Ergonomics in maintenance for energy sustainable management

Also with reference to energy, the sustainability concept recalls –implicitly- the human factor concept, since the energetic sustainability has two key components: one related to production (renewable sources exploitation), the second one associated to the consumption and, then, to energy efficiency and saving. In this field building maintenance could represent a key strategy. This paper shows potentialities of the ergonomic approach applied to building maintenance for a sustainable management of energy. It highlights the central role played by final users and identifying all conditions contributing to maintenance efficiency, able to assure, in the same time, energetic resources optimization and environmental comfort.