The building sector accounts for over one-third of global energy consumption and a
significant share of carbon emissions. Improving building energy efficiency, particularly in …

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 …

Urban building energy models (UBEMs) are considered as applicable tools for urban energy
planning. Model developers use different strategies to simulate urban building energy use …

Decarbonizing the building stock plays an important role in realizing climate change
mitigation targets. To compare the decarbonization potential of different strategies, this study …

Accurate prediction of community load is a prerequisite for community-scale demand
matching and energy management. However, community-scale load prediction methods are …

For energy modelling of commercial building stock (CBS), several methodologies were
developed focusing on technology alternatives and retrofits for climate change mitigation …

Through demand for heating and cooling, local climate can affect the energy loads of
buildings by up to 80%. The main research limitation in this field of research is the single …

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 …

Urban building energy modeling is crucial for guiding carbon reduction policies, but
acquiring reliable data at the urban scale remains challenging. This study develops a model …

Globally, there is accelerating interest in cities and the analysis of their underlying systems
to understand, project, and propose sustainable energy transformations. These urban areas …