Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) tools: A state-of-the-art review of bottom-up physics-based approaches

M Ferrando, F Causone, T Hong, Y Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Regulations corroborate the importance of retrofitting existing building stocks or constructing
new energy-efficient districts. There is, thus, a need for modeling tools to evaluate energy …

Data acquisition for urban building energy modeling: A review

C Wang, M Ferrando, F Causone, X Jin, X Zhou… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Building Energy Modeling (UBEM) is essential for urban energy-related
applications. Its generation mainly requires four data inputs, including geometric data, non …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of remote sensing and GIS in urban building energy modelling

A Anand, C Deb - Energy and Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
As the world continues to urbanize at an unprecedented rate, the energy demand in cities is
rising. Buildings account for over 75% of all the energy consumed in cities and are …

A systematic literature review of physics-based urban building energy modeling (UBEM) tools, data sources, and challenges for energy conservation

E Kamel - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) is a practical approach in large-scale building
energy modeling for stakeholders in the energy industry to predict energy use in the building …

A systematic method to develop three dimensional geometry models of buildings for urban building energy modeling

C Wang, S Wei, S Du, D Zhuang, Y Li, X Shi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three dimensional (3D) geometric models of buildings are foundational for urban building
energy modeling. A complete 3D geometric model contains building-relevant information …

An innovative method to predict the thermal parameters of construction assemblies for urban building energy models

C Wang, M Ferrando, F Causone, X Jin, X Zhou… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal parameters of construction assemblies, eg, the U-values of roofs, walls, floors,
ground floors, windows and the solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of windows, are …

How close are urban scale building simulations to measured data? Examining bias derived from building metadata in urban building energy modeling

B Bass, J New, N Clinton, M Adams, B Copeland… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Residential and commercial buildings in the United States accounted for 40% of total energy
in 2020. Building energy modeling (BEM) is a useful tool that allows individuals …

Urban building energy modeling (UBEM): a systematic review of challenges and opportunities

D Kong, A Cheshmehzangi, Z Zhang, SP Ardakani… - Energy Efficiency, 2023 - Springer
In recent decades, urban energy consumption and carbon emissions have expanded rapidly
on a global scale. Building sector, in particular, accounts for approximately 40% of overall …

Modelling occupant behaviour for urban scale simulation: Review of available approaches and tools

A Doma, M Ouf - Building Simulation, 2023 - Springer
Urban building energy modelling (UBEM) is considered one of the high-performance
computational tools that enable analyzing energy use and the corresponding emission of …

Addressing uncertainty to achieve stability in urban building energy modeling: A comparative study of four possible approaches

C Wang, X Wang, F Causone, Y Yang, N Gao… - Building and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) empowers the construction of green and low-
carbon cities. However, its development is hindered by the uncertainty of data inputs …