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‘Urban Ventilation Assessment and Wind Corridor Plan for Chinese Cities’

Professor Chao Ren from Department of Architecture and Professor Yuguo Li Department of Mechanical Engineering have revealing how to evaluate urban ventilation for planning purposes and develop the wind corridor plan in urban design and planning exercises. The team received the University’s Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award 2023 for their ‘Urban Ventilation Assessment and Wind Corridor Plan for Chinese Cities’.

Creating Breathable Cities

Urban ventilation has been an important but at times overlooked factor in improving air pollution and mitigating urban overheating. One of the world’s experts on its benefits is Professor Chao Ren of the Faculty of Architecture, who has helped to convince policymakers in Mainland China, various cities around the world and international organisations of the need for policies and programmes to improve the urban wind environment.

A Breath of Fresh Air

When an infectious disease erupts, most people look to medical professionals for a solution. But the Faculty of Engineering has been demonstrating that their discipline can help to control the spread of infection, too.