Advanced Urban Building Energy Modeling for Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient Cities

Urban built environments account for a substantial share of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, making them crucial to climate mitigation efforts. Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) has emerged as a powerful way for simulating urban/district-scale energy dynamics. However, as the deployment of distributed renewable energy accelerates and climate uncertainties intensify, such as extreme weather events and urban heat islands, traditional energy modeling must evolve to dynamically capture these multifaceted environmental and technological interactions.This Research Topic aims to address the methodological and practical challenges in utilizing UBEM for urban decarbonization and climate adaptation. The primary goal is to advance UBEM frameworks to accurately quantify urban distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation potential, optimize energy supply-demand matching, and unlock the energy flexibility of building clusters. Furthermore, this topic seeks to integrate future climate change projections, microclimate effects, and extreme weather scenarios into urban energy models. By evaluating their impacts on urban building energy consumption, this collection can provide actionable insights for resilient urban energy planning.Scope and information for authorsThis Research Topic welcomes submissions of original research articles, reviews, and case studies that expand the boundaries of UBEM to support sustainable urban transitions. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:- Modeling and integration of renewable energy systems into urban infrastructure- Planning strategies for urban-scale distributed renewable energy systems- Analytical frameworks for supply-demand matching and energy flexibility of urban building clusters- Evaluating the resilience and energy performance of urban building stocks under future climate change and extreme weather events- Data-driven and co-simulation methods that enhance the accuracy of urban energy-climate modeling- Multi-scale case studies demonstrating pathways to net-zero and climate-resilient districts Topic editors: Zhang Deng, Chengliang Xu, Yanan Liu Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/86303/advanced-urban-building-energy-modeling-for-low-carbon-and-climate-resilient-cities