Data-driven probabilistic machine learning in sustainable smart energy/smart energy systems: Key developments, challenges, and future research opportunities in the …

T Ahmad, R Madonski, D Zhang, C Huang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current trend indicates that energy demand and supply will eventually be controlled by
autonomous software that optimizes decision-making and energy distribution operations …

[HTML][HTML] Digital twin of a city: Review of technology serving city needs

VV Lehtola, M Koeva, SO Elberink, P Raposo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Digital twins (DTs) have been found useful in manufacturing, construction, and maintenance.
Adapting DTs to serve cities, the question arises of what an urban digital twin should contain …

[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 …

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 …

Urban building energy modeling: State of the art and future prospects

F Johari, G Peronato, P Sadeghian, X Zhao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
During recent years, urban building energy modeling has become known as a novel
approach for identification, support and improvement of sustainable urban development …

[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 …

Urban energy use modeling methods and tools: A review and an outlook

N Abbasabadi, M Ashayeri - Building and environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban energy use modeling is important for understanding and managing energy
performance in cities. However, the existing methods and tools have limitations in …

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 …

Italian prototype building models for urban scale building performance simulation

L Carnieletto, M Ferrando, L Teso, K Sun… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) seeks to evaluate strategies to optimize building
energy use at urban scale to support a city's building energy goals. Prototype building …