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2026 | Energy

RCBldEng - a computationally efficient RC network modeling method and engine for multizone building simulation

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen

RCBldEng - a computationally efficient RC network modeling method and engine for multizone building simulation
2026 | Advanced Science

How AI Shapes the Future Landscape of Sustainable Building Design With Climate Change Challenges?

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Xiaoni Gao, Shuai Lu, Yi Zhang, Xing Zheng, Matthaios Santamouris

How AI Shapes the Future Landscape of Sustainable Building Design With Climate Change Challenges?
2026 | Journal of Environmental Psychology

Visual-thermal interaction effects on perceived restoration in dynamic park routes: a time-series perspective on outdoor climate adaptation in hot climates

Authors:

Wen Dong, Pengyuan Shen, Yaowu Wang, Mei Liu, Donghui Dai

Visual-thermal interaction effects on perceived restoration in dynamic park routes: a time-series perspective on outdoor climate adaptation in hot climates
2026 | Energy & Buildings

A machine learning based rapid thermal performance modeling method for modular buildings with BIPV: A novel decomposition strategy with real-time prediction capabilities

Authors:

Yiqian Zheng, Biao Yang, Miaomiao Hou, Yi Zhang, Yuekuan Zhou, Xing Zheng, Pengyuan Shen

A machine learning based rapid thermal performance modeling method for modular buildings with BIPV: A novel decomposition strategy with real-time prediction capabilities
2026 | Energy and Built Environment

Passive design strategies for curtain wall system in subtropical office buildings in China considering multi-sensory comfort

Authors:

Lei Yub, Caifang Linb, Wei Gub, Xing Zheng, Yi Zhang, Pengyuan Shen

Passive design strategies for curtain wall system in subtropical office buildings in China considering multi-sensory comfort
2026 | Journal of Building Engineering

Climate-adaptive building design through explainable AI: 3D spatial layout automation and evolutionary optimization across climate zones

Authors:

Peiying Huang, Yanxiang Yang, Wen Gao, Xing Zheng, Pengyuan Shen

Climate-adaptive building design through explainable AI: 3D  spatial layout automation and evolutionary optimization across  climate zones
2026 | Building and Environment

Precooling effectiveness in residential buildings during heatwaves with power outages: A sensitivity and parametric analysis

Authors:

Xue Liu, Hao Tang, Xuyuan Kang, Pengyuan Shen, Xin Zhou, Da Yan

Precooling effectiveness in residential buildings during heatwaves with power outages: A sensitivity and parametric analysis
2026 | Sustainable Cities and Society

Rooftop PV layout generation and optimization model for large-scale building cluster

Authors:

Rui Miao, Haoqing Zhu, Yi Zhang,* Kanghua Li, Yuan Yuan, Pengyuan Shen, He Qi

Rooftop PV layout generation and optimization model for large-scale building cluster
2026 | Building and Environment

High-resolution spatiotemporal mapping from ERA5 reanalysis: integrating multi-source data with machine learning for the city of Shenzhen

Authors:

Haida Tang , Jiayu Chen , Xingkang Chai , Chunying Li ,Chunchun Meng , Siyuan Chen , Wei Gu , Pengyuan Shen

High-resolution spatiotemporal mapping from ERA5 reanalysis: integrating multi-source data with machine learning for the city of Shenzhen
2025 | International Conference on Energy and Environmental Science

Optimizing Building Envelope Design for Subtropical High-Rise Offices in Shenzhen: A Parametric Analysis of Multiple Building Performance Indicators

Authors:

Lei Yu, Caifang Lin, Pengyuan Shen

Optimizing Building Envelope Design  for Subtropical High-Rise Offices in Shenzhen:  A Parametric Analysis of Multiple Building  Performance Indicators
2025 | Building Simulation

Energy-efficient building spatial layout strategies under future climate change scenarios

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen * , Yanxiang Yang, Lingyao Li, Jie Zhong

Energy-efficient building spatial layout strategies under future climate change scenarios
2025 | Building Simulation

Development and validation of rapid building energy simulation engine based on novel multithermal-zone RC network modeling method

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen *

Development and validation of rapid building energy simulation engine based on novel multithermal-zone RC network modeling method
2025 | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

Data-driven smart control for window and HVAC systems in sports space considering thermal comfort and energy efficiency

Authors:

Y Li, L Li, P Shen

Data-driven smart control for window and HVAC systems in sports space considering thermal comfort and energy efficiency
2025 | Building Simulation

A novel approach for hourly weather downscaling for building performance simulation under future climate change

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen *

A novel approach for hourly weather downscaling for building performance simulation under future climate change
2025 | Nexus

Integrating Renewable Energy with Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in China: A Strategy for Enhanced Accessibility and Carbon Abatement

Authors:

