CHANG YUAN 常远
Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida
Ph.D., Harbin Institute of Technology
CONTACT
Central University of Finance and Economics
Shahe Higher Education Park, Beijing, China 102206
Office:Bldg 4, Rm 336
Email:yuan.chang@cufe.edu.cn
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Life-cycle assessment, green building and infrastructure systems, sustainable engineering modeling, project sustainability management
APPOINTMENTS
ŸProfessor, CUFE, 2020-present
ŸAssistant/Associate professor, CUFE, 2014-2020
ŸPostdoctoral research fellow, Northwestern University, 2012-2014
ŸResearch assistant, University of Florida, 2008-2012
COURSES
Undergraduate
Construction project risk management
Introduction to sustainable construction
Introduction to construction engineering
Green building construction and management
Graduate
High-performance green building delivery systems
Sustainable built environment decision-making method
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Academic Journal Articles(SCI/SSCI, *corresponding author)
40.Chang, Y.*, Wei, Y.Y., Zhang, J.X.*, Xu, X., Zhang, L.X., Zhao, Y.Z. (2021). “Mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions from urban roadway lighting in China via energy-efficient luminaire adoption and renewable energy utilization.”Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 164, 105197. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105197
39. Wang, C.B., Zhang, L.X.*,Chang, Y., Pang, M.Y. (2021).“The energy return on investment (EROI) of biomass conversion systems in China: A meta-analysis focusing on system boundary unification.”Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 137, 110652. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110652
38. Zhang, L.L., Yu, C.*, Yang, C., Cheng, B.D.*,Chang, Y.*(2020).“Mitigating climate change by global timber carbon stock: Accounting, flow and allocation.”Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 131, 109996. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.109996
37. Wang, C.B., Malik, a., Wang, Y.F.,Chang, Y., Pang, M.Y., Zhou, D.Q.* (2020). “Understanding the resource-use and environmental impacts of bioethanol production in China based on a MRIO-based hybrid LCA model.”Energy, 203, 117877. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117877
36.Zhang, L.L., Yu, C.*, Yue, D.M., Yang, C., Cheng, B.D.*, Diao, G.,Chang, Y.*(2020). “The value of global timber carbon stock and impacts on product price.”Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 161, 104966. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104966
35. Xiong, X., Zhang, L.X.*, Hao, Y., Zhang, P.P.,Chang, Y., Liu, G.Y. (2020). “Urban dietary changes and linked carbon footprint in China: A case study of Beijing.”Journal of Environmental Management,255, 109877, doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109877
34. Yang, J.H., Zhang, L.X.*,Chang, Y., Hao, Y., Liu, G., Yan, Q., Zhao, Y.H. (2020). “Understanding the material efficiency of the wind power sector in China: a spatial-temporal assessment.”Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 155, 104668. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104668
33. Wang, C.B., Malik, A., Wang, Y.F.,Chang, Y., Lenzen, M., Zhou, D.Q.*, Pang, M.Y., Huang, Q.X. (2020). “The social, economic, and environmental implications of biomass ethanol production in China: A multi-regional input-output-based hybrid LCA model.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 249, 119326, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119326
32.Chang, Y.*, Lei, S.H., Teng, J.J., Zhang, J.X., Zhang, L.X., Xu, X. (2019). “The energy use and environmental emissions of high-speed rail transportation in China: A bottom-up modeling.”Energy, 182, 1193-1201, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.06.120
31. Wang, C.B., Zhang, L.X., Zhou, P.,Chang, Y.*, Zhou, D.Q.*, Pang, M.Y., Yin, H. (2019). “Assessing the environmental externalities for biomass- and coal-fired electricity generation in China: A supply chain perspective.”Journal of Environmental Management,246, 758-767,doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.047
30. Zhu, C.,Chang, Y., Su, S., Li, X.D.*, Zhang, Z.H. (2019). “Development of q-L-EIV interactive curves for comparison of the environmental performance of composite slabs and RC slabs from the perspective of mechanical features.”Science of the Total Environment, 683, 508-523, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.234
