Advances in Business, Operations, and Product Analytics: Cutting Edge Cases from Finance to Manufacturing to Healthcare

3. Developing a Business Model to Improve the Energy Sustainability of Existing Buildings¹

Barı Tan, Koç University

Emre N. Otay, Boaziçi University

Yahya Yavuz, Koç University

Emre Çalıbel, Boaziçi University

Introduction

Energy usage in buildings is responsible for approximately 33% of the total of final energy consumption in the world. 55% of the energy usage in buildings overall is at residential buildings and 45% of it is at nonresidential buildings, ...