For decreasing the fossil fuels consumption and reducing air pollution at urban level, current
policies encourage a transition to distributed energy generation (DG) and support initiatives …

For planning smart energy districts in urban contexts, including the integration of the
distributed energy supply, low-temperature district heating networks, possibly integrated with …

In absence of real data on occupants and electric devices patterns, nominal values and
schedules of internal heat loads given by existing related standards can be adopted for …

More than one-third of the energy demand of industrialised countries is due to achieving
acceptable conditions of thermal comfort and lighting in buildings. Energy demand in …

Buildings energy consumption depends on several parameters, such as climate, envelope
typologies, occupant behavior, intended use, etc.; assessment of the energy performance of …

Achieving a zero-emission building heating sector requires numerous strategies and
detailed energy planning, in order to identify the optimal decarbonisation pathway. This work …

Climate change will affect people's health, especially in cities. Hence, energy planning will
play a key role in the development of sustainable and resilient cities. Urban building energy …

The concept of implementing energy savings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has
become a key element of energy policies of any industrialized country. In the civil sector and …

The simulation of the energy consumptions in an hourly regime is necessary in order to
perform calculations on residential buildings of particular relevance for volume or for …

To effectively reduce cities' environmental impact, current policies boost building stocks
transition towards smart energy systems (ie distributed energy generation, renewables …