Building Energy Consumption and Urban Energy Planning

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue explores the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of building and urban energy, given that buildings account for one-third of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, and the share is even higher in cities. Therefore, building and urban energy stand on the frontline of mitigating and adapting to climate change [1]. Many interesting topics deserve investigation, e.g., precise modelling and simulation of building energy in urban context [2], multi-vector energy integration towards establishing low-carbon cities [3], flexibility provision by AI-enhanced smart buildings [4], and building energy transition towards carbon neutrality [5,6]. All these promising topics call for greater research efforts to address the technical, economic, environmental, and climate aspects of building energy consumption in urban environments and eventually to make cities more energy-efficient and decarbonized. Overall, research, analysis, methods, and synthesis papers are warmly welcome for submission to the Special Issue “Building Energy Consumption and Urban Energy Planning”.

Ref.

[1] Zhang, S. et al. Historical carbon abatement in the commercial building operation: China versus the US. Energy Economics 105, 105712, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105712 (2022).

[2] Wang, W. et al. From simulation to data-driven approach: A framework of integrating urban morphology to low-energy urban design. Renewable Energy 179, 2016-2035, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.024 (2021).

[3] Jing, R., Hastings, A. & Guo, M. Sustainable Design of Urban Rooftop Food-Energy-Land Nexus. iScience 23, 101743, doi:10.1016/j.isci.2020.101743 (2020).

[4] Zsembinszki, G., Fernández, C., Vérez, D. & Cabeza, L. F. Deep Learning Optimal Control for a Complex Hybrid Energy Storage System. Buildings 11, doi:10.3390/buildings11050194 (2021).

[5] Mostafavi, N., Heris, M. P., Gándara, F. & Hoque, S. The Relationship between Urban Density and Building Energy Consumption. Buildings 11, doi:10.3390/buildings11100455 (2021).

[6] Li, K. et al. Carbon reduction in commercial building operations: A provincial retrospection in China. Applied Energy 306, 118098, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118098 (2022).

Dr. Rui Jing
Dr. Wei Wang
Dr. Minda Ma
Guest Editors

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