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Since their creation eight years ago, the EERA Joint Programmes and their participating institutions have accumulated important knowledge on specific topics of the programmes they carried out. This includes Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts, which are not only crucial topics tackled by EERA Joint Programme in the Smart Cities Workplan, but also in H2020 as well as Horizon Europe or national calls, focusing on innovative solutions based on interdisciplinary approaches, which are needed to face the highly complex challenges in coming years, from sustainable urban development to emergencies in cities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The foreword of EERA JP in SC Special Issue 1|2018 highlighted the aim of the Special Issues series, which was, and still is, to support the growth of research networks in the EC framework. According to this, our ambition is to publish the most promising research and innovation projects which EERA JPonSC partners, and others, set up in the framework of H2020 Programme, to drive the attention to the fact that EERA JP on SC is one of the strong voices in research in Europe, capable of highlighting and integrating different solutions and points of view.

Research & information: general --- Technology: general issues --- positive energy districts labs --- testing facilities --- factsheets --- statistical studies --- electric buses --- greenhouse gas emissions --- low carbon energy public transport --- public transport --- sustainable development --- Polish city --- smart city --- renewable energy --- distributed generation --- urban policy --- Poland --- governance --- energy flexibility --- positive energy districts --- sustainable energy --- smart city deployment --- behaviour change --- carbon footprint: citizen motivation --- sustainability --- energy modelling --- building thermal performance --- refurbishment potential --- multivariable evaluation --- GIS --- TRNSYS --- centralized energy systems --- district heating systems --- energy demand in buildings --- distributed energy sources --- photovoltaic systems --- Positive Energy District (PED) --- PED Booklet --- SET-Plan --- positive energy district --- climate-neutral cities --- 15-minute city --- downsizing district --- doughnuts --- post-COVID-19 scenario for RD&amp --- I funding --- Positive Energy District --- sustainable urban areas --- transition

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The book Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts: Urban Perspectives in 2020 is the second book published by MDPI on the topic. It highlights the most recent internationally/nationally funded projects on Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts, providing readers with an overview of the most recent and effective solutions to support the transition of urban areas towards climate neutrality as well as inspiring solutions not only for researchers but for local governments who seek to transform urban areas into sustainable places.

Research & information: general --- Physics --- building dynamics --- occupants’ comfort --- energy efficiency --- information and communication technologies --- COVID-19 scenario --- human interaction --- Positive Energy District --- smart districts --- building performance simulation --- sustainable large-scale renovation model --- Driving Urban Transition --- Renovation Wave --- neighbourhoods --- positive energy districts --- sustainable urban areas --- energy production --- energy flexibility --- economic costs --- indoor environmental quality --- social performance --- Positive Energy Districts --- urban typology --- energy modelling --- energy and climate goals --- sustainable urban development --- energy sufficiency --- deep energy retrofit --- building thermal mass --- positive energy district --- yearly energy balance --- seasonal energy balance --- residential buildings --- district heating --- renewable energy resources --- PED boundary --- multi-criteria decision analyses --- geographic information systems --- GIS overlay analyses --- positive energy district (PED) --- enabling solution for PED transition --- energy efficiency in buildings and real estate --- n/a --- occupants' comfort

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Since their creation eight years ago, the EERA Joint Programmes and their participating institutions have accumulated important knowledge on specific topics of the programmes they carried out. This includes Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts, which are not only crucial topics tackled by EERA Joint Programme in the Smart Cities Workplan, but also in H2020 as well as Horizon Europe or national calls, focusing on innovative solutions based on interdisciplinary approaches, which are needed to face the highly complex challenges in coming years, from sustainable urban development to emergencies in cities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The foreword of EERA JP in SC Special Issue 1|2018 highlighted the aim of the Special Issues series, which was, and still is, to support the growth of research networks in the EC framework. According to this, our ambition is to publish the most promising research and innovation projects which EERA JPonSC partners, and others, set up in the framework of H2020 Programme, to drive the attention to the fact that EERA JP on SC is one of the strong voices in research in Europe, capable of highlighting and integrating different solutions and points of view.

positive energy districts labs --- testing facilities --- factsheets --- statistical studies --- electric buses --- greenhouse gas emissions --- low carbon energy public transport --- public transport --- sustainable development --- Polish city --- smart city --- renewable energy --- distributed generation --- urban policy --- Poland --- governance --- energy flexibility --- positive energy districts --- sustainable energy --- smart city deployment --- behaviour change --- carbon footprint: citizen motivation --- sustainability --- energy modelling --- building thermal performance --- refurbishment potential --- multivariable evaluation --- GIS --- TRNSYS --- centralized energy systems --- district heating systems --- energy demand in buildings --- distributed energy sources --- photovoltaic systems --- Positive Energy District (PED) --- PED Booklet --- SET-Plan --- positive energy district --- climate-neutral cities --- 15-minute city --- downsizing district --- doughnuts --- post-COVID-19 scenario for RD&amp --- I funding --- Positive Energy District --- sustainable urban areas --- transition

