Assessment of users' attitude towards energy utilization : a case of Como campus Politecnico di Milano

Energy is one of the most crucial and at the same time costly resources on which sustainability of most processes and value streams is depended. Nowadays there are many organizations which are still consuming a lot of fossil fuels and other types of non-recyclable energy. Spreading the idea of using renewable energy to plants, companies, buildings and individuals and in general moving toward sustainability, still needs more time for culture change and technology development. Hence given these circumstances from one hand, and on the other hand environmental problems such as global warming and climate change, Energy Efficiency Improvement is dramatically important to be considered by any organization in the globe. Universities are organizations with large number of people including staff and students, as the number of occupants in the buildings increases human factor becomes very critical to energy conservation. The objective of this thesis is to assess users’ attitude toward energy consumption. A case of energy consumption trend analysis and evaluation of user behavior at Politecnico di Milano, Como campus has been investigated and accordingly potential solutions for improving energy efficiency in the campus and moving towards sustainability have been suggested.