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  1. Theoretical analysis and experimental study on radiative heat flux from adjacent tunnel fires under longitudinal ventilation

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, October 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  2. Optimizing ventilation and thermal management in indoor substations: A CFD investigation of airflow strategies and novel ducting systems

    Article • Energy, October 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  3. Corrigendum to “Collaboratively optimize of multi-scale spatial form within urban blocks for low-carbon performance: A machine learning-driven design support framework” [Sustainable Cities and Society, 143 (2026), 107342]

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, September 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  4. Physics-Informed AI-Integrated Digital Twin Framework for Early and Real-Time Prediction of Mould Growth in Buildings

    Article • Building and Environment, September 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  5. A rapid optimization framework for high-rise office block design elements driven by carbon emission performance: Perspectives from three climate zones in China

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, August 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  6. Deep learning-based real-time prediction of tunnel cable fire physical fields: Combustion characteristics and temperature profile

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, July 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  7. Influence of sidewall restriction on flame length and burning rate of double pool fires in a long-narrow space

    Article • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, July 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  8. Collaboratively optimize of multi-scale spatial form within urban blocks for low-carbon performance: A machine learning-driven design support framework

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, June 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  9. Performance optimisation and predictive modeling of smoke control in asymmetrical V-shaped tunnels: Synergistic effects of air curtains and side-wall extraction on temperature and smoke propagation

    Article • Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, April 2026, SAGE Publications

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  10. Restorative Effects of Screen-Based Interactive Digital Multimedia in Urban Interiors: The Role of Feedback Intensity and Color Hue

    Article • Sustainability, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  11. Thermal runaway behaviour of lithium-ion batteries in branched tunnels: Influence of cathode chemistry and charge/discharge rate

    Article • Energy, April 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  12. Influence of tunnel slope on smoke propagation characteristics and longitudinal ceiling temperature profile in metro carriage fires

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, March 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  13. Governance paradigms in healthy ageing: a systematic comparative review of residential care strategies in China and the United Kingdom

    Article • Interdisciplinary Nursing Research, February 2026, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  14. Effect of trigger cell position on thermal runaway propagation in lithium-ion battery modules within branched tunnels

    Article • Energy, February 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  15. Robust Configuration Optimisation of Low-Carbon Integrated Energy Systems under Variable Equipment Efficiency and Source-Load Uncertainty Conditions

    Article • Energy, January 2026, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  16. Automatic daily salary settlement for construction workers in photovoltaic engineering using lean construction and AIoT

    Article • Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, December 2025, Emerald

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  17. Thermal runaway characteristics of lithium-ion batteries in a branched tunnel: Impact of longitudinal ventilation and cell state of charge

    Article • Energy, October 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  18. Interpretability in machine learning for IAQ and HVAC optimisation: A response to Oka et al

    Article • Building and Environment, October 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  19. Enhancing Fire Safety in Urban Bifurcated Tunnels: An Investigation of Slope and Curvature Effects on Fire Dynamics and Smoke Temperature Distribution

    Article • Fire Technology, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  20. Experimental study on flame behaviour characteristics induced by unequal double fires in a tunnel under different ventilation modes

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, September 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  21. Tunnel solar chimney optimisation: Ventilation & smoke exhaust analysis

    Article • Applied Thermal Engineering, September 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  22. Promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in UK higher education: Reflections from non-British academics

    Article • Innovations in Education and Teaching International, August 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  23. Human-centric IoT control: A framework for quantifying the impact of occupant behaviour on energy efficiency in shared offices

    Article • Journal of Building Engineering, August 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  24. Optimising urban energy dynamics: A multifactorial approach to building energy use and solar photovoltaic power generation in urban blocks

    Article • Energy and Built Environment, July 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  25. Estimating the flame length and ceiling maximum temperature in a branched tunnel fire with sloped mainline before shunting

    Article • Energy, May 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  26. Integrating experimental analysis and machine learning for enhancing energy efficiency and indoor air quality in educational buildings

    Article • Building and Environment, May 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  27. Urban Residential Wind Field Visualization and Wind Speed Recognition System Based on Image Fusion with Health Risk Early Warning

    Article • Traitement du signal, April 2025, International Information and Engineering Technology Association

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  28. Mechanism of spillage plumes from multiple openings on ceiling temperature distribution in metro tunnel fires based on superposition principle

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, April 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  29. Optimising urban office block morphologies with photovoltaic system integration: An energy-environment-economic evaluation under climate change scenarios

    Article • Energy and Buildings, March 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  30. Climate-specific optimisation of air tightness and heat recovery in nearly zero-energy residential buildings based on typical energy use patterns: A simulation-based approach

    Article • Journal of Building Physics, February 2025, SAGE Publications

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  31. Combustion characteristics and flame morphological evolution of double-layer cable fires in urban utility tunnels with various laying spacings

    Article • Energy, January 2025, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  32. Prelims

    Article • December 2024, Emerald

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  33. Evaluating the impact of tunnel slope on critical velocity and confinement velocity in metro tunnel carriage fires

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, December 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  34. A study of the correlation between summer outdoor meteorological parameters and hydropower station ventilation schemes

    Article • International Journal of Ventilation, November 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  35. Climate-adaptive fire smoke ventilation strategies for atrium-type metro stations: A NSGA-II multi-objective optimisation study

    Article • Energy, October 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  36. Theoretical models for predicting ventilation performance of vertical solar chimneys in tunnels

    Article • Renewable Energy, October 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  37. Enhancing resilience in urban utility tunnels power transmission systems: Analysing temperature distribution in near-wall cable fires for risk mitigation

