Urban Building Energy Modelling Addressing Climate Change
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G: Energy and Buildings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building energy; urban energy planning; integrated energy systems; energy and climate change; energy nexus
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: HVAC topology; building energy; geometric relation; GIS-informed urban building energy; energy performance
Interests: urban building energy modelling; data-driven building performance analysis; energy efficiency and sustainability in advancing smart low-carbon cities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cities are highly complex systems where people, infrastructure, technology, and the environment interact in intricate and evolving ways. Their density, diversity, and dynamism make them central to the global effort to achieve sustainability and decarbonisation, yet they also present formidable challenges for planning, operation, and governance. Understanding and representing this complexity through multi-vector modelling is essential for designing strategies that support resilient, net-zero urban futures. In particular, research on urban energy use and associated carbon emissions is vital, as the built environment remains one of the most significant contributors to urban energy demand.
Progress towards these goals depends on a deeper appreciation of how urban systems are interconnected and mutually dependent. Energy demand, transport, water, land use, digital infrastructure, and social behaviour influence one another and respond collectively to changing climate conditions. Recognising these linkages allows researchers and decision makers to explore trade-offs, optimise resource allocation, and coordinate interventions that deliver both carbon reduction and climate resilience.
This special issue, "Urban Building Energy Modelling Addressing Climate Change", welcomes research that advances urban energy modelling and building emissions characterisation, while also engaging with practice, policy, economics, technology, and societal impacts to accelerate sustainable and resilient net-zero cities.
Dr. Rui Jing
Dr. Meng Wang
Dr. Jingfeng Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multi-vector energy modelling
- urban building energy modelling
- sustainable urban energy
- climate resilient cities
- net-zero cities
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