# Exploring the Benefits and Limitations of Digital Twin Technology in Building Energy
## 5 Digital Twin Technology for Energy Sector Development
### Software for Energy Prediction-Actual Software Cases  
Table 1 shows 68 applications in the field of building energy that have been linked to the use of energy analysis software or techniques in this section and indicates the year of publication, the software used and the application content. The widespread use of software such as EnergyPlus and Insight can be seen in many studies in recent years. The characteristics and scope of application of this software vary, but their common goal is to understand and optimize the energy consumption of buildings. There are many different types of software used to carry out simulations and analyses in the study and evaluation of energy efficiency in buildings. With their unique characteristics and capabilities, each of these tools has advantages when dealing with a variety of specific tasks. Several trends and patterns are evident based on the data collected. \begin{table}
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**No.** & **References** & **Year** & **Energy Simulation Technologies** & **Application** \\ \hline
1 & [44] & 2016 & EnergyPlus & Energy consumption in residential buildings \\
2 & [45] & 2017 & eQUEST & Energy impact factors in buildings \\
3 & [46] & 2017 & EnergyPlus & Energy forecasting for residential buildings \\
4 & [47] & 2019 & Insight & Analysis of the thermal performance of buildings \\
5 & [48] & 2019 & EnergyPlus & Building materials influence energy efficiency \\
6 & [49] & 2020 & EnergyPlus and GBS and EC0.AP & Energy analysis and comparison of public buildings \\
7 & [50] & 2020 & Insight360 & Building Systems to influence energy efficiency \\
8 & [51] & 2020 & Energyplus & Energy consumption of HVAC systems \\
9 & [52] & 2020 & EnergyPlus, Sketchup, openstudio & Building temperature affects energy efficiency \\
10 & [53] & 2020 & DesignBuilder & Building energy modelling and retrofitting \\
11 & [54] & 2020 & Insight 360 & Building design influences energy consumption \\
12 & [55] & 2020 & EnergyPlus & Occupant behavior influences energy use \\
13 & [42] & 2020 & EnergyPlus & Building Energy Consumption Comparison \\
14 & [56] & 2020 & DesignBuilder & Building energy consumption analysis \\
15 & [57] & 2020 & NSGA-II & Reducing building energy consumption \\
16 & [58] & 2021 & EnergyPlus & Energy impact of building shading \\
17 & [59] & 2021 & FirstRate5 & Building energy consumption and assessment \\
18 & [60] & 2021 & DesignBuilder & Zero Energy Building Assessment \\
19 & [61] & 2021 & RF & Optimizing building energy efficiency \\
20 & [62] & 2022 & Green Building Studio & Analysis of building electricity consumption \\
21 & [63] & 2022 & EnergyPlus & Thermochromic glazing control affects building energy efficiency \\
22 & [64] & 2022 & Green Building Studio & Building Performance Simulation \\
23 & [65] & 2022 & Green Building Studio & Building Performance Simulation \\
24 & [66] & 2022 & EnergyPlus & Building biomaterials affect building energy consumption \\
25 & [67] & 2022 & Framework simulation assessment & Lighting control strategies affect energy efficiency \\
26 & [68] & 2022 & Energyplus & Building energy simulations and comparisons \\
27 & [69] & 2022 & DesignBuilder & Ventilation design affects energy consumption \\
28 & [70] & 2022 & EMS Analysis & Building energy consumption forecasting \\
29 & [71] & 2022 & ANN & Building Energy Analysis, Prediction \\
30 & [72] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Energy consumption of temporary building \\
31 & [73] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Energy consumption in high-density urban high-rise office buildings \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: Energy simulation technologies in various applications.