29. Wang, F.T., Yu, C.*, Xiong, L.C.,Chang, Y.*(2019). “How can agricultural water use efficiency be promoted in China? A spatial-temporal analysis.”Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 145, 411-418, doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.03.017
28. Meng, F.X., Liu, G.Y.,Chang, Y., Su, M.R., Hu, Y.C., Yang, Z.F.* (2019). “Quantification of urban water-carbon nexus using disaggregated input-output model: a case study in Beijing (China).”Energy, 171, 403-418, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.013
27. Zhang, P.P., Zhang, L.X.*,Chang, Y., Xu, M., Hao, Y., Liang, S., Liu, G.Y., Yang, Z.F., Wang, C. (2019). “Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus for urban sustainability: a comprehensive review.”Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 142, 215-224, doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.11.018
26.Chang, Y.*, Li, X.D., Masanet, E., Zhang, L.X., Huang, Z.Y., Ries, R. (2018).“Unlocking the green opportunity for prefabricated buildings and construction in China.”Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 139, 259-261, doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.08.025
25. Wang, C.B.,Chang, Y., Zhang, L.X.*, Chen, Y.S., Pang, M.Y. (2018). “Quantifying uncertainties in greenhouse gas accounting of biomass power generation in China: System boundary and parameters.”Energy, 158, 121-127, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.008
24. Zhang, J.X.,Chang, Y.*, Zhang, L.X., Li, D. (2018). “Do technological innovations promote urban green development? —A spatial econometric analysis of 105 cities in China.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 182, 395-403, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.067
23. Yang, J.H.,Chang, Y., Zhang, L.X.*, Hao, Y., Yan, Q., Wang, C.B. (2018). “The life-cycle energy and environmental emissions of a typical offshore wind farm in China.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 180, 316-324, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.082
22. Yao, Y.*,Chang, Y., Huang, R.Z., Zhang, L.X., Masanet, E. (2018). “Environmental implications of the methanol economy in China: well-to-wheel comparison of energy and environmental emissions for different methanol fuel production pathways.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 172, 1381-1390, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.232
21. Zhang, J.X.,Chang, Y.*, Wang, C.B., Zhang, L.X. (2018). “The green efficiency of industrial sectors in China: A comparative analysis based on sectoral and supply-chain quantifications.”Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 132, 269-277, doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.02.015
20.Chang, Y.*, Gu, Y.R., Zhang, L.X., Wu, C.Y., Liang, L. (2017). “Energy and environmental implications of using geothermal heat pumps in buildings: An example from north China.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 167, 484-492, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.199
19. Zhang, J.X., Liu, Y.M.*,Chang, Y., Zhang, L.X. (2017). “Industrial eco-efficiency in China: A provincial quantification using three-stage data envelopment analysis.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 143, 238-249, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.123
18. Wang, C.B.,Chang, Y., Zhang, L.X.*, Pang, M.Y., Yan, H. (2017). “A life-cycle comparison of the energy, environmental and economic impacts of coal versus wood pellets for generating heat in China.”Energy, 120, 374-384, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.11.085
17. Zhang, L.X.*, Hao, Y.,Chang, Y., Pang, M.Y., Tang, S.J. (2017). “Emergy based resource intensities of industry sectors in China.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, 829-836, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.063
16. Yu, C.*, Shi, L., Wang, Y.T.,Chang, Y., Cheng, B.D*. (2016). “The eco-efficiency of pulp and paper industry in China: an assessment based on slacks-based measure and Malmquist–Luenberger index.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 127, 511-521, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.153
15.Chang, Y.*, Li, G.J., Yao, Y., Zhang, L.X., Yu, C. (2016). “Quantifying the water-energy-food nexus: current status and trends.”Energies, 9 (2), 65, doi: 10.3390/en9020065
14.Chang, Y.*, Huang, Z.Y., Ries, R., Masanet, E. (2016). “The embodied air pollutant emissions and water footprints of buildings in China: A quantification using disaggregated input-output life cycle inventory model.”Journal of Cleaner Production, 113, 274-284, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.014
