7 papers
Unraveling persistent urban-rural gaps: A long-term provincial analysis of residential heating and cooling loads
Qinwen Tang, Ran Yan, Nan Zhou +1
Climate change and rising thermal comfort demand make residential heating and cooling central to building-sector decarbonization. This study presents a bottom-up modeling framework…
Building floorspace and stock measurement: A review of global efforts, knowledge gaps, and research priorities
Minda Ma, Shufan Zhang, Junhong Liu +4
Despite a substantial body of research-evidenced by our analysis of 2,628 peer-reviewed papers-global building floorspace data remain fragmented, inconsistent, and methodologically…
Provincial allocation of China's commercial building operational carbon towards carbon neutrality
Yanqiao Deng, Minda Ma, Nan Zhou +4
National carbon peak track and optimized provincial carbon allocations are crucial for mitigating regional inequality within the commercial building sector during China's transitio…
India's residential space cooling transition: Decarbonization ambitions since the turn of millennium
Ran Yan, Nan Zhou, Minda Ma +1
As an emerging emitter poised for significant growth in space cooling demand, India requires comprehensive insights into historical emission trends and decarbonization performance…
Decarbonization analysis on residential end uses in the emerging economies
Ran Yan, Minda Ma
This study explores the historical emission patterns and decarbonization efforts of China and India, the largest emerging emitters in residential building operations. Using a novel…
Estimation of Global Building Stocks by 2070: Unlocking Renovation Potential
Shufan Zhang, Minda Ma, Nan Zhou +6
Buildings produce one-third of carbon emissions globally, however, data absence regarding global floorspace poses challenges in advancing building carbon neutrality. We compile the…
China's plug-in hybrid electric vehicle transition: an operational carbon perspective
Yanqiao Deng, Minda Ma, Nan Zhou +3
Assessing the emissions of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) operations is crucial for accelerating the carbon-neutral transition in the passenger car sector. This study is th…