CV

Education

• Ph.D in Construction Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2023
• Ph.D in Management Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 2023
• M.S. in Management Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, 2017
• B.S. in Construction Management, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, 2013

Work experience

• April 2024-Now, Postdoctoral fellow
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Supervisors: Prof. Albert P.C. Chan and Dr. Amos Darko
• Jan 2024-April 2024, Research Assistant
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Supervisor: Dr. Amos Darko

Selected Publications

• Chen, L., Darko, A., Adegoriola, M. I., Chan, A. P., Yang, Y., & Tetteh, M. O. (2024). Challenges to energy retrofitting of existing office buildings in high-rise high-density cities: The case of Hong Kong. Energy and Buildings, 312, 114220.
• Chen, L., Chan, A. P., Darko, A., & Gao, X. (2022). Spatial-temporal investigation of green building promotion efficiency: The case of China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 362, 132299.
• Chen, L., Chan, A. P., Owusu, E. K., Darko, A., & Gao, X. (2022). Critical success factors for green building promotion: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Building and Environment, 207, 108452.
• Chen, L., Gao, X., Hua, C., Gong, S., & Yue, A. (2021). Evolutionary process of promoting green building technologies adoption in China: A perspective of government. Journal of Cleaner Production, 279, 123607.
• Chen, L., Gao, X., Gong, S., & Li, Z. (2020). Regionalization of green building development in China: A comprehensive evaluation model based on the catastrophe progression method. Sustainability, 12(15), 5988.
• Hua, C., Chen, L., Liu, C., & Yang, C. (2024). The effect of incentive policies on the diffusion of construction and demolition waste recycling: A government perspective. Waste Management & Research, 0734242X241231400.
• Hua, C., Chen, L., Liu, C., Chen, J., & Yang, C. (2023). Technology adoption path of construction and demolition waste recycling under governmental subsidy: a theoretical model. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(25), 67880-67890.

Project

• Energy Efficiency Retrofitting of Existing Office Buildings for Carbon Neutrality in Hong Kong: Policy Recommendations and Guidelines for Overcoming the Challenges, Public Policy Research Funding Scheme of Hong Kong government (Grant number: 2022.A6.207.22C)
• Urban resilience assessment and resilience improvement strategies from the perspective of cascading disasters, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant number: 72174146)

Teaching

• Assisted in the course of Construction Economics
• Assisted in the course of Analytical Skills and Methods
• Assisted in the course of Introduction to Construction Management

Skills

• Language: English (Fluent, IELTS 7/9), Mandarin (native)
• Coding: Python

Service

• Journal Reviewers for Sustainable Development, Buildings, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Challenges in Sustainability, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.