Jie Zhao

Jie (pronounced as Jay) Zhao is a lecturer in the Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. He teaches a graduate level course - Healthy Buildings: Science and Application.

His research focuses on Human-building Interactions, including healthy buildings, total building performance, occupant behavior in buildings, sensing and controls in buildings, health, comfort, and productivity of building occupants, as well as building energy efficiency and sustainability. He has published 20+ academic articles and serves as reviewers for 10+ top tier academic journals and conferences in the building science field. Here are examples of his recent journal publications:

·        Becerik-Gerber, B., Lucas, G., … Zhao, J. et al. The field of human building interaction for convergent research and innovation for intelligent built environments. Scientific Report 12, 22092 (2022).

·        Becerik-Gerber, B., Lucas, G., … Zhao, J, et al. Ten questions concerning human-building interaction research for improving the quality of life. Building and Environment, 2022 (226).

·        Rong, S., Zhao, J., Aristizabal, S., and Campanell, C. (2021). The Impact of Indoor Environment on Occupants’ Mental Health and Well-being: A Review. Chinese & Overseas Architecture, 2021(08):11-26.

·        Jamrozik, A., Clements, N., Hasan, S., Zhao, J., Zhang, R., Campanella, C., Loftness, V., Porter, P., Ly, S., Wang, S., and Bauer, B. (2019). Access to daylight and view in an office improves cognitive performance and satisfaction and reduces eyestrain: A controlled crossover study. Building and Environment, 165.

·        Jamrozik, A., Ramos, C., Zhao, J., Bernau, J., Clements, N., Wolf, T.V., and Bauer, B. (2018). A novel methodology to realistically monitor office occupant reactions and environmental conditions using a living lab. Building and Environment, 130, 190-199.

·        Rong, S., Allen, S., Zhao, J., Lu, C., Zhang, R. (2017). Circadian Lighting and Its Smart Control Strategy: A Review. China Illuminating Engineering Journal, 28(5), 10-15.

·        Zhao, J., Lam, K.P., Ydstie, B.E., Loftness, V. (2016). Occupant-oriented mixed-mode EnergyPlus predictive control simulation. Energy and Buildings, 117, 362-371.

·        Zhao, J., Lam, K.P., Biswas, T., Wang, H. (2015). An online platform to automate LEED energy performance evaluation and submission process. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 15(3).

·        Zhao, J., Lasternas, B., Lam, K.P., Yun, R., Loftness, V. (2014). Occupant behavior and schedule modeling for building energy simulation through office appliance power consumption data mining. Energy and Buildings, 82, 341-355.

·        Zhao, J., Lam, K.P., Ydstie, B.E., Karaguzel, O.T. (2014). EnergyPlus Model-based Predictive Control within Design-Build-Operate Energy Information Modelling Infrastructure. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 8(3), 121-134.

·        Zhao, J. & Lam, K.P. (2012). Influential Factors Analysis on LEED Building Markets in U.S. East Coast Cities by Using Support Vector Regression. Sustainable Cities and Society, 5, 37-43.

 

Jie works as the Head of Delos Labs and an Executive Vice President at Delos. Delos is a wellness real estate and technology company headquartered in New York City. As the creator of the WELL Building Standard, Delos develops products, programs and solutions that transform our environments into vehicles for health, well-being, performance, and resilience. Jie leads the research team (Delos Labs) to support product innovations and market strategies.

Here are examples of his media interviews as subject matter experts in the fields of healthy and smart buildings: Wall Street Journal, CBS News, Forbes (2023), Forbes (2022), Forbes (2019), Fox News, Money, Building, Seniors Housing Business, Kitchen & Bath Design News, Best Life, Work Life, Consumer Affairs, Health, and Homes and Gardens.

Jie received his PhD in Building Performance and Diagnostics from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Tongji University in Shanghai, China.