‘effort’ (Energy Efficiency on-site) – A New Method for Planning and Realization of Energy-efficient Neighbourhoods Under the Aspects of Sustainability

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“…Other researches prefer the middle planning level between the building and the city scale (Roselt et al, 2015;Futcher at al., 2017;Yeo & Lee, 2018). The reason is that the city level demands more actors to be involved, which can impede the successful implementation of energy efficient principles (Amaral et al 2018).…”

“…The district scale is the most suitable scale also for more efficient integration of renewable energy and distribution systems (Amaral et al, 2018). On the other side, the neighbourhood scale is promoted as an intermediate scale with the greatest potential for energy optimization because in that spatial unit maximum energy efficiency may be grouped together (Roselt et al, 2015). And further, to improve energy sustainability also at the building level, a neighbourhood scale needs to be assessed because of the interactions of neighbouring buildings (Futcher et al, 2017).…”

“…Many studies have been investigating the potential of improving energy efficiency at the building level neglecting the environmental impact of neighbouring buildings and vice versa (Strasser, 2015). Raising awareness that energy saving measures need to be addressed beyond the building scale was leading researchers to develop tools and models for improving energy consumption on the neighbourhood, district and the city scale (Roselt et al, 2015;Poggi et al, 2017;Yeo & Lee, 2018).…”

Geospatial tools for Community Engagement in the Christchurch Rebuild, New Zealand

“…Mapsup Maptable, however, focuses on community and stakeholder engagement at the stage of public hearings with less usability among urban planning experts. Among some of the latest geospatial tools, Effort (2015) presents also relevant progress on neighbourhood redevelopment modelling and assessment (Roselt et al, 2015). It is a comparable tool to ESP; allowing users to design different redevelopment scenarios, but the data input and interpretation of outcomes require some degree of expertise.…”

Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Urban Planning

“…Many studies have been investigating the potential of improving energy efficiency at the building level neglecting the environmental impact of neighbouring buildings and vice versa (Strasser, 2015). Raising awareness that energy saving measures need to be addressed beyond the building scale was leading researchers to develop tools and models for improving energy consumption on the neighbourhood, district and the city scale (Roselt et al, 2015;Poggi et al, 2017;Silva et al, 2018;Yeo & Lee, 2018).…”