Yuyu Zheng, Aoye Song, Zhaohui Dan, Xin Sun, Shuncheng Lee, Wei Feng, Pengyuan Shen, Yuekuan Zhou

Integrating Renewable Energy with Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in China: A Strategy for Enhanced Accessibility and Carbon Abatement
2025 | Physics of Fluids

Assessing the effects of viaduct configurations on traffic pollutant transport: A large-eddy simulation study comparing quasi-two-dimensional and three-dimensional urban canyons

Authors:

Lemei Li, Bin Lu, Peng Qin, Lili Xia, Jun Cai, Jing Dong, Pengyuan Shen, Huanhuan Wang, Zhen Han, Guangdong Duan, Dengkai Chi, Yunfei Fu, Qiusheng Li, Xing Zheng

Assessing the effects of viaduct configurations on traffic pollutant transport: A large-eddy simulation study comparing quasi-two-dimensional and three-dimensional urban canyons
2025 | Sustainable Cities and Society

Integrated physics-machine learning for real-time urban photovoltaic mapping: Coupling local climate zones with 3D building models

Authors:

Xingkang Chai, Jiayu Chen, Chunying Li, Pengyuan Shen, Yuqin Wang, Yang Wan, Siyuan Chen, Haida Tang

Integrated physics-machine learning for real-time urban photovoltaic mapping: Coupling local climate zones with 3D building models
2025 | Sustainable Cities and Society

Multi-objective optimization of urban block morphology for thermal comfort and air quality: An integrated CFD-machine learning framework

Authors:

Meilin Wang, Hang Ma, Xing Zheng, Yi Zhang, Chunze Li, Pengyuan Shen

Multi-objective optimization of urban block morphology for thermal comfort and air quality: An integrated CFD-machine learning framework
2025 | Buildings

Quantifying Residential Neighborhood Layout Impact on Pedestrian Wind Environment: CFD Analysis Across China’s Major Climate Zones

Authors:

Lei Yu, Yongyi Ye, Lemei Li, Chunze Li, Pengyuan Shen

Quantifying Residential Neighborhood Layout Impact on Pedestrian Wind Environment: CFD Analysis Across China’s Major Climate Zones
2025 | Building Simulation

A comprehensive framework for building flexibility assessment: RC-Mapping modeling, flexibility quantification, and uncertainty analysis

Authors:

Huilong Wang, Xiyin Weng, Yongjun Sun, Pengyuan Shen

A comprehensive framework for building flexibility assessment: RC-Mapping modeling, flexibility quantification, and uncertainty analysis
2025 | Journal of Building Performance Simulation

Beyond CFD: explainable machine learning for efficient assessment of urban morphology impacts on pedestrian level wind and thermal environment

Authors:

Xue Cui, Yu Li, Pengyuan Shen

Beyond CFD: explainable machine learning for efficient assessment of urban morphology impacts on pedestrian level wind and thermal environment
2025 | Energy and Buildings

Spatiotemporal mapping of urban air temperature and UHI under TMY condition: A reference station based machine learning approach

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen

Spatiotemporal mapping of urban air temperature and UHI under TMY condition: A reference station based machine learning approach
2025 | Building Simulation

Building and urban simulation under future climate: A novel statistical downscaling method for future hourly weather data generation

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen

Building and urban simulation under future climate: A novel statistical downscaling method for future hourly weather data generation
2025 | Building and Environment

Two-way coupled numerical simulation between outdoor thermal environment and PM2. 5 in urban blocks

Authors:

Meilin Wang, Hang Ma, Xing Zheng, Chun Han, Pengyuan Shen

Two-way coupled numerical simulation between outdoor thermal environment and PM2. 5 in urban blocks
2025 | Nexus

Climate Adaptability of Building Passive Strategies to Changing Future Urban Climate: A Review

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Yu Li, Xiaoni Gao, Shuxing Chen, Xue Cui, Yi Zhang, Xing Zheng, Haida Tang, Meilin Wang

Climate Adaptability of Building Passive Strategies to Changing Future Urban Climate: A Review
2025 | Energy and Buildings

Combined impact of climate change and heat island on building energy use in three megacities in China

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Yuchen Ji, Yu Li, Meilin Wang, Xue Cui, Huan Tong

Combined impact of climate change and heat island on building energy use in three megacities in China
2025 | Building Simulation

On the two-way interactions of urban thermal environment and air pollution: A review of synergies for identifying climate-resilient mitigation strategies

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Meilin Wang, Hang Ma, Nan Ma

On the two-way interactions of urban thermal environment and air pollution: A review of synergies for identifying climate-resilient mitigation strategies
2025 | Energy

A comparative study of radiant floor heating strategies for passive house in severely cold regions: A case study of Harbin

Authors:

Xiaoni Gao, Yuchen Ji, Pengyuan Shen

A comparative study of radiant floor heating strategies for passive house in severely cold regions: A case study of Harbin
2025 | Building and Environment

