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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Urban energy"”.
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Modeling urban energy supply schemes
Rapid urbanization places increased pressure on governments and cities to use economical, low-carbon energy supply strategies. This manuscript details efforts to develop an integrated energy supply and demand analysis tool to help urban planners and designers evaluate and compare schemes to satisfy …
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Urban Energy Atlas for a Sustainable development
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Enhancing Urban Energy Sustainability through PCM-Integrated Mortar Infrastructure
The escalating energy demand to regulate urban temperature is emerging as a pressing environmental issue. As societies strive for comfort and climate control, the environmental impact of excessive energy use cannot be overlooked. To mitigate this situation, this research aims to design novel mortar …
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Electrified transportation and urban energy systems for economic, efficiency, and resilience benefits
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01
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A methodology for the design of an urban energy distribution network of prosumers
… are responsible for the 67% of the world s energy demand and are the major contributors of CO2 emissions, governments and researchers push towards energy policy initiatives aiming at increasing the sustainability of urban areas. In this context, the diffusion of autonomous energy production …
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Energy Performance Assessment of Building Stocks - Enhancing Quality Data Flows for Urban Energy Analysis
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Bridging the urban energy divide: equity-focused transition pathways for sub-Saharan African cities
This thesis examines how alternative urban energy transition pathways in Sub-Saharan Africa could simultaneously address the imperatives of equitable energy access and use across different income groups, while meeting other development and sustainability goals. Through detailed analysis of six …
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Modelling and Co-simulation of Urban Energy Systems: An holistic approach for planning and management
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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How the institutional organization of Santiago affects its capacity to design and apply urban energy initiatives
The need for greater levels of energy efficiency has never been as clear as it is now. In the case of Chile, factors such as high energy consumption, high energy prices and growing concern for the environment and energy security have contributed to a growing awareness of the need for further …
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Developing an Activity-Based Model for City-Scale Cross-Sectoral Energy and Carbon Emissions Management
… increasingly prevalent worldwide, reshaping how urban residents allocate their time and interact with the built environment. These structural shifts are changing the spatial and temporal distribution of energy demand in cities, posing new challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban energy …
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Urban Spatiotemporal Energy Flux
Urban energy systems are often studied in a very similar way in the sense that the characteristics of the underlying physical infrastructure are weighted as the main determinants of energy use predictions, while the behavior of the human population in relation to this systemthe so-called ``energy …
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Pianificazione urbanistica ed efficienza energetica: analisi e valutazione della performance energetica urbana
This research explores the relationship between energy, land use and urban planning in the context of climate change risks. The ambition is to contribute to the definition of new planning procedures and tools addressed to urban sustainability and low-carbon urban systems. Climate change represents …
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Urban building energy modeling and retrofit design as a means to inform effective public policy : Boston case study
… buildings use upwards of 20% of the total energy consumed annually in the United States. This, coupled with the desire to reduce overall utility costs and improve occupant comfort on the part of residents, places cities, as the main catalyst for local energy policy, at the forefront of the …
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Estimating residential hot water consumption from smart electricity meter data
… that residential water heating is among the most energy-intensive aspects of the water sector, domestic hot water use is often poorly quantified. However, water-related energy savings in the residential sector are possible from the implementation of energy-efficient water heaters. Estimating hot …
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Essays on Urban Climate Model Evaluation and Application
The field of urban climatology as a subfield of atmospheric science / physical geography has developed significantly over the past 3 decades. Major advances have occurred in the theoretical understanding of the urban effect at multiple spatial and temporal scales, as well as in empirical work …
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Sustainable energy performances of urban morphologies
… dissertation examines the concept of sustainable energy within a urban design context. In essence, the research aims to answer the question: “what role does the city’s built environment morphology play, if any, in the sustainability of its energy system?”. To answer this question, I first derive …
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Urban building energy modeling as a dynamic tool for sustainability planning
… the most effective strategies to achieving energy efficiency in order to meet these objectives. This thesis explores how urban building energy modeling (UBEM) can be utilized to develop high-impact community-led energy efficiency programs. UBEM is a recently developed type of bottom-up …
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Auto-calibrated urban building energy models as continuous planning tools for greenhouse gas emissions management
… gas emissions associated with their buildings' energy use, owners frequently rely on building energy models that are calibrated to existing conditions for evaluation of potential energy efficiency retrofits. Development of such calibrated models requires the estimation of a series of building …
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Comparison of simplified models of urban climate for improved prediction of building energy use in cities
… is a requisite tool in the design of low-energy buildings, yet, definition of weather boundary conditions during simulation of urban buildings suffers from a lack of data that accounts for the UHI effect. To overcome barriers preventing the use of more representative climate data in …
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Exploring urban activity patterns using electric smart meter data
… to explore temporal and geographic variations in urban energy consumption and thus urban activity. A central question is whether electricity consumption patterns vary between different economic sectors, across space, and between different days of the week and times of year. This data shows clearly …
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