Dr Zhiwen (Vincent) Luo
Areas of interest
Dr Luo's research expertise covers building and urban scale environmental design to achieve sustainable, resilient and healthy buildings and cities, in particular:
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smart buildings (climate-responsive architectural design, weather forecast-based building energy simulation)
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healthy building (indoor air quality, inflectional disease control and ventilation)
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urban microclimate (urban heat island, urban air pollution and urban ventilation).
Research centres and groups
- Innovative and Sustainable Technologies
- Building and Urban Sustainability
Research projects
2019–20: Personal air pollution exposure inequality in Rural China (PI. GCRF-Reading)
2018–20: Climate service for resilience to overheating risk in Colombo, Sri Lanka: a multi-scale mapping approach (COSMA) (PI, NERC, NE/S005889/1)
2018–19: A tale of two cities: urban design and air pollution (PI, UoR internal)
2016–17: EPSRC-GCRF: Health benefit and economic cost of prioritising intervention strategies to reduce indoor exposure to outdoor PM2.5 pollutions in Beijing, China (PI, EP/P511018/1)
2014–16: Climate-Kic Smart, Sustainable Districts: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (Co-I, Climate Kic).
Academic qualifications
- BSc HIT
- PhD UHK
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Member, Associate Review College of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Member, International Society of Exposure Science (ISES)
- Member, International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
- Member, International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC)
- Guest Editor, Environmental International
- Guest Editor, International Journal of Ventilation.
Reviewer for:
- AHRC/EPSRC/MRC Grant review
- Indoor Air
- Building and Environment
- Energy and Buildings
- Renewable Energy
- Journal of Industrial Wind Aerodynamics Engineering
- Building Research Information
- Indoor and Built Environment
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
- Journal of Building Engineering
- Journal of Heritage Buildings
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
- Atmospheric Environment
- Science of Total Environment
- Chemosphere
- Urban Climate.
Publications
- Liu, F. , Qian, H. , Luo, Z. , Zheng, X. (2020) The impact of indoor thermal stratification on the dispersion of human speech droplets. Indoor Air ISSN: 1600-0668 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ina.12737
- Liu, F. , Qian, H. , Luo, Z. , Wang, S. , Zheng, X. (2020) A laboratory study of the expiratory airflow and particle dispersion in the stratified indoor environment. Building and Environment , 180 ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106988
- Sun, T. , Yang, L. , Jin, L. , Luo, Z. , Zhang, Y. , Liu, Y. , Wang, Z. (2020) A novel solar-assisted ground-source heat pump (SAGSHP) with seasonal heat-storage and heat cascade utilization: field test and performance analysis. Solar Energy , 201 pp. 362-372. ISSN: 0038-092X | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.030
- Kazakos, V. , Luo, Z. , Ewart, I. (2020) Quantifying the health burden misclassification from the use of different PM2.5 exposure tier models: A case study of London. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 17 (3). ISSN: 1660-4601 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17031099
- Meng, X. , Zhou, J. , Zhang, X. , Luo, Z. , Gong, H. , Gan, T. (2020) Optimization of the thermal environment of a small-scale data center in China. Energy , 196 ISSN: 0360-5442 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117080
- Gough, H. , Barlow, J. , Luo, Z. , King, M. , Halios, C. , Grimmond, C. (2020) Evaluating single-sided natural ventilation models against full-scale idealised measurements: impact of wind direction and turbulence. Building and Environment , 170 ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106556
- Xiaoxiong, X. , Sahin, O. , Luo, Z. , Yao, R. (2020) Impact of neighbourhood-scale climate characteristics on building heating demand and night ventilation cooling potential. Renewable Energy , 150 pp. 943-956. ISSN: 0960-1481 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.11.148
- Zhang, Y. , Yang, X. , Yang, H. , Zhang, K. , Wang, X. , Hang, J. , Luo, Z. , Zhou, S. (2020) Numerical investigations of reactive pollutant dispersion and personal exposure in 3D urban-like models. Building and Environment , 169 ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106569
