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The urban centers of European cities concentrate the majority of services to citizens, including buildings and infrastructures unlocked for the inland transport of passengers (intercity bus stations, trains, etc.). cities and their surroundings, it is generally called not inland from urban centers because of the need to bring transport closer to the citizen and to facilitate access to public transport.
Despite this, contrary to their original purpose, these public infrastructures are a focus of extremely high energy consumption and displacement of greenhouse gases, which affect both citizens, as well as the image of the city and public transport. Transport stations are obliged to consume enormous amounts of energy (lighting and electricity, air conditioning, gas regulation and dispersion systems, water, etc.) and, in general, from their construction to their operation, they present notable deficiencies. contents to energy management, so it is necessary to take actions that reduce the energy bill and the environmental impact. Many buildings and infrastructures are outdated, but they present great opportunities to apply renewable energies and stimulate the transfer of innovative techniques, their valorisation and application.
This situation is widespread in the SUDOE territory. Virtually all cities and urban areas with more than 15,000 inhabitants have at least one bus and / or train station. Taking into account the configuration, structure and operational management of the centers at the energy level, the concentration of vehicles around these centers and an inefficient connection with urban transport, are a clear environmental problem.
In this way, SUDOE-STOP-CO2 (European Union Stations of Transport Opposed to CO2) proposes an energy solution for stations and passenger transport in urban centers in the SUDOE territory, as a way to achieve a reduction in CO2 transfer in cities , increase energy efficiency, promote the use of public transport and change the beh  |
Summary
The urban centers of European cities concentrate the majority of services to citizens, including buildings and infrastructures unlocked for the inland transport of passengers (intercity bus stations, trains, etc.). cities and their surroundings, it is generally called not inland from urban centers because of the need to bring transport closer to the citizen and to facilitate access to public transport.
Despite this, contrary to their original purpose, these public infrastructures are a focus of extremely high energy consumption and displacement of greenhouse gases, which affect both citizens, as well as the image of the city and public transport. Transport stations are obliged to consume enormous amounts of energy (lighting and electricity, air conditioning, gas regulation and dispersion systems, water, etc.) and, in general, from their construction to their operation, they present notable deficiencies. contents to energy management, so it is necessary to take actions that reduce the energy bill and the environmental impact. Many buildings and infrastructures are outdated, but they present great opportunities to apply renewable energies and stimulate the transfer of innovative techniques, their valorisation and application.
This situation is widespread in the SUDOE territory. Virtually all cities and urban areas with more than 15,000 inhabitants have at least one bus and / or train station. Taking into account the configuration, structure and operational management of the centers at the energy level, the concentration of vehicles around these centers and an inefficient connection with urban transport, are a clear environmental problem.
In this way, SUDOE-STOP-CO2 (European Union Stations of Transport Opposed to CO2) proposes an energy solution for stations and passenger transport in urban centers in the SUDOE territory, as a way to achieve a reduction in CO2 transfer in cities , increase energy efficiency, promote the use of public transport and change the behavior of citizens in terms of energy.
SUDOE-STOP-CO2 activities framed in the following performance vectors:
a) Include transport centrals / stations as an objective of local sustainability policies, not only as an anchor point linked to the mobility chain, but should be considered as an essential and differentiating element to the global efficiency of urban centers; b) Dissemination of good practices and carrying out pilot actions through innovative techniques (3D systems and BIM & # ?; Building Information Modeling / Management) to reduce the energy bill of these buildings (stations and terminals) through the use of renewable energies and improve management, looking for more ecological and sustainable focuses from an environmental point of view, as an example for other sectors.
c) Creation of an energy certification tool for stations through 3D and BIM systems, in order to be able to determine their situation in relation to energy consumption and the solutions to be applied in each one.
d) Elaboration of recommendations for Public Administrations in general and agents of the transport sector in particular. |