Exploring the gradient impact of climate and economic geographical factors on city-level building carbon emissions in China: Characteristics and enlightenments

R Li, Y Yu, W Cai, Y Liu, Y Li - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to its vast territory, the climatic conditions and socioeconomic development of different
regions in China are closely related to geographical location, and their impact on city-level …

Stereoscopic urban morphology metrics enhance the nonlinear scale heterogeneity modeling of UHI with explainable AI

Y Shen, W Kong, F Fei, X Chen, Y Xu, C Huang, J Yao - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
In urban heat island (UHI) effect modeling, traditional 3D morphological indexes often
homogenize elements within units, leading to a loss of spatial detail. Here we introduce …

Effect of urban morphology on microclimate and building cluster energy consumption in cold regions of China

P Cui, J Lu, Y Wu, J Tang, J Jiang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Building energy consumption (BEC) is influenced by the combination of urban morphology
and microclimate. This study investigated the influence of urban neighborhood morphology …

[HTML][HTML] Clustering Open Data for Predictive Modeling of Residential Energy Consumption across Variable Scales: A Case Study in Andalusia, Spain

J García-López, S Domínguez-Amarillo, JJ Sendra - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
The energy budget of households, linked to residential energy consumption (REC), serves
as a critical indicator of quality of life and economy trends. Despite the lack of widely …

Exploring the effects of 2D/3D building factors on urban energy consumption using explainable machine learning

Z Li, J Ma, F Jiang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The impact of various factors on building energy consumption (BEC) has garnered
significant attention, as understanding these factors can help stakeholders optimize urban …

Map** fine-scale anthropogenic heat flux in Shanghai by integrating multi-source geospatial big data using Cubist

X Ao, J Qian, Y Lu, X Yang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic heat flux (QF) significantly affects urban surface energy budget. However,
refined QF data are lacking for most cities across the world. To address this deficiency, this …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing energy sustainability of building projects through nature-based solutions: A fuzzy-based decision support system

A Bressane, FH Fengler, LC de Castro Medeiros… - Nature-Based …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Statement of the Problem. Lack of an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven approach to
optimize the application of nature-based solutions (NbS) for enhancing energy sustainability …

CBEES: A fine-grained commercial built environment perception and evaluation based on social media

C Yuan, X Zhang, L Tang, Y **ong - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2025 - Elsevier
The perception and evaluation of commercial Built Environment (BE) significantly impact
urban vitality and economic benefits. Existing evaluation methods, primarily relying on top …

Climatic scenario-based integrated recurrent ensemble model for energy demand forecasting

AA Rezazadeh, A Avami, MS Baghshah - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents an improved approach to estimate future energy demand based on
climate scenarios, upstream documents, and Machine Learning (ML). To accurately predict …

[HTML][HTML] Reclaiming justice for energy-vulnerable populations: Evidence from the city of los angeles

D **e, S Cai, X Gui - Energy Strategy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The issues of energy accessibility and vulnerability have garnered significant attention in
recent research. However, previous studies have tended to emphasize access-based …