Combined effects of the visual-thermal environment on restorative benefits in hot outdoor public spaces: A case study in Shenzhen, China

Authors:

DONG Wen, DAI Donghui, LIU Mei, WANG Yaowu, LI Shuang, SHEN Pengyuan

Combined effects of the visual-thermal environment on restorative benefits in hot outdoor public spaces: A case study in Shenzhen, China
2025 | Energy and Buildings

A novel sun-shading design for indoor visual comfort and energy saving in typical office space in Shenzhen

Authors:

Yiqian Zheng, Jinxuan Wu, Hao Zhang, Caifang Lin, Yu Li, Xue Cui, Pengyuan Shen

A novel sun-shading design for indoor visual comfort and energy saving in typical office space in Shenzhen
2025 | Applied Energy

Performance of district energy system under changing climate: A case study of Shenzhen

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Yuchen Ji, Menglei Zhong

Performance of district energy system under changing climate: A case study of Shenzhen
2025 | Applied Energy

Recent progress in building energy retrofit analysis under changing future climate: A review

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Yu Li, Xiaoni Gao, Yiqian Zheng, Peiying Huang, Ang Lu, Wei Gu, Shuxing Chen

Recent progress in building energy retrofit analysis under changing future climate: A review
2025 | iScience

Perspective and analysis of ammonia-based distributed energy system (DES) for achieving low carbon community in China

Authors:

Hui Du, Pengyuan Shen, Wai Siong Chai, Dongxue Nie, Chengcheng Shan, Lei Zhou

Perspective and analysis of ammonia-based distributed energy system (DES) for achieving low carbon community in China
2024 | Building and Environment

A data-driven model on human thermophysiological and psychological responses under dynamic solar radiation

Authors:

Yuchen Ji, Jusheng Song, Pengyuan Shen

A data-driven model on human thermophysiological and psychological responses under dynamic solar radiation
2024 | Indoor and Built Environment

An occupant-centric approach for spatio-temporal visual comfort assessment and optimization in daylit sports spaces

Authors:

Yu Li, Lingling Li, Pengyuan Shen, Chao Yuan

An occupant-centric approach for spatio-temporal visual comfort assessment and optimization in daylit sports spaces
2024 | Land

How Public Urban Space Enhance Restoration Benefits Through Combined Multisensory Effects: A Systematic Review

Authors:

Wen Dong, Donghui Dai, Pengyuan Shen, Rui Zhang, Mei Liu

How Public Urban Space Enhance Restoration Benefits Through Combined Multisensory Effects: A Systematic Review
2024 | Journal of Building Engineering

Coupled building simulation and CFD for real-time window and HVAC control in sports space

Authors:

Yu Li, Lingling Li, Xue Cui, Pengyuan Shen

Coupled building simulation and CFD for real-time window and HVAC control in sports space
2024 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Archetype building energy modeling approaches and applications: A review

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Huilong Wang

Archetype building energy modeling approaches and applications: A review
2024 | Journal of Building Engineering

Building retrofit optimization considering future climate and decision-making under various mindsets

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen

 Building retrofit optimization considering future climate and decision-making under various mindsets
2023 | Energy and Buildings

Hourly air temperature projection in future urban area by coupling climate change and urban heat island effect

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Meilin Wang, Junhuan Liu, Yuchen Ji

Hourly air temperature projection in future urban area by coupling climate change and urban heat island effect
2023 | Building and Environment

Probability-based visual comfort assessment and optimization in national fitness halls under sports behavior uncertainty

Authors:

Yu Li, Lingling Li, Pengyuan Shen

Probability-based visual comfort assessment and optimization in national fitness halls under sports behavior uncertainty
2022 | Buildings

Investigation of Indoor Asymmetric Thermal Radiation in Tibet Plateau: Case Study of a Typical Office Building

Authors:

Meilin Wang, Pengyuan Shen

Investigation of Indoor Asymmetric Thermal Radiation in Tibet Plateau: Case Study of a Typical Office Building
2022 | Building and Environment

A review of studies and modelling of solar radiation on human thermal comfort in outdoor environment

Authors:

Yuchen Ji, Jusheng Song, Pengyuan Shen

A review of studies and modelling of solar radiation on human thermal comfort in outdoor environment
2022 | Energy Reports

Analysis of DC distribution efficiency based on metered data in a typical Hong Kong office building

Authors:

Qingye Yu, Sinan Li, Pengyuan Shen, Yuchen Ji, Kwok-shing Wong, Yiting Zhang

Analysis of DC distribution efficiency based on metered data in a typical Hong Kong office building
2022 | Building and Environment

Climate adaptive optimization of green roofs and natural night ventilation for lifespan energy performance improvement in office buildings

Authors:

