[HTML][HTML] Review of urban building energy modeling (UBEM) approaches, methods and tools using qualitative and quantitative analysis

U Ali, MH Shamsi, C Hoare, E Mangina… - Energy and buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
The world has witnessed a significant population shift to urban areas over the past few
decades. Urban areas account for about two-thirds of the world's total primary energy …

Carbon peak and carbon neutrality in the building sector: A bibliometric review

Z Sun, Z Ma, M Ma, W Cai, X Xiang, S Zhang, M Chen… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to large energy consumption and carbon emissions (ECCE) in the building sector, there
is huge potential for carbon emission reduction, and this will strongly influence peak carbon …

Linking ecological background and demand to identify ecological security patterns across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in China

H Jiang, J Peng, J Dong, Z Zhang, Z Xu… - Landscape Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Context Ecological security pattern (ESP) can maintain regional ecological security and thus
support sustainable development. ESP should not only protect regional ecological …

Deciphering the CO2 emissions and emission intensity of cement sector in China through decomposition analysis

T Wu, ST Ng, J Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
China produced over half of the global cement for its building and infrastructure construction
and released huge amount of greenhouse gases. Despite a significant penetration of the …

[HTML][HTML] Urban building energy performance prediction and retrofit analysis using data-driven machine learning approach

U Ali, S Bano, MH Shamsi, D Sood, C Hoare, W Zuo… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stakeholders such as urban planners and energy policymakers use building energy
performance modeling and analysis to develop strategic sustainable energy plans with the …

Quantification of the carbon emission of urban residential buildings: The case of the Greater Bay Area cities in China

J Geng, J Wang, J Huang, D Zhou, J Bai, J Wang… - Environmental impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
Building sector plays a significant role in China's ambitous climate targets to peak carbon
emissions (CEs) by 2030 and to realize carbon neutral by 2060. However, studies in …

Can buildings sector achieve the carbon mitigation ambitious goal: case study for a low-carbon demonstration city in China?

J Wang, Y Huang, Y Teng, B Yu, J Wang… - Environmental Impact …, 2021 - Elsevier
China is committed to peaking its carbon emissions by 2030 and become a carbon-neutral
society by 2060. The building sector that accounts for over one-third of the total carbon …

Quantifying influences of anthropogenic-natural factors on ecological land evolution in mega-urban agglomeration: A case study of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao …

R Feng, F Wang, K Wang, S Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Modeling ecological land evolution and determining the responsible driving forces is a
common research topic in land use and landscape ecology. However, the interaction effect …

Spatial-temporal variation and coupling analysis of residential energy consumption and economic growth in China

N Wang, X Fu, S Wang - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The residential energy consumption in China shows diversity and complexity in space. This
paper aims to investigate the spatial pattern and evolution trends of four kinds of residential …

Low-carbon transition pathways of power systems for Guangdong–Hongkong–Macau region in China

Z Liu, M Li, E Virguez, X Xie - Energy & Environmental Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
China has announced its ambitious targets towards carbon neutrality by 2060. The
Guangdong–Hongkong–Macau (GHM) region, as a pilot demonstration area for China's …