# 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
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**No.** & **References** & **Year** & **Energy Simulation Technologies** & **Application** \\ \hline
32 & [74] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Energy Demand of Multi-storey Hotel Structures \\
33 & [75] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Energy consumption for excessive cooling \\  & & & in buildings \\
34 & [76] & 2023 & EnergyPlus, TRNSYS, & Double skin facades (DSFs) in whole-building energy \\  & & & IDA ICE and IES-VE & simulation and comparison \\
35 & [77] & 2023 & Ladybug Tools and Wallacei X & Urban form influences building energy consumption \\
36 & [78] & 2023 & DeST & Energy use behavior affects energy consumption in \\  & & & university buildings \\
37 & [79] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & 3D printed residential building energy analysis \\
38 & [80] & 2023 & EnergyPlus and Machine Learning & Time series energy data to improve building energy efficiency \\
39 & [81] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Office building energy simulation with decision \\  & & & analysis tools \\
40 & [82] & 2023 & Spatial autoregressive model & Building environment influences building energy \\  & & & consumption \\
41 & [83] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Tinted windows influence indoor energy efficiency \\  & & & in buildings \\
42 & [84] & 2023 & EnergyPlus and Machine Learning & Comfort performance and cost control in zero \\  & & & energy buildings \\
43 & [85] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Assessment of energy measures and control \\  & & & strategies in supermarket buildings \\
44 & [86] & 2023 & ECO2 & Seasonal temperatures of water heating sources \\  & & & determine building energy efficiency \\
45 & [87] & 2023 & DOE-2 & Insulated shades affect the energy performance of residential buildings \\
46 & [88] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Analysis of the energy resilience performance of urban residential buildings in hot and humid zones \\
47 & [89] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Optimization of energy consumption in low-rise buildings in complex climates \\
48 & [90] & 2023 & Demand model based on GIS technology & Agile heating and cooling energy demand in residential buildings \\
49 & [91] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Energy efficiency of different building insulation materials \\
50 & [92] & 2023 & DeST & Window-to-wall ratio in residential buildings affects energy efficiency \\  & & & energy modelling to obtain annual \\
51 & [93] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Evolution energy combination changes house design \\
52 & [94] & 2023 & EnergyPlus and Machine Learning & Building energy simulation changes house design \\
53 & [95] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Modelling energy simulations with controllers \\
54 & [96] & 2023 & Meteororm & Climate change affects building energy demand \\
55 & [97] & 2023 & Insight & Public building design influences building energy consumption \\
56 & [98] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Roof retrofitting techniques affect building indoor energy consumption \\
57 & [99] & 2023 & Insight & Retrofitting of HVAC systems affects building energy consumption \\  & & & consumption \\
58 & [100] & 2023 & Insight & Green roofs and walls affect building energy consumption \\
59 & [101] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Building performance analysis of non-residential buildings \\
60 & [102] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & CO\({}_{2}\) cooling systems affect building energy performance \\
61 & [103] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Verification of heat gain in traditional \\  & & & courtyard houses \\
62 & [104] & 2023 & EnergyPlus & Impact of green buildings on thermal performance \\  & & & and carbon sequestration \\
63 & [105] & 2023 & EnergyPlus, TRNSYS and IDA ICE & Comparative Energy Analysis of Office Units \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: _Cont._In terms of frequency of software use, EnergyPlus is the most used tool, with features covering a wide range of areas from energy consumption and thermal performance analysis to complex environmental simulations. Simulation of the temperature domain within buildings using Energy Plus included [PERSON] et al. [75] analyzing the energy impact of excessive cooling in four public buildings within a university in Hong Kong.