Notice of 2026 Xi’an Jiaotong University Global Summer School — XJTISS Course:
Research on Regional Architectural Thermal Environments under the Dual-Carbon Goals
Chinese Title: 双碳背景下地域建筑热环境研究
English Title: Research on Regional Architectural Thermal Environments under the Dual-Carbon Goals
Course Introduction
The course “Research on Regional Architectural Thermal Environments under the Dual-Carbon Goals” focuses on the optimization of building thermal environments and green low-carbon development in the building sector under the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. It introduces the basic concepts, climate-responsive characteristics, measurement and analysis methods, and low-carbon design strategies of regional building thermal environments. Through case studies of different climate zones and regional buildings, the course discusses the impacts of natural ventilation, shading design, building envelopes, spatial organization, material selection, and energy utilization on building thermal environments and energy performance. Through this course, students will understand the relationship among regional climate, architectural forms, and low-carbon development, and enhance their understanding of climate-responsive design, regional building renewal, and high-quality human settlement development.
Course Application
Target Students:
This course is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and members of the public worldwide, who may participate either online or offline. Students interested in regional architecture, building thermal environments, green low-carbon buildings, building energy conservation, climate-responsive design, sustainable architecture, and high-quality human settlements are welcome to apply.
Application Method:
Online application. There is no limit on the number of participants. Students who intend to register for this course should click the application link: (https://global.xjtudlc.com/).
Please select the course “Research on Regional Architectural Thermal Environments under the Dual-Carbon Goals” from the drop-down menu.
Application Deadline: August 20, 2026
Student Benefits:
All on-campus and off-campus students, as well as members of the public, who participate choose Conference Mode 2 and complete the course learning requirements may obtain a relevant learning certificate issued by Xi’an Jiaotong University. This certificate may serve as proof of international competence recognition.
Conference Fee Details:
(1) Conference Mode 1: On-campus and off-campus students, as well as members of the public, may register to attend all lectures. No learning certificate will be issued. The conference fee is RMB 0.
(2) Conference Mode 2: On-campus and off-campus students, as well as members of the public, may register to attend all lectures. A learning certificate will be issued. The conference fee is RMB 200.
(3) For students of Xi’an Jiaotong University, this course is offered as a summer semester course, and no conference fee is required.
(4) On-campus and off-campus students, as well as members of the public, may freely choose Conference Mode 1 or Conference Mode 2.
Course Learning Group:
Students who have registered for the course must join the QQ group. Real-time course information will be released in the group one day in advance.
QQ Group Number: 1044076155

Course Contents
Teaching Format: Online and offline teaching will be conducted simultaneously.
Tencent Meeting: 343-2418-3474
Lecture Duration:
Each lecture will last 1.5 hours, including a one-hour lecture and a half-hour Q&A session.
Course Schedule:
Course / Lecture Title |
Instructor |
Title |
Affiliation |
Class Hours |
Human Thermal Comfort Models and Personalized Control in Complex Thermal Environments |
Hui Zhang |
Professional Researcher |
University of California, Berkeley |
2 |
Tropical Urban Microclimate and Green Building Technologies |
Steve Kardinal Jusuf |
Associate Professor |
Singapore Institute of Technology, SIT |
2 |
Age-Friendly Green Buildings and the Creation of Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments |
Yu Wei |
Professor |
Chongqing University |
2 |
Indoor Thermal and Humid Environment, Air Quality, and Human Comfort and Health Evaluation |
Du Chenqiu |
Associate Professor |
Chongqing University |
2 |
Urban Thermal-Sound Environment Perception and Healthy City Design |
Tong Huan |
Associate Professor |
Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen |
2 |
Regulation of Urban Microclimate and Outdoor Thermal Comfort through Landscape Architecture Design |
Hong Bo |
Professor |
Northwest A&F University |
2 |
Thermal Environment Design Strategies for Regional Architecture in Cold Regions of Northwest China |
Yang Lu |
Associate Professor |
Xi’an Jiaotong University |
4 |
The detailed course schedule shall be subject to subsequent notices from the School and information released in the course group.
Instructor Biographies
Hui Zhang
Hui Zhang is a professional researcher at the Center for the Built Environment, University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on human thermal comfort, comfort models in complex thermal environments, and personal comfort systems. She has long-term experience in English-language research work and is able to conduct English teaching, academic communication, and academic supervision proficiently.
Steve Kardinal Jusuf
Steve Kardinal Jusuf is an Associate Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology. His teaching and research work are conducted in an English-language environment. He has long been engaged in research on green buildings, building performance assessment, and urban microclimate, and has extensive experience in English teaching and international collaboration.
