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Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (since 2010)

 

Building Energy and Environmental Impact

  • Li, X., Chow, K. H., Zhu, Y., and Lin, Y., “Evaluating the Impacts of High-Temperature Outdoor Working Environments on Construction Labor Productivity in China” A Case Study of Rebar Workers,” Building and Environment, Vol. 95, pp. 42 – 52, 2015.

  • Cao, X., Li, X., Zhu, Y., Zhang, Z., "A Comparative Study of Environmental Performance between Prefabricated and Traditional Residential Buildings in China," Journal of Cleaner Production, in press, 2015.

  • Ozcan, G. and Zhu, Y., “A Multi-Objective Decision-Support Model for Selecting Environmentally Conscious Highway Construction Methods,” International Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Vol. 21, No. 6. pp. 733-747, 2015.

  • Li, X., Yang, F., Zhu, Y., and Gao, Y., “An assessment framework for analyzing the embodied carbon impacts of residential buildings in China,“ Energy and Buildings, Vol. 85, pp. 400 - 409, 2014.

  • Zhu, Y., Rayegan, R., and Tao, Y., “A Case Study of Ground Source Heat Pump Applications in Hot and Humid Climates,” Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 1, 05014006, 2014.

  • Inyim, P., Rivera, J. and Zhu, Y., “SimulEICon: Integration of BIM and Economic and Environmental Impact Analysis to Support Sustainable Building Design,” Journal of Management in Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 1, A4014002, 2014.

  • Batouli, M. and Zhu, Y., “Life Cycle Assessment of Structural Insulated Panels with Kenaf Fiber‐Reinforced Polyurethane,” Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, Vol. 66, pp. 164 – 173, 2013.

  • Zhu, Y., Tao, Y., and Rayegan, R., “A Comparison of Deterministic and Probabilistic Life Cycle Cost Analyses of Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) Applications in Hot and Humid Climate,” Energy and Buildings, Elsevier, Vol. 55, pp. 312 -321, 2012.

  • Jiang, A. and Zhu, Y., “Impact of Incentives and System Efficiency on the Life Cycle of PV Systems,” International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 204 - 222, 2012.

  • Ozcan, G., Zhu, Y., and Ceron, V., “Time, Cost and Environmental Impact Analysis on Construction Operation Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms,” Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 265 – 272, 2011.

  • Jiang, A. and Zhu, Y., “Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Residential Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Florida,” International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 209 - 216, 2010.

  • Li, X. D., Zhu, Y., and Zhang, Z. H., “An LCA-based Environmental Impact Assessment Model for Construction Processes,” Building and Environment, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 766 – 775, 2010.

 

Construction Management

  • Shen, Z., Jensen, W., Berryman, C., and Zhu, Y., “A Comparative Study of Activity-Based Construction Labor Productivity in the US and China,” Journal of Management in Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 116 - 125, ASCE, 2010.

  • Jiang, A. and Zhu, Y., “A Multi-Stage Approach to Time-Cost Trade-Off Analysis Using Mathematical Programming,” International Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 13 - 27, 2010.

  • Zhu, Y., Bayraktar, E., and Chen, S. C., “Application of Metadata Modeling to Dispute Review Report Management,” Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 491 – 498, 2010.

  • Bayraktar, M., Owens, C., and Zhu, Y., “State-of-Practice of LEED in the United States: A Contractor’s Perspective,” International Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 1 - 17, 2010.

 

Construction Education

  • Vassigh, S., Newman, W., Behzadan, A., Zhu, Y., Chen, S.-C., Graham, S., “Collaborative Learning in Building Sciences Enabled by Augmented Reality,” American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 83-88, 2014.

  • Newman, W. E., Vassigh, S., and Zhu, Y., “Matter as Energy: What Architects need to Know,” GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology, doi: 10.5176/2251-3701_2.2.71.

  • Vassigh, S., Zhu, Y., Newman, W. E., “Leveraging Cyber-infrastructure to Transform Building Science Education,” Journal of Architectural Engineering and Technology, 1:105. doi:10.4172/2168- 9717.1000105.

  • Chunduri, S., Zhu, Y., and Bayraktar, M., “Improving Green Building Education by Addressing the Learning style and Prior Knowledge of Students,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 137, No. 4, pp. 232 - 237, 2010.

  • Zhu, Y., Zhang, R., and Ahmad, I., “Applying Concept Similarity to the Evaluation of Common Understanding in Multidisciplinary Learning,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 335 – 344, 2010.

 

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