Energy planning and forecasting approaches for supporting physical improvement strategies in the building sector: a review

Chalal, ML, Medjdoub, B ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3402-4479, White, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7508-7882 and Shrahily, R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7615-4116, 2016. Energy planning and forecasting approaches for supporting physical improvement strategies in the building sector: a review. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 64, pp. 761-776. ISSN 1364-0321

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Abstract

The strict CO2 emission targets set to tackle the global climate change associated with greenhouse gas emission exerts so much pressure on our cities which contribute up to 75% of the global carbon dioxide emission level, with buildings being the largest contributor (UNEP, 2015). Premised on this fact, urban planners are required to implement proactive energy planning strategies not only to meet these targets but also ensure that future cities development is performed in a way that promotes energy-efficiency. This article gives an overview of the state-of-art of energy planning and forecasting approaches for aiding physical improvement strategies in the building sector. Unlike previous reviews, which have only addressed the strengths as well as weaknesses of some of the approaches while referring to some relevant examples from the literature, this article focuses on critically analysing more approaches namely; 2D GIS and 3DGIS (CityGML) based energy prediction approaches, based on their frequent intervention scale, applicability in the building life cycle, and conventional prediction process. This will be followed by unravelling the gaps and issues pertaining to the reviewed approaches. Finally, based on the identified problems, future research prospects are recommended.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Creators:	Chalal, M.L., Medjdoub, B., White, M. and Shrahily, R.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	October 2016
Volume:	64
ISSN:	1364-0321
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.040 DOI S1364032116302726 Publisher Item Identifier
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	30 Jun 2016 11:33
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2017 13:40
Related URLs:	Publisher
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28052

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