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Directly Observed Therapy , Referral and Consultation , Humans , Male , Female , Spain , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Adult , Referral and Consultation/statistics & numerical data , Antitubercular Agents/administration & dosage , Tuberculosis/drug therapy , Treatment Failure , Ill-Housed Persons/statistics & numerical data , Follow-Up Studies , Risk Factors , Young Adult , Aged , HIV Infections/drug therapyABSTRACT
Exceptional pandemic lockdown measures enabled singular experiments such as analysing the energy consumption of vacant buildings. This paper assesses the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the energy use of academic buildings. For this purpose, weather-adjusted energy use was compared before and during the lockdown, including different levels of lockdown restrictions. Results obtained for the 83 academic buildings of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech (UPC) reveal that the avoided energy consumption amounted to over 4.3 GWh during the post-pandemic year. However, the results indicate that academic buildings were still using approximately 46.9% of their typical energy consumption during strict lockdown. This revelation emphasizes the high environmental burden of buildings, regardless of whether they are occupied.