ENERGY POLICIES FOR BRAZILIAN HOTELS - IMPLEMENTATION'S PRELUDE

The first relevant steps to raise energy efficiency in Brazilian buildings were done just in the last decade and the National Program for Buildings’ Energy Labeling is working since 2009 as an optional certification for residential, institutional and commercial buildings. Throughout the current startup phase, some requirements of such methodology are pointed as insufficient or permissive. Considering the strong increase of hosting infrastructure which is taking place in Brazil due to recent great international events, it is relevant that such building typology presents high potential of energy savings. Several simulated scenarios fed the analysis of the energy labeling methodology, and main findings regard a critical perception of this public policy.