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 …

Geospatial data of the building stock is essential in many domains pertaining to the built
environment. These datasets are often provided by governments, but crowdsourcing them …

Rooftop solar photovoltaics currently account for 40% of the global solar photovoltaics
installed capacity and one-fourth of the total renewable capacity additions in 2018. Yet, only …

Characterising and analysing urban morphology is a continuous task in urban data science,
environmental analyses, and many other domains. As the availability and quality of data on …

This study uses material flow analysis to estimate the material stocks and flows and
associated upfront embodied carbon emissions for gravity building structural systems in the …

Built structures increasingly dominate the Earth's landscapes; their surging mass is currently
overtaking global biomass. We here assess built structures in the conterminous US by …

Although continental urban areas are relatively small, they are major drivers of
environmental change at local, regional and global scales. Moreover, they are especially …

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an essential source for acquiring building data, although such data
may suffer from quality issues. Many studies have focused on assessing OSM building data …

As a fundamental aspect of the urban form, building height is a key attribute for reflecting
human activities and human-environment interactions in the urban context. However, openly …

Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of global 3D urban expansion over time is
becoming increasingly crucial for achieving long-term development goals. In this study, we …