- Hang, J. , Chen, X. , Chen, G. , Chen, T. , Lin, Y. , Luo, Z. , Zhang, X. , Wang, Q. (2020) The influence of aspect ratios and wall heating conditions on flow and passive pollutant exposure in 2D typical street canyons. Building and Environment , 168 ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106536
- Shi, L. , Luo, Z. , Matthews, W. , Wang, Z. , Li, Y. , Liu, J. (2019) Impacts of urban microclimate on summertime sensible and latent energy demand for cooling in residential buildings of Hong Kong. Energy , 189 ISSN: 0360-5442 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116208
- Wu, Q. , Luo, Z. , Liu, J. (2019) Research of near-wall thermodynamic state for indoor airflow over the vertical heating unit using TIV/PIV/RTD. Building and Environment , 165 ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106406
- Gough, H. , Faulknall-Mills, S. , King, M. , Luo, Z. (2019) Assessment of overheating risk in gynaecology scanning rooms during near-heatwave conditions: a case study of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in the UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 16 (18). ISSN: 1660-4601 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183347
- Mei, S. , Luo, Z. , Zhao, F. , Wang, H. (2019) Street canyon ventilation and airborne pollution dispersion: 2-D versus 3-D CFD simulations. Sustainable Cities and Society , 50 ISSN: 2210-6707 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101700
- Gough, H. , King, M. , Nathan, P. , Grimmond, C. , Robins, A. , Noakes, C. , Luo, Z. , Barlow, J. (2019) Influence of neighbouring structures on building façade pressures: comparison between full-scale, wind-tunnel, CFD and practitioner guidelines. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics , 189 pp. 22-33. ISSN: 0167‐6105 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2019.03.011
- Lin, Y. , Chen, G. , Chen, T. , Luo, Z. , Yuan, C. , Gao, P. , Hang, J. (2019) The influence of advertisement boards, street and source layouts on CO dispersion and building intake fraction in three-dimensional urban-like models. Building and Environment , 150 pp. 297-321. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.012
- Jobli, M. , Yao, R. , Luo, Z. , Shahrestani, M. , Li, N. , Liu, H. (2019) Numerical and experimental studies of a capillary-tube embedded PCM component for improving indoor thermal environment. Applied Thermal Engineering , 148 pp. 466-477. ISSN: 1359-4311 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.10.041
- Tong, L. , Gao, J. , Luo, Z. , Wu, L. , Zeng, L. , Liu, G. , Wang, Y. (2019) A novel flow-guide device for uniform exhaust in a central air exhaust ventilation system. Building and Environment , 149 pp. 134-145. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.12.007
- Li, B. , Cheng, Z. , Yao, R. , Wang, H. , Yu, W. , Bu, Z. , Xiong, J. , Zhang, T. , Essah, E. , Luo, Z. , Shahrestani, M. , Kipen, H. (2019) An investigation of formaldehyde concentration in residences and the development of a model for the prediction of its emission rates. Building and Environment , 147 pp. 540-550. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.10.045
- Duan, S. , Luo, Z. , Li, Y. , Yang, X. (2019) The impact of building operations on urban heat/cool islands under urban densification: a comparison between naturally-ventilated and air-conditioned buildings. Applied Energy , 235 pp. 129-138. ISSN: 0306-2619 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.10.108
- Wu, Q. , Zhu, C. , Liu, L. , Liu, J. , Luo, Z. (2019) Two-dimensional flow visualization and velocity measurement in natural convection near indoor heated surfaces using a thermal image velocimetry method. Applied Thermal Engineering , 146 pp. 556-568. ISSN: 1359-4311 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.10.023
- Liu, S. , Luo, Z. , Zhang, k. , Hang, J. (2018) Natural ventilation of a small-scale road tunnel by wind catchers: a CFD simulation study. Atmosphere , 9 (10). ISSN: 2073-4433 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos9100411
- Gough, H. , Luo, Z. , Halios, C. , King, M. , Noakes, C. , Grimmond, C. , Barlow, J. , Hoxey, R. , Quinn, A. (2018) Field measurement of natural ventilation rate in an idealised full-scale building located in a staggered urban array: comparison between tracer gas and pressure-based methods. Building and Environment , 137 pp. 246-256. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.03.055
