy and water consumption were achieved. The maximum reduction obtained in water consumption was 29%, 24% in electricity consumption and 33% in heating consumption. The average reduction in consumption obtained was 13% compared to 11% achieved in the 50/50 max project. It was concluded that, on the journey to optimising our energy consumption, working on patterns of usage is fundamental, raising awareness and involving users in order to give rise to permanent processes over time, gradually reversing climate change.
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Keywords

attitudesbehaviorconsumptionenergy consumption in educational buildingsenergy efficiencyengagementparticipation of the educational communityuser habitsDay-careEnergy consumption in educational buildingsEnergy efficiencyEnergy empowermentParticipation of the educational communityUser habits

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Building and Construction.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 2
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/92240/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 42
  • Downloads: 19
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GALLEGO SANCHEZ TORIJA, JORGE) .

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