Unsupervised learning (UL) has a long and successful history in untangling the complexity
of cities. As the counterpart of supervised learning, it discovers patterns from intrinsic data …

Despite the global call for a paradigm shift towards new environmentally conscious urban
planning, little has changed in practice, especially in hot climatic regions. This paper helps …

Building geometries strongly constrain the on-site solar energy use. In this work, solar
energy use is measured by solar energy penetration and capital costs for the photovoltaic …

Urban morphology is a major factor affecting building energy consumption and solar
potential in the urban block. The aim of this research was to evaluate the impact of urban …

Block-scale application of photovoltaic technology in city is becoming a viable solution for
renewable energy utilization. Rapid urbanization process has made urban buildings have …

With the rapid development of cities, the proportion of building carbon emissions in the total
carbon emissions of cities is increasing, and the carbon emission intensity of commercial …

Energy-efficient urban design is an important prerequisite to sustainable urban development
and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This study proposes an automatic framework to …

The rapid growth of urban areas and concerns over climate change make it vital to improve
the energy sustainability of cities. Understanding the complex interactions within different …

This article reviews the critical issues surrounding the development of sustainable urban
environments, focusing on the impact of transport and urban form on energy consumption …

As residential buildings and urban areas account for a significant proportion of overall
energy consumption, priority should be assigned to this dimension of housing and urban …