Yu Wei
Yu Wei is a doctoral supervisor and Professor at Chongqing University. He is a member of the Green Building and Eco-City Professional Committee of the China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization, a member of the China Green Building and Building Energy Efficiency Professional Committee, a member of the Indoor Environment and Health Branch of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, and a member and Secretary-General of the HVAC Professional Committee of the Chongqing Civil Engineering and Architecture Society. He has long been engaged in research on green buildings and indoor environments.
As a project leader, he has led more than 20 projects, including the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, sub-projects under the National “12th Five-Year Plan” Science and Technology Support Program, projects under the National “13th Five-Year Plan” Key R&D Program, and enterprise-sponsored research projects. As an editorial board member, he has participated in the development of two national standards and four industry and association standards. As a main drafter, he has participated in the preparation and implementation of standards including the national standard Evaluation Standard for Indoor Thermal and Humid Environment of Civil Buildings (GB/T 50785-2012), the national standard Assessment Standard for Green Store Buildings (GB/T 51100-2015), the industry standard Technical Code for Operation and Maintenance of Green Buildings (JGJ/T 391-2016), and the association standard Assessment Standard for Healthy Buildings (T/ASC 02-2016). To date, he has published more than 50 high-level papers and applied for more than 10 invention patents. As a major contributor, he received one First Prize and one Second Prize of the Chongqing University Science and Technology Progress Award in 2016, the Chongqing Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2015, one First Prize of Chongqing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award in 2017, and one Second Prize of the National Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award in 2018.
Du Chenqiu
Du Chenqiu is an Associate Professor and graduate supervisor at Chongqing University. Her main research area is indoor environments and human comfort and health. She has led two National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, one project funded by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, and one sub-project under the National Key R&D Program. As a main researcher, she has participated in more than 10 projects and topics, including National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, international cooperation projects, and National Key R&D Program projects under the 14th and 13th Five-Year Plans.
She has published more than 40 related academic journal papers, including more than 20 SCI papers in JCR Q1 journals as first author or corresponding author, and more than 10 papers in Chinese core journals and major professional journals. She has been invited to give more than 10 academic and keynote presentations at well-known international and domestic conferences in the field. She has applied for or been granted 13 invention patents, co-authored two monographs, and contributed to two monographs. She currently serves as Associate Editor of the international journal Journal of Building Engineering (JCR Q1, IF 6.4), and as a reviewer for several high-level journals including Indoor Air and Energy.
Tong Huan
Tong Huan received her Ph.D. from the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London. She currently works at the School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, where she is a doctoral supervisor. She is a “Pengcheng Peacock Plan” Distinguished Scholar and has been selected for the Harbin Institute of Technology Young Top-Notch Talent Program. Her research areas include smart cities, computational urban design, healthy cities, spatiotemporal big data and GIS, resource and environmental planning, green and low-carbon development, and sound environment/soundscape.
In terms of achievements and awards, she has received recognitions including 2023 Top Cited Papers, 2023 Most Read Papers, the TEAM20 Cross-Strait Architecture and Planning New Talent Award, the Third Prize in the Transportation Innovation Practice Competition of the National Steering Committee for Urban and Rural Planning Education in Higher Education, the Excellence Award for Landscape Architecture Design in the “Young Designers” program of China Architecture and Art, the Excellence Award for Architectural Space Design in the “Young Designers” program of China Architecture and Art, the Excellence Award for Urban Design in the Asia Design Yearbook Award, full funding from the China Scholarship Council for doctoral study under the National High-Level University Postgraduate Program, and project funding from Yale University.
In terms of research projects, she has led projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Program, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Smart City Open Research Fund, the Harbin Institute of Technology Philosophy and Social Sciences High-Quality Development Action Plan, the Shenzhen Research Start-up Fund for Newly Introduced High-Level and High-Precision Talents, and the Bartlett Innovation Research Fund.
Hong Bo
Professor Hong Bo has long been engaged in research on urban microclimate, outdoor thermal comfort, and climate-responsive landscape architecture design. He has strong international academic influence and English-language research communication ability, and is able to support English teaching, academic discussion, and international collaboration in this course.
Yang Lu
Associate Professor Yang Lu has long been engaged in rural construction, architectural design, and practice-oriented teaching. He has a solid foundation in English literature reading, course organization, and teaching communication, and is able to support bilingual teaching and practical guidance for this course in combination with architectural design practice.