[HTML][HTML] Designing climate resilient energy systems in complex urban areas considering urban morphology: A technical review

K Javanroodi, ATD Perera, T Hong, VM Nik - Advances in Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban energy infrastructure is facing a rising number of challenges due to climate
change and rapid urbanization. In particular, the link between urban morphology and energy …

Integrating solar energy and nature-based solutions for climate-neutral urban environments

HY Liu, N Skandalos, L Braslina, V Kapsalis… - Solar, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on achieving climate neutrality in European cities by integrating solar
energy technologies and nature-based solutions. Through an examination of current …

A multi-objective optimization framework for designing urban block forms considering daylight, energy consumption, and photovoltaic energy potential

K Liu, X Xu, W Huang, R Zhang, L Kong… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban form significantly influences building energy consumption. However, most research
has primarily focused on quantifying the relationship between the two factors, with limited …

Impact of urban form on building energy consumption and solar energy potential: A case study of residential blocks in Jianhu, China

K Liu, X Xu, R Zhang, L Kong, W Wang, W Deng - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban form can significantly affect building energy consumption and solar energy potential,
which is essential to sustainable urban development. However, few studies have proposed …

Toward green equity: An extensive study on urban form and green space equity for shrinking cities

J Chen, T Kinoshita, H Li, S Luo, D Su, X Yang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) provide a wide range of ecosystem services to cities.
However, many cities suffer from the uneven spatial distribution of UGSs. This phenomenon …

Investigating the impact of urban microclimate on building thermal performance: A case study of dense urban areas in Hong Kong

S Liu, YT Kwok, C Ren - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban microclimate conditions could be an important factor influencing building thermal
performance. However, most studies on urban building energy modeling (UBEM) use the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of building density on natural ventilation potential and cooling energy saving across Chinese climate zones

X Xie, Z Luo, S Grimmond, T Sun - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation is an energy-efficient approach to reduce the need for mechanical
ventilation and air conditioning in buildings. However, traditionally weather data for building …

How do urban heat islands affect the thermo-energy performance of buildings?

RE López-Guerrero, K Verichev… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cities occupy 3% of the surface of the planet, but account for 60–80% of energy
consumption and 75% of carbon emissions. Likewise, buildings consume 35% of the energy …

Transforming and validating urban microclimate data with multi-sourced microclimate datasets for building energy modelling at urban scale

Y Yang, Q Gu, H Wei, H Liu, W Wang, S Wei - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Weather data is a key input to achieve reliable building energy simulation, and in current
studies, EnergyPlus Weather (EPW) data, historically measured by a few suburban weather …

Impact of urban wind environment on urban building energy: A review of mechanisms and modeling

P Jie, M Su, N Gao, Y Ye, X Kuang, J Chen, P Li… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of global warming, improving energy-use efficiency is an important research
topic in the fields of green buildings and eco-cities. There is an indivisible coupling …