[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 …

Data acquisition for urban building energy modeling: A review

C Wang, M Ferrando, F Causone, X **, 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 …

Develo** urban building energy models for shanghai city with multi-source open data

C Song, Z Deng, W Zhao, Y Yuan, M Liu, S Xu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Urban building energy modeling is crucial for guiding carbon reduction policies, but
acquiring reliable data at the urban scale remains challenging. This study develops a model …

Vectorized rooftop area data for 90 cities in China

Z Zhang, Z Qian, T Zhong, M Chen, K Zhang, Y Yang… - Scientific Data, 2022‏ - nature.com
Reliable information on building rooftops is crucial for utilizing limited urban space
effectively. In recent decades, the demand for accurate and up-to-date data on the areas of …

Understanding architecture age and style through deep learning

M Sun, F Zhang, F Duarte, C Ratti - Cities, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Architectural styles and their evolution are central to architecture history. However,
traditional approaches to understand styles and their evolution require domain expertise …

Digital twins for cities: A state of the art review

B Ketzler, V Naserentin, F Latino, C Zangelidis… - Built …, 2020‏ - ingentaconnect.com
During the last decades, a variety of digital tools have been developed to support both the
planning and management of cities, as well as the inclusion of civic society. Here, the …

Modeling the impact of 2D/3D urban indicators on the urban heat island over different seasons: A boosted regression tree approach

Y Hu, Z Dai, JM Guldmann - Journal of environmental management, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Understanding how complex urban factors affect the Urban Heat Island (UHI) is crucial for
assessing the impacts of urban planning and environmental management on the thermal …

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] Urban building energy modeling from geo-referenced energy performance certificate data: Development, calibration, and validation

F Johari, F Shadram, J Widén - Sustainable cities and society, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Urban building energy models (UBEMs) are considered as applicable tools for urban energy
planning. Model developers use different strategies to simulate urban building energy use …

City Information Modelling as a support decision tool for planning and management of cities: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis

L Souza, C Bueno - Building and Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The growing demand of the population has caused serious problems for cities and has
become one of the main challenges for city managers. This demand has occurred much …