- Shi, L. , Zhang, H. , Li, Z. , Luo, Z. , Liu, J. (2018) Optimizing the thermal performance of building envelopes for energy saving in underground office buildings in various climates of China. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology , 77 pp. 26-35. ISSN: 0886-7798 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2018.03.019
- Gough, H. , Sato, T. , Halios, C. , Grimmond, C. , Luo, Z. , Barlow, J. , Robertson, A. , Hoxey, R. , Quinn, A. (2018) Effects of variability of local winds on cross ventilation for a simplified building within a full-scale asymmetric array: overview of the Silsoe field campaign. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics , 175 pp. 408-418. ISSN: 0167-6105 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2018.02.010
- Yuan, Y. , Luo, Z. , Liu, J. , Wang, Y. , Lin, Y. (2018) Health and economic benefits of building ventilation interventions for reducing indoor PM2.5 exposure from both indoor and outdoor origins in urban Beijing, China. Science of the Total Environment , 626 pp. 546-554. ISSN: 0048-9697 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.119
- Wang, K. , Li, Y. , Luo, Z. , Yin, S. , Chan, P. (2018) Harmonics analysis of 130-year hourly air temperature in Hong Kong: detecting urban warming from the perspective of annual and daily cycles. Climate Dynamics , 51 (1-2). pp. 613-625. ISSN: 0930-7575 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-017-3944-y
- Barlow, J. , Best, M. , Bohnenstengel, S. , Clark, P. , Grimmond, S. , Lean, H. , Christen, A. , Emeis, S. , Haeffelin, M. , Harman, I. , Lemonsu, A. , Martilli, A. , Pardyjak, E. , Rotach, M. , Ballard, S. , Boutle, I. , Brown, A. , Cai, X. , Carpentieri, M. , Coceal, O. , Crawford, B. , Di Sabatino, S. , Dou, J. , Drew, D. , Edwards, J. , Fallmann, J. , Fortuniak, K. , Gornall, J. , Gronemeier, T. , Halios, C. , Hertwig, D. , Hirano, K. , Holtslag, A. , Luo, Z. , Mills, G. , Nakayoshi, M. , Pain, K. , Schlünzen, K. , Smith, S. , Soulhac, L. , Steeneveld, G. , Sun, T. , Theeuwes, N. , Thomson, D. , Voogt, J. , Ward, H. , Xie, Z. , Zhong, J. (2017) Developing a research strategy to better understand, observe, and simulate urban atmospheric processes at kilometer to subkilometer scales. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , 98 (10). pp. ES261-ES264. ISSN: 1520-0477 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0106.1
- Hang, J. , Luo, Z. , Wang, X. , He, L. , Wang, B. , Zhu, W. (2017) The influence of street layouts and viaduct settings on daily carbon monoxide exposure and intake fraction in idealized urban canyons. Environmental Pollution , 220 (Part A). pp. 72-86. ISSN: 0269-7491 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.024
- Yang, X. , Li, Y. , Luo, Z. , Chan, P. (2017) The urban cool island phenomenon in a high-rise high-density city and its mechanisms. International Journal of Climatology , 37 (2). pp. 890-904. ISSN: 0899-8418 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.4747
- Li, B. , Luo, Z. , Sandberg, M. , Liu, J. (2015) Revisiting the ‘Venturi effect’ in passage ventilation between two non-parallel buildings. Building and Environment , 92 (2). pp. 714-722. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.10.023
- Luo, Z. and Christina, A. (2015) Subsurface urban heat island and its effects on horizontal ground-source heat pump potential under climate change. Applied Thermal Engineering , 90 pp. 530-537. ISSN: 1359-4311 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.07.025
- Luo, Z. , Zhao, J. , Yao, R. , Shu, Z. (2015) Emergy-based sustainability assessment of different energy options for green buildings. Energy Conversion and Management , 100 pp. 97-102. ISSN: 0196-8904 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.04.072
- Shahrestani, M. , Yao, R. , Luo, Z. , Turkbeyler, E. , Davies, H. (2015) A field study of urban microclimates in London. Renewable Energy , 73 pp. 3-9. ISSN: 0960-1481 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.05.061
- Yao, R. , Luo, Q. , Luo, Z. , Jiang, L. , Yang, Y. (2015) An integrated study of urban microclimates in Chongqing, China: historical weather data, transverse measurement and numerical simulation. Sustainable Cities and Society , 14 pp. 187-199. ISSN: 2210-6707 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2014.09.007
- Luo, Z. , Li, B. , Sandberg, M. , Liu, J. (2014) Ventilation performance in a passage between two non-parallel buildings.
