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EUReCA: An open-source urban building energy modelling tool for the efficient evaluation of cities energy demand

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  • Prataviera, Enrico
  • Romano, Pierdonato
  • Carnieletto, Laura
  • Pirotti, Francesco
  • Vivian, Jacopo
  • Zarrella, Angelo

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Recently, the attention towards Urban Building Energy Modelling has been growing due to the large contribution of cities on the worldwide energy consumption rate. In fact, many models have been developed to simulate buildings and urban energy systems.

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  • Prataviera, Enrico & Romano, Pierdonato & Carnieletto, Laura & Pirotti, Francesco & Vivian, Jacopo & Zarrella, Angelo, 2021. "EUReCA: An open-source urban building energy modelling tool for the efficient evaluation of cities energy demand," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 173(C), pages 544-560.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:173:y:2021:i:c:p:544-560
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.144
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    1. Fonseca, Jimeno A. & Schlueter, Arno, 2015. "Integrated model for characterization of spatiotemporal building energy consumption patterns in neighborhoods and city districts," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 247-265.
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    4. Tiziano Dalla Mora & Lorenzo Teso & Laura Carnieletto & Angelo Zarrella & Piercarlo Romagnoni, 2021. "Comparative Analysis between Dynamic and Quasi-Steady-State Methods at an Urban Scale on a Social-Housing District in Venice," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-22, August.

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