[HTML][HTML] Review of urban building energy modeling (UBEM) approaches, methods and tools using qualitative and quantitative analysis

U Ali, MH Shamsi, C Hoare, E Mangina… - Energy and buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
The world has witnessed a significant population shift to urban areas over the past few
decades. Urban areas account for about two-thirds of the world's total primary energy …

Review of geographic information systems-based rooftop solar photovoltaic potential estimation approaches at urban scales

AAA Gassar, SH Cha - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In urban environments, decentralized energy systems from renewable photovoltaic
resources, clean and available, are gradually replacing conventional energy systems as an …

Automatic generation and simulation of urban building energy models based on city datasets for city-scale building retrofit analysis

Y Chen, T Hong, MA Piette - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Buildings in cities consume 30–70% of total primary energy, and improving building
energy efficiency is one of the key strategies towards sustainable urbanization. Urban …

[HTML][HTML] A data-driven approach for multi-scale GIS-based building energy modeling for analysis, planning and support decision making

U Ali, MH Shamsi, M Bohacek, K Purcell, C Hoare… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban planners, local authorities, and energy policymakers often develop strategic
sustainable energy plans for the urban building stock in order to minimize overall energy …

[HTML][HTML] Information modelling for urban building energy simulation—A taxonomic review

A Malhotra, J Bischof, A Nichersu, KH Häfele… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change, increasing emissions and rising global temperatures have gradually
affected the way we think about the future of our planet. Urban areas possess significant …

Urban energy use modeling methods and tools: A review and an outlook

N Abbasabadi, M Ashayeri - Building and environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban energy use modeling is important for understanding and managing energy
performance in cities. However, the existing methods and tools have limitations in …

A systematic review of occupant behavior in building energy policy

S Hu, D Yan, E Azar, F Guo - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Buildings play a dominant role in global efforts towards energy consumption reduction,
greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation, as well as global clean energy transition …

A review on occupant behavior in urban building energy models

G Happle, JA Fonseca, A Schlueter - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban building energy models aspire to become key planning tools for the holistic
optimization of buildings, urban design, and energy systems in neighborhoods and districts …

[HTML][HTML] Energy performance certificates—New opportunities for data-enabled urban energy policy instruments?

O Pasichnyi, J Wallin, F Levihn, H Shahrokni, O Kordas - Energy policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy performance certificates (EPC) were introduced in European Union to support
reaching energy efficiency targets by informing actors in the building sector about energy …

Review on building energy model calibration by Bayesian inference

D Hou, IG Hassan, L Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
A building energy model (BEM) is essential for understanding building energy consumption,
evaluating energy-saving measures, and developing associated codes, standards, and …