Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the energy performance of residential neighborhoods and their occupancy behavior

•Exploring Covid-19 impacts on energy performance and user behavior at urban level.•A dynamic GIS-based energy model to simulate the hourly energy demand.•A machine learning model to improve the accuracy of energy simulations.•During the full lockdown residential space heating increased by around 13%.•During the full lockdown residential cooling demand increased by around 28%.