Dr jian yao

Brief Bio

Dr. Jian Yao is deputy director of research center for green building technology in Ningbo University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Applied Physics (2001-2005) and Optics (2007-2010) respectively, and then got his Ph.D. degree in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC, 2010-2013) from Tianjin University. Dr. Yao has many year experiences studying in the fields including solar shading performance, daylighting, indoor thermal comfort and building energy optimization. He has published more than 20 articles in reputed international journals.

Research areas

• Solar shading devices
• Daylighting
• Occupants’ behavior

Affiliations

Director
Ningbo University
P.O. box 50, Ningbo University, 818 Fenghua Road, Ningbo, China
Email: yaojian@nbu.edu.cn
Tel: +86-574-87609534
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Publications

Determining the energy performance of manually controlled solar shades: A stochastic model based co-simulation analysis
Journal: Applied Energy
Published: 2014

An investigation into the impact of movable solar shades on energy, indoor thermal and visual comfort improvements
Journal: Building and Environment
Published: 2014

A Multi-Objective (Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance) Life Cycle Analysis for Better Building Design
Journal: Sustainability
Published: 2014

Energy Optimization of Building Design for Different Housing Units in Apartment Buildings
Journal: Applied Energy
Published: 2012

Evaluation of indoor thermal environmental, energy and daylighting performance of thermotropic windows
Journal: Building and Environment
Published: 2012

Enhanced supervision strategies for effective reduction of building energy consumption––A case study of Ningbo
Journal: Energy and Buildings
Published: 2011