This study had two main aims:(1) to provide a comprehensive review of terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) point cloud registration methods and a better understanding of their strengths …
Rooftop solar photovoltaics currently account for 40% of the global solar photovoltaics installed capacity and one-fourth of the total renewable capacity additions in 2018. Yet, only …
In the last decades, 3D city models appear to have been predominantly used for visualisation; however, today they are being increasingly employed in a number of domains …
The European legislative framework asks for massive application of renewable energy source (particularly of photovoltaic systems) in the built environment to face the recent …
X Li, J Wen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Buildings consume about 41.1% of primary energy and 74% of the electricity in the US Better or even optimal building energy control and operation strategies provide great …
Despite the global call for a paradigm shift towards new environmentally conscious urban planning, little has changed in practice, especially in hot climatic regions. This paper helps …
The estimation of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) potential is crucial for policymaking around sustainable energy plans. But it is difficult to accurately estimate the availability of rooftop …
Cityscapes provide a complex environment, where solar radiation is unevenly distributed, especially since urban features started to propagate more and more vertically. Due to the …
The smart building-integrated photovoltaic (SBIPV) systems have become the important source of electricity in recent years. However, many sociological and engineering …