- Lin, M. , Hang, J. , Li, Y. , Luo, Z. , Sandberg, M. (2014) Quantitative ventilation assessments of idealized urban canopy layers with various urban layouts and the same building packing density. Building and Environment , 79 pp. 152-167. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.05.008
- Yao, R. , Luo, Z. , Jiang, L. , Luo, Q. , Yang, Y. , Gao, Y. (2013) Urban microclimates and urban heat island in Chongqing, China. RICS , London.
- Luo, Z. and Hang, J. (2013) Wind pressure on a single building immersed in a low-jet wind profile.
- Pal, A. , Luo, Z. , Li, B. (2013) Effect of building gap to improve pedestrian comfort levels and ventilation.
- Hang, J. , Luo, Z. , Sandberg, M. , Jian, G. (2013) Natural ventilation assessment in typical open an semi-open urban environments under various wind directions. Building and Environment , 70 pp. 318-333. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.09.002
- Gao, J. , Cao, C. , Luo, Z. , Zhang, X. (2013) Inhalation exposure to particulate matter in rooms with underfloor air distribution. Indoor and Built Environment , 23 (2). pp. 236-245. ISSN: 1423-0070 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1420326X13482478
- Gao, J. , Cao, C. , Zhang, X. , Luo, Z. (2013) Volume-based size distribution of accumulation and coarse particles (PM0.1–10) from cooking fume during oil heating. Building and Environment , 59 pp. 575-580. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.10.009
- Liu, J. , Luo, Z. , Zhao , J. , Taoyao, S. (2012) Ventilation in a street canyon under diurnal heating conditions . International Journal of Ventilation , 11 (2). pp. 141-154. ISSN: 2044-4044
- Luo, Z. and Li, Y. (2011) Passive urban ventilation by combined buoyancy-driven slope flow and wall flow: Parametric CFD studies on idealized city models . Atmospheric Environment , 45 (32). pp. 1352-2310. ISSN: 1352-2310 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.010
- Luo, Z. , Yuguo, L. , Wei-Zhen, L. (2011) Effects of urban ventilation patterns on the carbon monoxide concentration in a high-rise mega city . International Journal of Ventilation , 10 (3). pp. 239-250. ISSN: 1473-3315
- Wong, B. , Lee, N. , Li, Y. , Chan , P. , Qiu, H. , Luo, Z. , Lai, R. , Ngai, K. , Hui, D. , Choi, K. , Yu, I. (2010) Possible role of aerosol transmission in a hospital outbreak of influenza. . Clinical Infectious Diseases , 51 (10). pp. 1176-1183. ISSN: 1537-6591 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/656743
- Luo, Z. , Yuguo, L. , Nazaroff, W. (2010) Intake fraction of nonreactive motor vehicle exhaust in HongKong . Atmospheric Environment , 44 (15). pp. 1913-1918. ISSN: 1352-2310 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.02.016
- Luo, Z. (2007) Predicting natural ventilation in a two-zone building driven by combined forces..
- Luo, Z. , Zhao, J. , Gao, J. , He, L. (2007) Estimating natural-ventilation potential considering both thermal comfort and IAQ issues . Building and Environment , 42 (6). pp. 2289-2298. ISSN: 0360-1323 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.04.024