RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Human thermal comfort and health
Indoor environment quality
Sustainable building technology
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2007.09- 2012.07
B.S., Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2003.09- 2007.07
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2019.06- present
Assistant Professor, Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2016.03- 2019.06
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Green Buildings and Cities, Harvard University, 2015.02- 2016.02
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2012.09- 2014.12
HONORS AND AWARDS
Yaglou Award. International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) Academy, 2020
Ralph G. Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2019
National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class). China State Council, 2019
Beijing Nova Award of Science and Technology. Beijing Association for Science and Technology, 2019
Distinguished Ph.D. Degree Thesis with Honor. Tsinghua University, 2012
RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Study on human thermal comfort demand at local body level and the optimum strategies for local cooling and heating. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Principal investigator. 2021- 2024.
Study on the mechanism and the evaluation model for thermal comfort of children in the built environment. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Principal investigator. 2018- 2021.
Research on the effect of local contacting thermal exposure on human thermal comfort. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Principal investigator. 2016- 2018.
Research on the technologies for wind-proof and lighting along the track and to guarantee thermal comfort of audience in ski jumping events. National Key Research and Development Program. Principal investigator. 2018- 2021.
The principles of built environment and novel method of performance-oriented design of energy-efficient smart building. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Co-principal investigator. 2022- 2026.
Built environment creation theory and design method for future cities. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Co-principal investigator. 2019- 2023.
Annex 69: Strategy and practice of adaptive thermal comfort in low energy buildings. International Energy Agency- Energy in Buildings and Communities Program. Secretary & Coordinatior. 2015- 2022.
SELECTED JOURNAL PAPERS
Yeyu Wu, Bin Cao*. (2022). Recognition and prediction of individual thermal comfort requirement based on local skin temperature. Journal of Building Engineering, 49: 104025.
Xinyu Jia, Bin Cao*, Yingxin Zhu. (2022). A climate chamber study on subjective and physiological responses of airport passengers from walking to a sedentary status in summer. Building and Environment, 207: 108547.
Zihan Wang, Bin Cao*, Yingxin Zhu. (2021). Questionnaire survey and field investigation on sleep thermal comfort and behavioral adjustments in bedrooms of Chinese residents. Energy and Buildings, 253: 111462.
Xinyu Jia, Bin Cao*, Yingxin Zhu, Yenhsiang Huang. (2021). Field studies on thermal comfort of passengers in airport terminals and high-speed railway stations in summer. Building and Environment, 206: 108319.
Yue Deng, Bin Cao*, Bin Liu, Yingxin Zhu. (2020). Effects of local heating on thermal comfort of standing people in extremely cold environments. Building and Environment, 185: 107256.
Xinyu Jia, Bin Cao*, Yingxin Zhu, Bing Liu. (2020). Thermal comfort in mixed-mode buildings: A field study in Tianjin, China. Building and Environment, 185: 107244.
Hecheng Yang, Yue Deng, Bin Cao*, Yingxin Zhu. (2020). Study on the local and overall thermal perceptions under nonuniform thermal exposure using a cooling chair. Building and Environment, 176: 106864.
Wenjie Ji, Yingxin Zhu, Bin Cao*. (2020). Development of the Predicted Thermal Sensation (PTS) model using the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database. Energy and Buildings, 211: 109780.
Yue Deng, Bin Cao*, Hecheng Yang, Bin Liu. (2019). Effects of local body heating on thermal comfort for audiences in open-air venues in 2022 Winter Olympics. Building and Environment, 165: 106363.
Maohui Luo, Zhihao Ke, Wenjie Ji, Zhe Wang, Bin Cao*, Xiang Zhou, Yingxin Zhu. (2019). The time-scale of thermal comfort adaptation in heated and unheated buildings. Building and Environment, 151: 175-186.
Hecheng Yang, Bin Cao*, Yi Ju, Yingxin Zhu. (2019). The effects of local cooling at different torso parts in improving body thermal comfort in hot indoor environments. Energy and Buildings, 198: 528-541.
Nan Zhang, Bin Cao*, Yingxin Zhu. (2019). Effects of pre-sleep thermal environment on human thermal state and sleep quality. Building and Environment, 148: 600-608.
Maohui Luo, Zhe Wang, Gail Brager, Bin Cao*, Yingxin Zhu. (2018). Indoor climate experience, migration, and thermal comfort expectation in buildings. Building and Environment, 141: 262-272.
Wenjie Ji, Bin Cao*, Yang Geng, Yingxin Zhu, Borong Lin. (2017). Study on human skin temperature and thermal evaluation in step change conditions: From non-neutrality to neutrality. Energy and Buildings, 156: 29-39.
Nan Zhang, Bin Cao*, Zhaojun Wang, Yingxin Zhu, Borong Lin. (2017). A comparison of winter indoor thermal environment and thermal comfort between regions in Europe, North America, and Asia. Building and Environment, 117: 208-217.
Bin Cao*, Maohui Luo, Min Li, Yingxin Zhu. (2016). Too cold or too warm? A winter thermal comfort study in different climate zones in China. Energy and Buildings, 133: 469-477.
Maohui Luo, Bin Cao*, Wenjie Ji, Qin Ouyang, Borong Lin, Yingxin Zhu. (2016). The underlying linkage between personal control and thermal comfort: Psychological or physical effects? Energy and Buildings, 111: 56-63.
Bin Cao, Yingxin Zhu*, Min Li, Qin Ouyang. (2014). Individual and district heating: A comparison of residential heating modes with an analysis of adaptive thermal comfort. Energy and Buildings, 78: 17-24.
Bin Cao, Qi Shang, Zizhu Dai, Yingxin Zhu*. (2013). The impact of air-conditioning usage on sick building syndrome during summer in China. Indoor and Built Environment, 22(3): 490-497.
Bin Cao, Yingxin Zhu*, Qin Ouyang, Xiang Zhou, Li Huang. (2011). Field study of human thermal comfort and thermal adaptability during the summer and winter in Beijing. Energy and Buildings, 43(5): 1051-1056.
