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 …

Vulnerability and resilience of urban energy ecosystems to extreme climate events: A systematic review and perspectives

ATD Perera, T Hong - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
We reviewed the present studies on the vulnerability and resilience of the energy ecosystem
(most parts of the energy ecosystem), considering extreme climate events. This study …

Impact of urban heat island on energy demand in buildings: Local climate zones in Nan**g

X Yang, LLH Peng, Z Jiang, Y Chen, L Yao, Y He, T Xu - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the impact of neighborhood-scale urban heat island (UHI) on the
energy performance of buildings. Hourly air temperature and relative humidity were …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of assessment methods for the urban environment and its energy sustainability to guarantee climate adaptation of future cities

D Mauree, E Naboni, S Coccolo, ATD Perera… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The current climate change is calling for a drastic reduction of energy demand as well as of
greenhouse gases. Besides this, cities also need to adapt to face the challenges related to …

Low-carbon urban–rural modern energy systems with energy resilience under climate change and extreme events in China—A state-of-the-art review

Y Zhou - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate-adaptive energy resilience and low-carbon transformation are mainstreams to
combat with climate change uncertainty, rural energy poverty, and urban modern energy …

Challenges resulting from urban density and climate change for the EU energy transition

ATD Perera, K Javanroodi, D Mauree, VM Nik, P Florio… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Dense urban morphologies further amplify extreme climate events due to the urban heat
island phenomenon, rendering cities more vulnerable to extreme climate events. Here we …

Investigating the impact of urban microclimate on building thermal performance: A case study of dense urban areas in Hong Kong

S Liu, YT Kwok, C Ren - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban microclimate conditions could be an important factor influencing building thermal
performance. However, most studies on urban building energy modeling (UBEM) use the …

Impacts of urban morphology on reducing cooling load and increasing ventilation potential in hot-arid climate

K Javanroodi, M Mahdavinejad, VM Nik - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Cooling buildings in urban areas with hot-arid climate put huge loads on the energy system.
There is an increasing trend in urban energy studies to recognize the urban design …

[HTML][HTML] Climate resilient interconnected infrastructure: Co-optimization of energy systems and urban morphology

ATD Perera, K Javanroodi, VM Nik - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Co-optimization of urban morphology and distributed energy systems is key to curb energy
consumption and optimally exploit renewable energy in cities. Currently available …