I am a PhD researcher at the Building Energy Research Center, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. My supervisor is Prof. Da Yan. My research interests include urban building energy modeling (UBEM), building performance simulation, and urban science.

Education

• BEng (Built Environment) (2020), Tsinghua University, China
• BEcon (Economics, dual-degree) (2020), Peking University, China
• Ph.D (Urban Building Energy Modeling) (2025, expected), Tsinghua University, China

Experience

• Aug 2019 - Sep 2019: Exchange Student, advised by Prof. Adrian Chong, Department of Buildings, National University of Singapore
• Jan 2023 - May 2023: Visiting PhD Student, advised by Prof. Adrian Chong, Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore

Publications

Impacts of uncertainty in building envelope thermal transmittance on heating/cooling demand in the urban context

Liu, Z., Zhou, X., Tian, W., Liu, X., & Yan, D. (2022). Impacts of uncertainty in building envelope thermal transmittance on heating/cooling demand in the urban context. Energy and Buildings, 273, 112363.

Integrated physical approach to assessing urban-scale building photovoltaic potential at high spatiotemporal resolution

Liu, Z., Liu, X., Zhang, H., & Yan, D. (2023). Integrated physical approach to assessing urban-scale building photovoltaic potential at high spatiotemporal resolution. Journal of Cleaner Production, 135979.

Exploring the impacts of heterogeneity and stochasticity in air-conditioning behavior on urban building energy models

Liu, Z., Dou, Z., Chen, H., Zhang, C., Wang, S., Wu, Y., ... & Yan, D. (2024). Exploring the impacts of heterogeneity and stochasticity in air-conditioning behavior on urban building energy models. Sustainable Cities and Society, 105285.

A novel acceleration approach to shadow calculation based on sunlight channel for urban building energy modeling

Liu, Z., Zhou, X., Shen, X., Sun, H., & Yan, D. (2024). A novel acceleration approach to shadow calculation based on sunlight channel for urban building energy modeling. Energy and Buildings, 114244.