معرفی
Dr Chengzhi Peng serves as Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Research at the University of Sheffield's School of Architecture and Landscape. With qualifications including BArch, DipLA, MSc, and PhD, he maintains dual research foci in Design Studies/Architectural Computing (DADA) and Architectural-Urban Science/Climate (AUSC). His leadership spans a research team comprising one postdoctoral associate and six PhD students.
Research interests concentrate on building stock energy modelling, climate change impacts on built environments, ageing societies' challenges, and air quality simulation. His work integrates environmental simulation with sustainable design for climate adaptation, particularly through the MSc Digital Architecture and Design program where he serves as Director. Teaching emphasizes dissertation supervision across undergraduate, MArch, and postgraduate levels while embedding computational methods into architectural pedagogy.
Recent publications reveal strong trends in urban climate resilience, with 2023-2025 works focusing on heat-health warning systems for vulnerable populations, PM2.5 infiltration analysis in educational buildings, and machine learning applications for air quality improvement. The research consistently bridges architectural design with environmental performance metrics, emphasizing real-world urban contexts and climate adaptation strategies.
Significant grant funding includes AXA Research Fund (£124,739) for care home heat stress mitigation, ESRC fellowships (£91,953) on thermal vulnerability, and WUN collaborations (£14,932) on transcultural climate-responsive design. His team's work spans from city-scale housing stock modelling to micro-level indoor environmental quality assessments.
Professional engagement includes editorial roles at ArchNet-IJAR (2012-2023) and Buildings journal, AHRC Peer Review College membership (2009-2012), and conference committee participation in eCAADe and CAADRIA. The Architectural and Urban Science (AUS) research group drives projects on solar micro-grid optimization, institutional building stock analysis, and vegetation-air quality interactions.