Dachuan Shi, Yafeng Gao, Peng Zeng, Baizhan Li, Pengyuan Shen, Chaoqun Zhuang

Climate adaptive optimization of green roofs and natural night ventilation for lifespan energy performance improvement in office buildings
2022 | Buildings

Energy saving and thermal comfort performance of passive retrofitting measures for traditional rammed earth house in Lingnan, China

Authors:

Shihao Li, Meilin Wang, Pengyuan Shen, Xue Cui, Linqian Bu, Ruji Wei, Longzhu Zhang, Chengjia Wu

Energy saving and thermal comfort performance of passive retrofitting measures for traditional rammed earth house in Lingnan, China
2021 | Sustainable Cities and Society

Fast generation of microclimate weather data for building simulation under heat island using map capturing and clustering technique

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Junhuan Liu, Meilin Wang

Fast generation of microclimate weather data for building simulation under heat island using map capturing and clustering technique
2021 | Sustainable Cities and Society

Exploring potential for residential energy saving in New York using developed lightweight prototypical building models based on survey data in the past decades

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Zheng Wang, Ying Ji

Exploring potential for residential energy saving in New York using developed lightweight prototypical building models based on survey data in the past decades
2020 | Journal of Cleaner Production

How neighborhood form influences building energy use in winter design condition: Case study of Chicago using CFD coupled simulation

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Zheng Wang

How neighborhood form influences building energy use in winter design condition: Case study of Chicago using CFD coupled simulation
2020 | Energy

Projecting Texas energy use for residential sector under future climate and urbanization scenarios: A bottom-up method based on twenty-year regional energy use data

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Biao Yang

Projecting Texas energy use for residential sector under future climate and urbanization scenarios: A bottom-up method based on twenty-year regional energy use data
2019 | Energy

Building heating and cooling load under different neighbourhood forms: Assessing the effect of external convective heat transfer

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Mingkun Dai, Peng Xu, Wei Dong

Building heating and cooling load under different neighbourhood forms: Assessing the effect of external convective heat transfer
2019 | Journal of Building Engineering

Rapid multi-objective optimization with multi-year future weather condition and decision-making support for building retrofit

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, William Braham, Yunkyu Yi, Eric Eaton

 Rapid multi-objective optimization with multi-year future weather condition and decision-making support for building retrofit
2019 | Applied Energy

The feasibility and importance of considering climate change impacts in building retrofit analysis

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, William Braham, Yunkyu Yi

The feasibility and importance of considering climate change impacts in building retrofit analysis
2018 | Applied Energy

Development of a lightweight building simulation tool using simplified zone thermal coupling for fast parametric study

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, William Braham, Yunkyu Yi

 Development of a lightweight building simulation tool using simplified zone thermal coupling for fast parametric study
2017 | Energy and Buildings

Impacts of climate change on US building energy use by using downscaled hourly future weather data

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen

Impacts of climate change on US building energy use by using downscaled hourly future weather data
2016 | Energy

Vulnerability to climate change impacts of present renewable energy systems designed for achieving net-zero energy buildings

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Noam Lior

Vulnerability to climate change impacts of present renewable energy systems designed for achieving net-zero energy buildings
2015 | Energy Conversion and Management

Impact of global warming on performance of ground source heat pumps in US climate zones

Authors:

Pengyuan Shen, Jennifer R Lukes

Impact of global warming on performance of ground source heat pumps in US climate zones
2013 | Energy Policy

Energy and behavioral impacts of integrative retrofits for residential buildings: What is at stake for building energy policy reforms in northern China?

Authors:

Peng Xu, Tengfang Xu, Pengyuan Shen

Energy and behavioral impacts of integrative retrofits for residential buildings: What is at stake for building energy policy reforms in northern China?
2013 | Energy Policy

Commercial building energy use in six cities in Southern China

Authors:

Peng Xu, Joe Huang, Pengyuan Shen, Xiaowen Ma, Xuefei Gao, Qiaolin Xu, Han Jiang, Yong Xiang

Commercial building energy use in six cities in Southern China
2012 | Applied thermal engineering

Advancing evaporative rooftop packaged air conditioning: A new design and performance model development

Authors:

Peng Xu, Tengfang Xu, Pengyuan Shen

Advancing evaporative rooftop packaged air conditioning: A new design and performance model development
2012 | Energy and Buildings

Case study: Energy savings from solar window film in two commercial buildings in Shanghai

Authors:

Rongxin Yin, Peng Xu, Pengyuan Shen

Case study: Energy savings from solar window film in two commercial buildings in Shanghai
2012 | Energy

Impacts of climate change on building heating and cooling energy patterns in California

Authors:

Peng Xu, Yu Joe Huang, Norman Miller, Nicole Schlegel, Pengyuan Shen

Impacts of climate change on building heating and cooling energy patterns in California

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