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Buildings account for more than one-third of the global final energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The building sector offers a significant potential in the transition towards the decarbonisation of societies. To achieve this goal, different concepts and implementations of Net-Zero/Positive Energy Buildings and Districts (NZPEBD) have emerged in the last years and are still in progress. This book is the collection of the articles published in the Special Issue “Net-Zero/Positive Energy Buildings and Districts” of the Buildings journal. This reprint includes 17 research articles covering different aspects of Net-Zero/Positive Energy Buildings and Districts planning, technologies, economics, building design and retrofitting, citizen engagement, and collection of energy data.

Research & information: general --- Physics --- energy storage --- hydrogen --- power-to-gas --- reversible solid oxide cell --- optimization --- mixed integer linear programming --- MILP --- microgrid --- PV --- peer to peer --- self-consumption --- energy community --- local market --- PVT --- water-based PVT --- techno-economic analysis --- digital mapping --- seasonal thermal energy storage --- waste incineration --- district heating --- waste heat --- energy retrofit --- heat pump --- CO2 emissions --- building stock --- PED --- energy flexibility --- socioeconomic analysis --- regions --- regulation --- renewable energy --- urban environment --- climatic zones --- gaussian mixture model --- Expectation-Maximization --- urban building energy modeling --- data acquisition --- building optimisation design --- Saharan --- cool climate --- genetic algorithm --- low energy buildings --- spatial --- temporal --- energy use --- smart city --- net‐ and nearly‐zero‐energy buildings --- positive energy communities and districts --- renewable energy integration --- energy flexibility in buildings and communities --- simulation and optimization methods --- practical experience from demo sites --- buildings --- construction --- efficient homes --- energy efficiency --- GHG emissions --- homes --- net-zero energy (NZE) --- NZE building technology --- positive energy districts --- citizen --- cities --- participation --- citizen engagement --- stakeholder engagement --- urban energy transition --- bi-directional grid --- urban photovoltaic systems --- energy communities --- agent based modelling --- techno-economic modelling --- market design --- distributed renewable energy --- characterization --- review --- text mining --- nearly zero-energy building --- container building --- building design --- energy simulation --- climate study --- plus energy buildings --- plus energy districts --- energy sharing --- energy trading --- clean energy package --- n/a

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Buildings account for more than one-third of the global final energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The building sector offers a significant potential in the transition towards the decarbonisation of societies. To achieve this goal, different concepts and implementations of Net-Zero/Positive Energy Buildings and Districts (NZPEBD) have emerged in the last years and are still in progress. This book is the collection of the articles published in the Special Issue “Net-Zero/Positive Energy Buildings and Districts” of the Buildings journal. This reprint includes 17 research articles covering different aspects of Net-Zero/Positive Energy Buildings and Districts planning, technologies, economics, building design and retrofitting, citizen engagement, and collection of energy data.

energy storage --- hydrogen --- power-to-gas --- reversible solid oxide cell --- optimization --- mixed integer linear programming --- MILP --- microgrid --- PV --- peer to peer --- self-consumption --- energy community --- local market --- PVT --- water-based PVT --- techno-economic analysis --- digital mapping --- seasonal thermal energy storage --- waste incineration --- district heating --- waste heat --- energy retrofit --- heat pump --- CO2 emissions --- building stock --- PED --- energy flexibility --- socioeconomic analysis --- regions --- regulation --- renewable energy --- urban environment --- climatic zones --- gaussian mixture model --- Expectation-Maximization --- urban building energy modeling --- data acquisition --- building optimisation design --- Saharan --- cool climate --- genetic algorithm --- low energy buildings --- spatial --- temporal --- energy use --- smart city --- net‐ and nearly‐zero‐energy buildings --- positive energy communities and districts --- renewable energy integration --- energy flexibility in buildings and communities --- simulation and optimization methods --- practical experience from demo sites --- buildings --- construction --- efficient homes --- energy efficiency --- GHG emissions --- homes --- net-zero energy (NZE) --- NZE building technology --- positive energy districts --- citizen --- cities --- participation --- citizen engagement --- stakeholder engagement --- urban energy transition --- bi-directional grid --- urban photovoltaic systems --- energy communities --- agent based modelling --- techno-economic modelling --- market design --- distributed renewable energy --- characterization --- review --- text mining --- nearly zero-energy building --- container building --- building design --- energy simulation --- climate study --- plus energy buildings --- plus energy districts --- energy sharing --- energy trading --- clean energy package --- n/a