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Queena Qian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Design & Construction Management at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology. Her research focuses on energy efficiency, urban renewal, and neighborhood renovation, with particular emphasis on China's urban development challenges and energy policy implementation.
Her research interests span interdisciplinary domains including building energy conservation, transaction cost economics in community renovation, and social capital dynamics in neighborhood renewal. She investigates how energy poverty manifests in residential contexts, the health and comfort co-benefits of energy efficiency programs, and barriers to sustainable renovation in Chinese urban environments. Her work bridges engineering, social science, and policy analysis to address real-world urban sustainability challenges.
Recent publications demonstrate a clear trend toward integrated analysis of China's urban renovation challenges, combining technical energy efficiency metrics with socio-behavioral factors. Her 2025 articles reveal systematic examination of transaction costs in market-oriented renovation, multi-level social capital effects on resident cooperation, and holistic assessment frameworks that move beyond pure energy savings to consider health, comfort, and policy implementation barriers.
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Dr. Qian has supervised 6 research works and maintains active academic engagement through editorial responsibilities for City and Built Environment journal, presentations at major international forums including World Urban Forum 12 and ECEEE Summer Study, and public discourse through Dutch media outlets on EU-China renovation opportunities and heat pump adoption strategies.
