Explaining Spatial Variations in Residential Energy Usage Intensity in Chicago: The Role of Urban Form and Geomorphometry

Li, Chaosu; Song, Yan; Kaza, Nikhil; Burghardt, René

doi:10.1177/0739456x19873382

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“…Our studies proved that 3D form deserves more attention in research on the relationship between urban form and building energy consumption and CO 2 emission [69,70]. Urban 3D form takes into account more comprehensive morphological information.…”

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Exploring the Connection between Urban 3D Form and Building Energy Performance and the Influencing Mechanism

Wang

Zhang

Lin

et al. 2021

IJGI

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Continuous growth of building energy consumption CO2 emission (BECCE) threatens urban sustainable development. Urban form is an important factor affecting BECCE. Compactness is a significant urban morphological characteristic. There is currently a lack of research on the effect of urban three-dimensional (3D) compactness on BECCE. To clarify the research value of 3D compactness, we investigated whether 3D compactness has a stronger impact on BECCE than two-dimensional (2D) compactness. A total of 288 buildings of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) were divided into 5 zones according to building climate demarcation. As BECCE is affected mainly by four aspects (socioeconomic condition, building features, macroclimate, and urban form), the BECCE driven by urban form (BECCE-f) in each zone was calculated firstly using the partial least square regression model. Normalized compactness index (NCI) and normalized vertical compactness index (NVCI) were calculated with Python to quantify urban 2D and 3D compactness within a 1 km buffer of PBOC buildings. The mean NCI and NVCI values of each zone were adopted as 2D and 3D compactness of this zone. Gray correlation analysis of the five zones showed that the connection between the NVCI and BECCE-f is stronger than that between NCI and BECCE-f. Based on this, we believe that the emphasis of later research should be shifted to urban 3D form, not just 2D elements. 3D form can describe the real urban form in a more accurate and detailed manner. Emphasizing 3D morphological characteristics in studies of the relationship between urban form and building energy performance is more meaningful and valuable than only considering 2D characteristics. The impact mechanism of urban form on BECCE-f should also be analyzed from the perspective of 3D form. This study also provides beneficial solutions to building energy saving and low-carbon building construction.

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Exploring the Connection between Urban 3D Form and Building Energy Performance and the Influencing Mechanism

Wang

Zhang

Lin

et al. 2021

IJGI

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“…There are no firm frameworks and well-established schemes for implementation of energy renovation programmes, especially in multi-flat buildings [11][12][13][14][15]19,21,52].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several important studies [11][12][13] were conducted to analyze the impact of urban form and geomorphometry impact on residential energy consumption. The studies found that neighborhood street configuration and tree shade have significant effect on residential energy consumption and, consequently, greenhouse gas emissions.…”

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Climate Change Mitigation in Households between Market Failures and Psychological Barriers

2020

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Though there are areas of climate change mitigation linked to household’s energy consumption having huge greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction potential as energy renovation or installation of micro generation technologies using renewable energy sources, these GHG emission reduction potentials are not realized so far. The main input of the paper is to overcome this gap and to provide a systematic review of the main barriers of climate change mitigation behavior linked to energy consumption in households and to develop policies to overcome these barriers. The main policies and measures to reduce GHG emissions of energy combustion in households are promotion of renewable energy consumption and energy efficiency improvements however, these policies have been not successful in overcoming some important barriers of climate change mitigation in households. The empirical evidence of behavioral failures is deepened in this paper and the correlation between market barriers, unsuccessful climate change mitigation policies and behavioral and psychological barriers is provided based on systematic literature review.

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“…The spatial shaping of the underground and aboveground parts of such investments requires the analysis of various design concepts to determine the best spatial solution, in which-apart from satisfying the conditions of applicable legal acts or requirements of current standards, etc.-it is important to obtain the largest possible usable area of the aboveground and underground parts of the new building [48,49]. For these reasons, it is advantageous to develop a numerical model that enables the computational simulation of various options for a building's spatial solution.…”

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The Use of 3D Numerical Modeling in Conceptual Design: A Case Study

Michalak

Przybysz

2021

Energies

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This article describes the construction of a building with four aboveground floors and one underground floor as part of the ongoing development of Warsaw’s city center. A 3D numerical model was developed to reflect the spatial and structural solutions of the new building based on the design documentation with regard to the outcomes of geotechnical tests, the actual phases of work completed, the results of the geodetic measurements carried out in individual phases of the building implementation, and the characteristics of the existing adjacent buildings. The 3D numerical model was calibrated taking into account the results of the geodetic measurements of the benchmarks stabilized on the adjacent buildings. The numerical models of the building were used to analyze a number of multiple-step variants, taking into account the increase in the number of aboveground floors (from 1 to 4) and underground floors (by 1), as well as the increase in the projected area of the underground part compared to the area of the site designated for development. The paper presents the conclusions of our analyses, which may be helpful to others designing buildings in intensively urbanized areas and guide them in selecting the best solution.

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Explaining Spatial Variations in Residential Energy Usage Intensity in Chicago: The Role of Urban Form and Geomorphometry

Cited by 23 publications

References 59 publications

Exploring the Connection between Urban 3D Form and Building Energy Performance and the Influencing Mechanism

Exploring the Connection between Urban 3D Form and Building Energy Performance and the Influencing Mechanism

Climate Change Mitigation in Households between Market Failures and Psychological Barriers

The Use of 3D Numerical Modeling in Conceptual Design: A Case Study

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