Advancing urban building energy modelling through new model components and applications: A review

•Archetype development, model components and potential applications for UBEM are discussed.•Stochastic and dynamic occupancy models are among the most desired improvements for UBEM.•UBEM could be suitable for high accuracy predictions of future climate change scenarios.•Integration of socio-economic data in UBEM is promising but not currently applied.•Assigning value year from renovation records is tempting but could entail several pitfalls.