Identifying energy consumption patterns in the Attica hotel sector using cluster analysis techniques with the aim of reducing hotels' CO2 footprint

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 252-262

  Pieri, Stella Panayiota ^a   Tzouvadakis, Ioannis ^a   Santamouris, Mat ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Classification; Clusters; Energy use intensity; Hotel CO2 footprint; Hotel sector; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOTELS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE; CLUSTERING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTERS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; ENERGY USE INTENSITIES; HOTEL SECTORS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84925622623     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.02.017     Document Type: Article

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