Review of the impact of urban block form on thermal performance, solar access and ventilation

H Sanaieian, M Tenpierik, K Van Den Linden… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cities use a big amount of energy resources and account for over 70% of global carbon
emissions. Form and position of urban blocks not only influence the micro-climate but also …

Review on stochastic modeling methods for building stock energy prediction

H Lim, ZJ Zhai - Building Simulation, 2017 - Springer
Increasing risks of energy security and greenhouse gas emission due to the growing
urbanization trend have prompted the need for urban energy demand prediction and …

Retrofitting existing housing: how far, how much?

P Jones, S Lannon, J Patterson - Building Research & Information, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The significance of retrofitting the existing housing stock is considered for the policy
commitment of delivering an 80% CO 2 emission reduction by 2050. Background issues of …

Energy analysis of the non-domestic building stock of Greater London

R Choudhary - Building and environment, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents a Bayesian approach for developing city-scale energy models of the
built environment and demonstrates its application to non-domestic buildings in Greater …

Urban Energy Index for Buildings (UEIB): A new method to evaluate the effect of urban form on buildings' energy demand

J Rodríguez-Álvarez - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, preliminary energy assessments have gradually become mandatory
for new constructions in most of Europe, Australia and North America. Sound tools have …

An observation tool to assist with the assessment of urban residential environments

F Dunstan, N Weaver, R Araya, T Bell, S Lannon… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
The effect of the built environment on the quality of life of its residents is of growing interest.
To investigate this properly, a method for measuring the physical condition of residential …

Building stock energy modelling in the UK: the 3DStock method and the London Building Stock Model

P Steadman, S Evans, R Liddiard… - Buildings and …, 2020 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
A brief history is provided of models of energy use in the UK building stock, with the focus on
the non-domestic sector. This history leads to an account of the development, since 2009, of …

A model for mapping the energy consumption of buildings, transport and outdoor lighting of neighbourhoods

A Fichera, G Inturri, P La Greca, V Palermo - Cities, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy consumption of urban areas is a relevant theme for sustainable spatial planning.
Through the integration of energy and urban planning issues, it can be identified a suitable …

A quick assessment method to evaluate sustainability of urban built environment: Case studies of four large-sized Chinese cities

W Deng, Z Peng, Y Tang - Cities, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, some established urban indicator systems have been used in China to evaluate
the sustainability performance of a whole urban system. However, the implementation of …

Urban energy consumption mapping for energy management

IM Pereira, ES de Assis - Energy Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
The amount of energy consumption of individual buildings is a widely discussed theme.
However, there are few studies that have analyzed the consumption of energy by groups of …