Further Opportunities to Reduce the Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Buildings
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190530 JPER OCS Hsu Meng Han Suh final submitted version.pdf
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Accepted version
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Author(s)
Hsu, David
Meng, Ting
Han, Albert
Suh, Daniel
Date Issued
November 2017
Journal
Journal of Education Planning and Research
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Citation
Hsu, David et al. "Further Opportunities to Reduce the Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Buildings." Journal of Education Planning and Research 39, 3 (September 2019): 315-331 © 2017 The Author(s)
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
Buildings and energy systems are shaped within many different kinds of departments and agencies throughout local governments. This article argues that further opportunities exist to reduce the energy use of buildings and their associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the existing powers and jurisdiction of local governments. We use the example of New York City, where buildings produced 73 percent of all GHG emissions in 2014. By analyzing a data set of almost four thousand large buildings, we identify new opportunities for planners and other professionals to reduce energy use and GHG emissions by focusing on different mechanisms and/or collaborations.
Keywords buildings; energy; microclimate; urban form; relative importance; built environment
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456x17739674