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, October 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  38. Measurement of Street Greenness and Interface Permeability Based on Street View Image Analysis

    Article • Traitement du signal, August 2024, International Information and Engineering Technology Association

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  39. Quantitative Analysis of Height-Difference Ventilation in Residential Buildings: Application in Higher Education and Architectural Design in Shanghai

    Article • International Journal of Heat and Technology, August 2024, International Information and Engineering Technology Association

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  40. How to promote carbon emission reduction in buildings? Evolutionary analysis of government regulation and financial investment

    Article • Journal of Building Engineering, July 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  41. Optimizing air inlet designs for enhanced natural ventilation in indoor substations: A numerical modelling and CFD simulation study

    Article • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, July 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  42. An investigation on shell-side thermal–hydraulic performance of helically coiled tube heat exchanger for deep underground space

    Article • Applied Thermal Engineering, July 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  43. Numerical simulation and optimisation design for ventilation and heat dissipation in high-temperature and high-load indoor substations

    Article • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, July 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  44. Toward Sustainable Construction: Optimizing Carbon Emission Reduction in the Building Supply Chain through Game-Theoretic Strategies, Government Subsidies, and Cost-Sharing Contract

    Article • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, June 2024, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  45. Numerical investigation of evaporative cooling strategies on the aero-thermal performance of courtyard buildings in hot-dry climates

    Article • Building and Environment, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  46. Advancements in smoke control strategies for metro tunnel cross-passage: A theoretical and numerical study on critical velocity and driving force

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, May 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  47. Conceptualising nature-based solutions: addressing environmental challenges in the city of Amman, Jordan

    Article • Urban Research & Practice, February 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  48. Performance evaluation of solar chimney in tunnel for passive ventilation and smoke exhaustion: A numerical approach

    Article • Applied Thermal Engineering, February 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  49. Prioritising Actions for Improving Classroom Air Quality Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process: Case Studies in China and the UK

    Article • Indoor Air, January 2024, Wiley

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong, Dr Prashant Kumar

  50. Evaluating the smoke back-layering length and critical velocity in branched tunnel fire with sloped mainline: An experimental study

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  51. Investigating the influence of outdoor temperature variations on fire-induced smoke behavior in an atrium-type underground metro station using hybrid ventilation systems

    Article • Energy, January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  52. Numerical simulation for optimising of inlet and outlet positions for mechanical ventilation and heat dissipation: A case study to improve ventilation in an indoor 110kV substation

    Article • Thermal Science, January 2024, National Library of Serbia

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  53. Investigating the Mechanism of Spillage Plumes from Multiple Openings on Ceiling Temperature Distribution in Metro Tunnel Fires Based on the Superposition Principle

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  54. Investigation of the fire hazard of underground space fire scenarios in urban metro tunnels under natural ventilation: Analysis of the impact of tunnel slope on smoke back-layering length

    Article • Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, December 2023, SAGE Publications

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  55. Enhancing solar chimney performance in urban tunnels: Investigating the impact factors through experimental and theoretical model analysis

    Article • Energy, November 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  56. Evaluating the combustion and flame extension characteristics of cable fire in utility tunnels with spontaneous combustion scenarios: An experimental study

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, October 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  57. Integrating blockchain with building information modelling (BIM): a systematic review based on a sociotechnical system perspective

    Article • Construction Innovation, September 2023, Emerald

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  58. An investigation into the efficacy of the pulse method of airtightness testing in new build and Passivhaus properties

    Article • Energy and Buildings, September 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  59. The impact of urban morphology on the building energy consumption and solar energy generation potential of university dormitory blocks

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, September 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  60. Effect of inclined mainline on smoke backlayering length in a naturally branched tunnel fire

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, April 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  61. Experimental analysis of the effect of the ramp slopes on the maximum exceedance temperature in a branched tunnel fire

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, January 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  62. A study of the critical velocity and the confinement velocity of fire accident in a longitudinally ventilated underground train with different door opening scenarios

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, January 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  63. Evaluating the Combustion and Flame Extension Characteristics of Cable Fire in Utility Tunnels with Spontaneous Combustion Scenarios: An Experimental Study

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  64. Heat and Mass Trasfer Based on the Low-Temperature Thermal Treatment of Hydrocarbons-Impacted Soil: A Numerical Simulation and Sandbox Validation

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  65. Study on the construction workforce management based on lean construction in the context of COVID-19

    Article • Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, July 2022, Emerald

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  66. Physiological and psychological influence of multi-media in urban business districts

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, February 2022, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  67. Experimental investigation on performance improvement of thermoelectric generator based on phase change materials and heat transfer enhancement

    Article • Energy, August 2021, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  68. Research on the design and application of capillary heat exchangers for heat pumps in coastal areas

    Article • Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, March 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  69. Investigation of the impacts of design parameters on thermal performance of buildings in cold climate

    Article • E3S Web of Conferences, January 2021, EDP Sciences

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  70. Building evacuation time optimization using constraint-based design approach

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  71. Lean Construction Practice: Culture, Standardization and Informatization — A Case From China

    Article • July 2019, IGLC

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  72. Formulating project-level building information modeling evaluation framework from the perspectives of organizations: A review

    Article • Automation in Construction, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  73. The role of EcoCampus in addressing sustainability in UK universities

    Article • Frontiers of Engineering Management, January 2017, Editorial Department of Engineering Sciences

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  74. Development of a Carbon Emission Calculations System for Optimizing Building Plan Based on the LCA Framework

    Article • Mathematical Problems in Engineering, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong

  75. Research on the computational model for carbon emissions in building construction stage based on BIM

    Article • Structural Survey, November 2012, Emerald

    Professor (Assoc) Hua Zhong