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] Information modelling for urban building energy simulation—A taxonomic review

A Malhotra, J Bischof, A Nichersu, KH Häfele… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change, increasing emissions and rising global temperatures have gradually
affected the way we think about the future of our planet. Urban areas possess significant …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the impact of input uncertainty on urban building energy simulations using uncertainty and sensitivity analysis

E Prataviera, J Vivian, G Lombardo, A Zarrella - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy consumption of cities is increasing fast due to growing global population and
rapid urbanization. Urban Building Energy Models (UBEMs) are promising tools to simulate …

Occupant-centric urban building energy modeling: Approaches, inputs, and data sources-A review

S Dabirian, K Panchabikesan, U Eicker - Energy and buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Occupant-related inputs are significant parameters that influence energy simulation
accuracy at both the building and urban levels. In most previous research works, fixed …

SynCity: Using open data to create a synthetic city of hourly building energy estimates by integrating data-driven and physics-based methods

J Roth, A Martin, C Miller, RK Jain - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Cities officials are increasingly interested in understanding spatial and temporal energy
patterns of the built environment to facilitate their city's transition to a low-carbon future. In …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing urban building energy modelling through new model components and applications: A review

L Dahlström, T Broström, J Widén - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to rapid urbanisation and the significant contribution of cities to worldwide energy use
and greenhouse gas emissions, urban energy system planning is growing more important …

Occupant behavior modeling methods for resilient building design, operation and policy at urban scale: A review

B Dong, Y Liu, H Fontenot, M Ouf, M Osman, A Chong… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional occupant behavior modeling has been studied at the building level, and it has
become an important factor in the investigation of building energy consumption. However …

[HTML][HTML] A preliminary simulation study about the impact of COVID-19 crisis on energy demand of a building mix at a district in Sweden

X Zhang, F Pellegrino, J Shen, B Copertaro, P Huang… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak is exacerbating uncertainty in energy demand. This paper aims to
investigate the impact of the confined measures due to COVID-19 outbreak on energy …

Modelling urban-scale occupant behaviour, mobility, and energy in buildings: A survey

FD Salim, B Dong, M Ouf, Q Wang, I Pigliautile… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The proliferation of urban sensing, IoT, and big data in cities provides unprecedented
opportunities for a deeper understanding of occupant behaviour and energy usage patterns …

Data sources and approaches for building occupancy profiles at the urban scale–A review

S Nejadshamsi, U Eicker, C Wang, J Bentahar - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings' occupant profiles at the urban scale play an important role in various applications
like Urban Building Energy Modeling (UBEM) and assessing energy consumption patterns …