Session

Reaching climate neutrality in cities demands a comprehensive transformation of urban energy systems that balances environmental, social, and economic sustainability. This involves adopting energy-efficient technologies, reducing emissions, and expanding renewable energy use across all scales—from individual buildings to entire neighbourhoods. The track examines evaluation frameworks and decision-making tools that support this energy transition, covering topics such as energy renovations, low-emission buildings, nearly Zero or Positive Energy Buildings (nZEB/PEB), Positive Energy Districts (PED), and urban climate-neutral planning strategies. These approaches ensure solutions are not only effective but also inclusive, affordable, and adaptable to different urban environments.

Presentations:

• 060 Karamanis Dimitrios, Expanding BIPV city deployment against urban and climate change related temperature increases: The BIPV-city project

• 079 Barsanti Matteo, Urban Design and Energy Demand Patterns: A Spatial Analysis Using Geolocated Smart Meter Data from UK Households

• 195 Agristya Syifa Hana, How Urban Form and Land Use Shapes Energy Emissions? A Data-driven Comparative Study of Seoul

• 230 Matuska Tomas, Achieving the Carbon Neutrality of New District in Czech Context

• 235 Leusbrock Ingo, Spatial energy planning and municipal heat planning - Experiences and developments in Austria

• 249 Wannier David, Open Geographic Information System for Energy Transition: citiwatts.eu