THE ROLE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN PROMOTING ENERGY-EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS FOR RENTALS

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INTRODUCTION tenants focused on sustainability and reducing In today's world, energy efficiency issues are their carbon footprint. In such circumstances, becoming increasingly relevant, particularly in the renting properties with high energy efficiency context of sustainable development and the need standards becomes a preferred strategy for to reduce negative environmental impacts. With companies seeking to minimize operating rising energy prices and increasing environmental expenses and comply with environmental regulations by governments, energy-efficient regulations. This is particularly important in solutions are gaining significant importance for countries like the Czech Republic, where both private and commercial real estate government policies actively support the properties. Property management is becoming a development of energy-efficient technologies and key mechanism in implementing these solutions in encourage their use in commercial and residential practice, directly influencing the operational real estate. performance of buildings and conditions for tenants. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of property management companies on the The relevance of this topic is driven by the fact that implementation of energy-efficient technologies to effective property management not only reduces enhance the competitiveness of properties and utility costs but also increases the market value of reduce operating costs. properties, making them more attractive to https://www.theamericanjournals.com/index.php/tajet 134 THE USA JOURNALS THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (ISSN – 2689-0984) VOLUME 06 ISSUE10 MATERIALS AND METHODS accounts for 99.8% of the country's proven reserves in tons of oil equivalent, natural gas for The Czech Republic does not possess extensive 0.1%, and oil for 0.1%. The most significant reserves of fossil fuels (Table 1). Globally, in terms resource for the country is coal, with reserves of proven oil and natural gas reserves, the country estimated at 35.2 million barrels in 2021 [1]. ranks 85th and 93rd, respectively. As of 2024, coal Table 1. Fossil energy resources of the Czech Republic [1] Resource/ Natural Coalbed Explanation Crude Oil* Gas* Coal* Shale Gas Tight Oil Methane 0.14 3,962 Value 15 (0.001%) (0.002%) (0.34%) - - 1.8 - 7.8 million million short billion cubic Unit barrels Tcf tons - - meters *Figures in parentheses indicate the country's share in global reserves. The key indicators reflecting the volumes of these resources are shown in Table 2. The technical potential of hydropower that can be efficiently utilized in the country is estimated at 3,978 GWh per year, approximately seven times lower than the corresponding figure in Austria. The level of global horizontal irradiation across most regions of the Czech Republic ranges from 3.0 to 3.1 kWh/m² per day, while in the regions of Southern and Northern Moravia, this value can exceed 3.1 kWh/m² per day, which is comparable to figures recorded in Denmark, southern Sweden, and Belgium [1]. Table 2. Renewable energy resources of the Czech Republic [1]. Biomass Solar Wind Potential Biomass Resource/Expl Potential Potential (50 (agricultural Potential Municipal anation (GHI)* m)* area) (forest area) Solid Waste Value 3.0-3.1 5.5-6.5 45.7 34.7 570 Unit kWh/m²/day m/s % of land area % of land area kg per capita *For the majority of the country's territory **Technically exploitable potential energy in the country's energy sector, providing an The distribution of wind potential in the Czech opportunity to compete with other local renewable Republic is characterized by the following technologies such as bioenergy. According to the indicators: in most areas, wind speeds range from BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2023, the 5.5 to 6.5 meters per second, although in the energy balance of the Czech Republic shows that eastern regions and the territory of Northern the total primary energy consumption in 2021 Moravia, this figure can exceed 7 meters per amounted to 1.68 exajoules. Of this volume, 32.1% second at a height of 50 meters. These data came from coal, 24.4% from oil, 19.6% from indicate the prospects for the development of wind natural gas, 16.7% from nuclear energy, 5.9% from https://www.theamericanjournals.com/index.php/tajet 135 THE USA JOURNALS THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (ISSN – 2689-0984) VOLUME 06 ISSUE10 other renewable sources, and 1.2% from in the fossil fuel and electricity production sectors hydropower [2]. in the Czech Republic is shown in Figure 1. Coal remains the main component of the country's In the electricity sector, the Czech Republic energy resources, accounting for 99.8% of the total continues to use fossil fuels and nuclear energy, volume, while natural gas and oil each account for although there has been a general decline in the 0.1%. The most significant coal mine is Nastup share of fossil fuels in the electricity generation Tusimice & Bilina, with