Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career
Section: Overview
Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Life cycle assessment of green buildings
  • Existing building retrofits
  • Building carbon management & sustainable development
  • Occupant behavior efficiency

Available to supervise research students

Not available for media queries

About Shuo Chen

Dr Shuo Chen is a lecturer in building surveying at Victoria University. She is also an engineering consultant in green HVAC design. She has a broad range of research experiences in green building design, construction management, with a special interest in green building construction, supported by digitalized engineering and life cycle assessment. 

Shuo developed a life cycle assessment for evaluating the carbon emissions of typical HVAC systems. Afterward, Shuo identified the key performance attributes and the critical success factors in HVAC retrofitting, and developed a toolkit which comprised strategies, decision-making methods, and major retrofitting activities. Also, she has been working on the development of a smart building platform to monitor building energy use.  

Shuo has participated in a number of research projects including industry-sponsored projects, with collaborators across industry, governments, and universities in Australia and overseas. She has demonstrated a proven track record of accomplishment in the research and publication of high-quality journals, contributing to research projects.

Qualifications

  • PhD (Construction Management), RMIT University, Australia 2016
  • Master of Civil Engineering (by Research), RMIT University, Australia 2011
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Building Environment and Equipment Engineering), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China 2008

Key publications

Year Citation
2015 Chen, S., Zhang, G., & Setunge, S. (150101). A toolkit towards performance based green retrofit of HVAC systems: Literature review and research proposal Paper presented at Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 1743-1751).

doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09507-3_149
2015 . (150101). Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate In Shen, L. ;. (Ed.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-46994-1
2015 . (150101). Engineering Asset Management - Systems, Professional Practices and Certification In Tse, P. W;. (Ed.), Springer International Publishing.

doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09507-3
2011 CHEN, S. (111019). Life cycle assessment of HVAC systems in office buildings Paper presented at Proceedings of 2011 lnternational Conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, 1-7. Pactoconvex Indonesia.
2011 Chen, S., & Zhang, G. (110101). Comparison of Three HVAC systems in Commercial Buildings from a Life Cycle Perspective In David, W. (Ed.), Paper presented at 2011 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUTURE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (ICFMSE 2011), VOL 1 (pp. 82-87). INFORMATION ENGINEERING RESEARCH INST, USA.
2010 Chen, S., Zhang, K. G., & Cheong, F. (100101). Selecting HVAC systems for commercial buildings from a life cycle assessment perspective: Literature review plus research proposal Paper presented at CRIOCM 2010 - International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate "Towards Sustainable Development of International Metropolis" (pp. 527-536).

Year Citation
2021 Chen, S., Zhang, G., Xia, X., Chen, Y., Setunge, S., & Shi, L. (210601). The impacts of occupant behavior on building energy consumption: A review. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 45

doi: 10.1016/j.seta.2021.101212
2020 Chen, S., Zhang, G., Xia, X., Setunge, S., & Shi, L. (200601). A review of internal and external influencing factors on energy efficiency design of buildings. Energy and Buildings, 216

doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109944

Research funding for the past 5 years

Please note:

  • Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
  • Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
  • The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.

Digital transformation of construction industry for improved quality and safety
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Prof Zora Vrcelj, Prof Yuan Miao, Dr Malindu Sandanayake, Dr Ayad Turky, Dr Le Li, Mr Nima Izadyar, Dr Hongen Lu, Dr Melissa Chan, Prof Hua Wang, Dr Hing-wah Chau
For period: 2021-2022
 $1,249,911

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

Not available for media queries

Teaching activities & experience

Dr Shuo Chen is responsible for teaching and coordination of the following units.

 

Key academic roles

Dates Role Department / Organisation
Feb 2022 - Present
Lecturer
Victoria University
Jan 2018 - Nov 2021
Research Officer
RMIT University
Dates Role & Department/Organisation
Feb 2022 -
Present
Lecturer
Victoria University
Jan 2018 -
Nov 2021
Research Officer
RMIT University

Awards

Year Award
2016

International PhD student representative - RMIT University
2012

International PhD Research Scholarship - RMIT University