Professor Runming Yao

Director of Design and Management of Sustainable Built Environments
Module convenor:
- Sustainable Design and Management Principles and Practice
- Engineering Research and Dissertation
External responsibilities:
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier
- EPSRC college member
- Committee member of the China Green Building Council
- International Expert Advisor in Urbanisation and City Development appointed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China
- Research Council Peer Reviewer for Netherlands, Portugal, Austria, Canada, Hong Kong, UK.
- Editorial Board member of the Journal of Renewable Energy, Elsevier Science Direct
- Committee member of the CIBSE Guide A
- Committee member of the CISBE AM11
- Committee member of ASHRAE TC2.01
- ISO TC 159/SC5 working group member
- Expert Committer Member Chinese Society for Urban Studies
Qualifications:
BSc, MSc, PhD
Professional Memberships:
- CEng - Chartered Engineer in Building Services
- FCIBSE - Fellow of Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
- FCIOB - Fellow of Chartered Institute of Building
- FHEA - Fellow of Higher Education Academy
- MASHRAE - Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Professor Runming Yao's research interests are in the area of building and urban sustainability specialised in energy and environment with particular focus in the UK and China context.
- Energy simulations in urban and building scales;
- Urban microclimates and the impacts of energy and environmental quality
- Indoor environmental quality, occupants thermal comfort and wellbeing;
- Occupants behavior and energy management in building
- Sensor technology applied in intelligent building and systems control.
Research Awards/Funded Projects:
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The impact of ambient air pollution on indoor environment in China: Evaluation of a practical intervention, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (PI, Institute of International Education, US, 2014-16)
- Research Cooperation in Renewable Energy Technologies for Electricity Generation (REELCOOP) , ( PI, European Commission, 2013-2017)
- China-UK Low Carbon Green Building and Eco-cites network, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, ( PI, China International Research, 2011-2014);
- Building energy management aided by wireless smart sensors and optimum decision system, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (EPSRC International Studentship supervisor, 2012-2015);
- Creating an intelligent building environment to enhance Investment trader Performance, ( EPSRC EngD/RBS, 2012-2016);
- A survey of urban microclimates and modelling urban heat island for Chongqing, China ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (PI, RICS Research Fund, 2011-2013);
- Progressing Eco-city Policies into Main-stream Practice - Action Research on Policy, Financing and Implementation Strategies for Low Carbon Cities in China, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (PI UoR, FCO SPF, 2011-2012);
- Development of weather data for design by incorporating climate change scenarios and urban configurations, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, ( PI, Walker Institute Annul Fund,2012);
- Studies on human behaviour according to indoor thermal environment and development of intelligent control system, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (PI, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2009-2010);
- Numerical and experimental study on integrated strategic simulation model of urban environment, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (PI, EPSRC, 2008-2011);
- Technology for Sustainable Built Environment, Industrial Doctorate Centre, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (Associate Investigator, EPSRC 2009);
- Statistic model of urban wind energy study, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (PI, Walker Institute 2009);
- Forecast model for carbon emission in UK domestic buildings, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (EPSRC DTG, 2009-2012);
- Occupant behaviour of energy consumption in UK dwellings, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (EPSRC DTG, 2009-2012);
- Decision making tool for building services design and control (ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, PhD Scholarship,2009-2012);
- Effects of adaptive regulations of human body on thermal comfort and potential energy saving in buildings (ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, PhD scholarship, 2008-2012);
- Optimization of zero carbon homes ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, (EPSRC EngD/SSE, academic supervisor. 2009-2013);
- Guide for Sustainable Development, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø (EPSRC EngD/Herefordshire City Council), academic supervisor. 2009-2013);
- nCUBUS-network of China UK Building and urban Sustainability, University of Cambri