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Design optimization of urban typologies: A framework for evaluating building energy performance and outdoor thermal comfort
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In this article, a multi-phase optimization framework for conceptual urban design is developed to identify an acceptable range of design solutions by broadening the perspective of the field toward using a more customized optimization framework in early design that will further guarantee the requirements of energy efficient and sustainable cities.About:
This article is published in Sustainable Cities and Society.The article was published on 2022-01-01. It has received 12 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Baseline (sea) & Thermal comfort.read more
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Accelerated environmental performance-driven design of the parametric urban block with generative adversarial network
Chenyu Huang,Gengjia Zhang,Jiawei Yao,Xiaoxin Wang,John Kaiser Calautit,Cairong Zhao,Na An,Xi Peng +7 more
TL;DR: In this article , a GAN-based surrogate model is combined with a multi-objective genetic algorithm to achieve real-time optimization of urban morphology to accelerate environmental performance-driven urban design.
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Smart city re-imagined: City planning and GeoAI in the age of big data
Reza Mortaheb,Piotr Jankowski +1 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors make a case for a reconceptualization of the technocentric notion of the smart city, and to elevate the position of city planning within the smart-city discourse.
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Cooling energy saving by vegetation planting in high-density districts: Evaluation using the coupled simulation
TL;DR: In this paper , a one-way coupled simulation method which linked the ENVI-met and Energyplus models was developed to evaluate the impacts of urban vegetation on micro-climate parameters and the building cooling energy consumptions.
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Optimization of Urban Block Form by Adding New Volumes for Capacity Improvement and Solar Performance Using A Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm: A Case Study of Nanjing
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors constructed a set of automatic workflows for adding new volumes to existing buildings, and a multi-objective optimization was applied with a Wallacei plug-in in Grasshopper to optimize the solar radiation, solar hours, and block capacity.
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Built Form and Function as Determinants of Urban Energy Performance: An Integrated Agent-based Modeling Approach and Case Study
TL;DR: In this paper , a holistic and scalable agent-based modeling framework that incorporates contextual factors in the energy demand and supply evaluation of urban areas using multi-dimensional performance metrics is presented.
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World urbanization prospects: an alternative to the UN model of projection compatible with urban transition theory
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose to evaluate the projections of the United Nations United Nations (UNU) des Nations Unies (NU) in the context of the transition of urban areas.
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On the impact of urban heat island and global warming on the power demand and electricity consumption of buildings—A review
Mattheos Santamouris,Mattheos Santamouris,Constantinos Cartalis,Afroditi Synnefa,D. Kolokotsa +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of ambient temperature on the peak electricity demand was analyzed and it was shown that higher temperatures have a serious impact on the electricity consumption of the building sector increasing considerably the peak and the total electricity demand.
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Effects of asymmetry, galleries, overhanging façades and vegetation on thermal comfort in urban street canyons
Fazia Ali-Toudert,Helmut Mayer +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the street vertical profile, including asymmetrical canyon shapes, the use of galleries and further shading devices on the facades, arranged in various orientations are assessed.
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Outdoor thermal comfort within five different urban forms in the Netherlands
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