13.Chang, Y.*, Huang, R.Z., Ries, R., Masanet, E*. (2015). “Life-cycle comparison of greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption for coal and shale gas fired power generation in China.”Energy, 86, 335-343, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.034
12. Wang, C.B., Zhang, L.X.*,Chang, Y., Pang, M.Y. (2015).“Biomass direct-fired power generation system in China: An integrated energy, GHG emissions, and economic evaluation for Salix.”Energy Policy, 84, 155-165, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.04.025
11. Yao, Y.*,Chang, Y., Masanet, E*. (2014). “A hybrid life-cycle inventory for multi-crystalline silicon PV module manufacturing in China.”Environmental Research Letters,9, 114001, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/114001
10. Masanet, E.*,Chang, Y., Yao, Y., Briam, R., Huang, R.Z. (2014). “Reflections on a massive open online life cycle assessment course.”International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment,19 (12), 1901-1907, doi: 10.1007/s11367-014-0800-8
9. Masanet, E.*,Chang, Y. (2014). “Who cares about LCA? A survey of 900 prospective LCA practitioners.”Journal of Industrial Ecology, 18 (6), 787-791, doi:10.1111/jiec.12189
8.Chang, Y.*, Huang, R.Z., Masanet, E*. (2014). “The energy, water, and air pollution implications of tapping China's shale gas reserves.”Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 91, 100-108, doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.07.015
7.Chang, Y.*, Huang, R.Z., Ries, R., Masanet, E. (2014). “Shale-to-well energy use and air pollutant emissions of shale gas production in China.”Applied Energy, 125, 147-157, doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.03.039
6.Chang, Y.*, Ries, R., Man, Q.P., Wang, Y.W. (2014). “Disaggregated I-O LCA model for building product chain energy quantification: a case from China.”Energy and Buildings, 72, 212-221, doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.12.026
5.Chang, Y.*, Ries, R., Wang, Y.W. (2013). “Life-cycle energy of residential buildings in China.”Energy Policy, 62, 656-664, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.053
4. Masanet, E.*,Chang, Y., Gopal, A., Larsen, P., Morrow. W., Sathre, R., Shehabi, A., Zhai, P. (2013). “Life-cycle assessment of electric power systems.”Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 38, 107-136, doi: 10.1146/annurev-environ-010710-100408
3.Chang, Y.*, Ries, R., Lei, S.H. (2012). “The embodied energy and emissions of a high-rise education building: a quantification using process-based hybrid life cycle inventory model.”Energy and Buildings, 55, 790-798, doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.10.019
2.Chang, Y.*, Ries, R., Wang, Y.W. (2011). “The quantification of the embodied impacts of construction projects on energy, environment, and society based on I-O LCA.”Energy Policy, 39 (10), 6321-6330, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.07.033
1.Chang, Y.*, Ries, R., Wang, Y.W. (2010).“The embodied energy and environmental emissions of construction projects in China: An economic input-output LCA model.”Energy Policy, 38 (11), 6597-6603, doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.06.030
Book Chapter
Chang, Y., Wei, Y.Y. (2020). “The Utilization of Renewable Energy for Low-Carbon Buildings”, In Ren, J.Z. (ed.),Renewable-Energy-Driven Future: Technologies, Applications, Sustainability, and Policies, Elsevier. ISBN: 9780128205396
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Associate Editor,Journal of Environmental Management(Elsevier)
Editorial Board Member,Environmental Challenges(Elsevier);Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability(IOP Publishing)
Reviewer,Applied Energy; Applied Geography; Building and Environment; Carbon Management; Climate Policy; Emerging Markets Finance and Trade; Ecological Indicators; Energy; Energy and Buildings; Energy Efficiency; Energy Policy; Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management; Environmental Impact Assessment Review; Environmental Science & Technology; Global Ecology and Conservation; Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy; Journal of Cleaner Production; Journal of Environmental Management; Journal of Industrial Ecology; Journal of Management Science and Engineering; Natural Resources Forum (NRF): A United Nations Sustainable Development Journal; Nature Sustainability; One Earth; Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews; Resources, Conservation and Recycling; Science of the Total Environment; SN Applied Sciences; Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment; Utilities Policy; Water Research; 2010 ASCE Construction Research Congress
