About the Green Building Research Cluster
The Green Building Research Cluster at the GREAT Smart Cities Institute (GSCI) advances research towards a greener, healthier, and more resilient built environment through intelligent building technologies and innovative design and control approaches.
With a focus on building performance, energy efficiency, and building-grid interaction, the cluster applies advanced control and artificial intelligence to develop solutions that optimize building operations, enable greater energy flexibility, and support more sustainable cities in Hong Kong and beyond.
Cluster Leadership
Cluster Lead, Green Building Cluster
Associate Director, GREAT Smart Cities Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST
Prof. Walter Zhe WANG is the Associate Director of the GREAT Smart Cities Institute. His research focuses on developing smart solutions for green buildings and low-carbon cities. He has been named as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford & Elsevier since 2021. He was invited to give a speech on the Seventh-Round High-level Consultation on U.S.-China People to People Exchange, chaired by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Vice-Premier Yandong Liu, as the only representative of Chinese young scholars.
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