Built Environment & Energy Laboratory
2026 News
Mar 13, 2026: Prof. Chun Chen gave a talk entitled "A sound-driven digital twin for reducing passengers’ exposure to exhaled bioaerosols in an aircraft cabin" in the 5th Webinar to Celebrate the Diamond Special Issue of the journal Building and Environment.
Mar 05, 2026: Prof. Chun Chen received research funding from 1+1+1 CUHK-CUHK(SZ)-GDSTC Joint Collaboration Fund (2025A0505000079) through the CDMP Research and Innovation Scheme (CRIS): "Integrated environmental control for manned aerospace vehicles", No. CRIS_007HK, HK$150,000, 03/2026 – 10/2026.
Feb 08, 2026: Our paper "Chen, C., Wang, W., Zhong, X., Deng, C., Lu, Y., Zhang, W., Chen, C.*, Shi, F.* (2026). Real-world deployment of deep reinforcement learning-based control for cost-efficient PM2.5 mitigation in a naturally ventilated multi-room residence." has been accepted by Journal of Hazardous Materials. This is a collaborative research with Prof. Chen Chen from Xiamen University.
Jan 27, 2026: Dr. Wenjie Huang received the Faculty Matching Scheme for Postdoctoral Fellows 2025/26. Congratulations to Wenjie!
Jan 06, 2026: Prof. Chun Chen received research funding from Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF): "Turning waste glass into radiative cooling paint for low-carbon cooling in industrial buildings in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area", No. 109/2025, HK$500,000, 08/2026 – 07/2028.
Jan 01, 2026: Prof. Chun Chen serves as Co-I of Shenzhen Key Industries R&D Plan "Z20258008 research and development of key technologies for colony detection and intelligent early warning system. No. ZDCY20250901110303004, RMB3,000,000, 01/2026 to 12/2027." funded by Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (STIC) and led by Dr. Ping Gong from Shenzhen People's Hospital.
