Energy Consumption in a Smart City

• Other Authors: Nastasi, Benedetto (Editor), Mauri, Andrea (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Physics; building energy flexibility; HOMER software; peak clipping; load shifting; energy saving; building performance assessment; indoor environment quality; occupants' satisfaction; post-occupancy evaluation; Green Building Index; tropical climate; building performance simulation; CO2 emission; occupant's comfort; window allocation; climate change; energy consumption; building energy load; thermal load; future weather; operative temperature; cooling load; daily energy need; solar gains; nZEB; historical buildings; TRNSYS; buildings retrofitting; buildings office; economic feasibility; Renewable Energy Systems (RESs); Zero Energy District (ZED); Digital Twin (DT); Building Information Modelling (BIM); Geographic Information System (GIS); Revit software's; asymmetric duty cycle control; bifilar coil; pulse duty cycle control; induction heating; metal melting; phase shift control; pulse density modulation; series resonant inverter; variable frequency control; building operation and maintenance; extended reality; virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; immersive technologies; digital twins; metaverse; positive energy district; district energy infrastructure; decarbonisation of neighbourhoods; GIS; energy transition; smart city policy; carbon emission intensity; digital transformation; green innovation; difference-in-differences; n/a
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A Smart City is the perfect environment to study and exploit the interactions between actors because its architecture already integrates vaious elements to collect data and connect to its citizens. Furthermore, the proliferation of web platforms (e.g., social media and web fora) and the increased af...