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.304
Email:yuan.chang@cufe.edu.cn
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Life-cycleassessment;Greenbuilding andinfrastructuresystems;Sustainableengineeringmodeling;Project sustainability management
APPOINTMENTS
Professor,CUFE, 2020-present
Assistant/Associate professor,CUFE, 2014-2020
Postdoctoral research fellow, Northwestern University, 2012-2014
Research assistant, University of Florida, 2008-2012
COURSES
-Undergraduate
Introduction to Construction Engineering
Introduction toSustainableConstruction
GreenBuildingConstruction andManagement
Construction Project Risk Management
-Graduate
SustainableBuiltEnvironmentDecision-makingMethod
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
-AcademicJournal Articles(*corresponding author)
71. Su, S.,Ju,J.Y.*,Yuan,J.F.,Chang, Y.,Li, Q.,(2025).Interactive and dynamic insights into environmental impacts of a neighborhood: A tight coupling of multi-agent system and dynamic life cycle assessment.Environmental Impact Assessment Review,110, 107708.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107708
70. Wang,C.B.,Zhang, E.,Wang, Y.F.,Chang, Y.,Zhang, P.P.,Chen, X.,Pang, M.Y.,Yu, H.,Wang, Q.W.*,Zhang, L.X.*,Zhou, D.Q.,Lenzen, M.,Malik, A.,Zha, D.L.,Zhang, X.J.,Feng, M.L.,Mi, Z.F.*,(2024).Interbasintradeworsens thestate offreshwaterfishbiodiversity in China.iScience,27(11),111121.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.111121
69. Wei, Y., Cao, X.Y., Li, J.N.,Chang, Y.*,(2024).Greenhouse gas, water, and economic implications of permeable pavements: Quantification for pilot sponge cities in China.Journal of Cleaner Production,471,143424.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143424
68. Chang, Y.*,Gao,S.Q.,Ma, Q., Wei, Y., Li, G.P.,(2024).Techno-economic analysis of carbon capture and utilization technologies and implications for China.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,199, 114550. doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114550
67. Wu,H.Y., Chang, Y.*,Chen,Y.F.*,(2024).Transitioningworkarrangements in theconstructionindustry: Changes intime-usepatterns andindividualgreenhousegasemissions.Journal of Construction Engineering and Management–ASCE,150(9),04024112.doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4/COENG-14795
66. Yuan, Z.M., Chang, Y.*, Chen, Y.F., Wang, Y.W., Huang, W., Chen, C., (2024). Simulating and optimizing precast wall lifting in prefabricated building construction.Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management,31(6),2437-2456. doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2022-0641
65. Yuan,Z.M.,Man,Q.P.,Guan, Z.Y., Yi, C., Zheng, M.H.,Chang, Y.*,Li,H.X.*,(2024).Simulation and optimization of prefabricated building construction considering multiple objectives and uncertain factors.Journal ofBuildingEngineering,86,108830.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108830
64. Wu, H.Y., Chen, Y.F.*, Chang, Y.*, (2024). Integrating work into life helps reduce residential greenhouse gas emissions.Journal of Environmental Management, 351,119974.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119974
63. Wu, H.Y., Chang, Y.*, Chen, Y.F.*, (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions under work from home vs. office: An activity-based individual-level accounting model.Applied Energy, 353, 122167. doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122167
62. Yang, J.H., Meng, F.R.*, Zhang, L.X.*, McKechnie, J., Chang, Y., Ma, B.R., Hao, Y., Li, X., Pender, K., Yang, L., Leeke, G., Cullen, J.*, (2023). Solutions for recycling emerging wind turbine blade waste in China are not yet effective.Communications Earth & Environment, 4, 466 (2023). doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01104-w
61. Xu, M.J., Chang, Y.*, Wei, Y., Wang, Y.F., Zhang, P.P., Huang, Z.Y., (2023). Quantification and spatial pattern of embodied CO2footprint of prefabricated buildings in urban agglomerations: A case study of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei, China.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 188, 113837. doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113837
60. Yang, N., Yang, J.H., Pang, M.Y., Zhang, P.P., Chang, Y.*, Zhang, L.X.*, Hao, Y., Chen, Y.Z., (2023). Decarbonization of the wind power sector in China: Evolving trend and driving factors.Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 103, 107292.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107292
59. Wang, C.B., Yan, X.L., Chang, Y., Wang, Q.W.*, Wang, Y.F., Malik, A., (2023). Understanding the impact of interprovincial trade on forest resources in China.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 186, 113673. doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113673
58. Guo, X.Z., Wu, H.Y., Chen, Y.F.*, Chang, Y., Ao, Y.B. (2023). Gauging the impact of personal lifestyle, indoor environmental quality and work-related factors on occupant productivity when working from home.Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management,30(8), 3713-3730.doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2021-0941
57. Niu,Y.L.,Li, X., Zhang,J.X.,Deng,X.P., Chang, Y.*,(2023).Efficiency of railway transport: A comparative analysis for 16 countries.Transport Policy, 141,42-53.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.07.007
56. Zhou, P., Zhang, T.X., Zhao, L.W., Qi, Y.F., Chang, Y.*, Bai, L.*, (2023). Pre-clustering active learning method for automatic classification of building structures in urban areas.Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 123, 106382. doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106382
55. Wei, Y., Zhang, X.*, Xu, M.J., Chang, Y.*, (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions of meat products in China: A provincial-level quantification.Resources, Conservation and Recycling,190, 106843. doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106843
54. Shi, Z.M., Chang, Y., Hao, Y., Zhang, L.X.*, Li, X.Q., Zhang, P.P., Pan, M.X., (2023). Tapping the environmental potential of gift packaging: implications of mooncake in China.International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment,28, 186-198.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02125-x
53. Huang, D.H., Li, G.J.*, Chang, Y.*, Sun, C.S., (2023). Water, energy, and food nexus efficiency in China: a provincial assessment using a three-stage data envelopment analysis model.Energy,263, 126007. doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.126007
52. Zhang, J.M.,Wang, T.*,Chang, Y.,Liu,B.S. (2023). A sustainable development pattern integrating data centers and pasture-basedagrivoltaicsystems for ecologically fragile areas.Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 188,106684.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106684
51. Zhang, Y.Q.*, Chang, Y.*, Wang, C.B., Fung,J.C.H., Lau, A.K.H.(2022). Life-cycle energy and environmental emissions of cargo ships.Journal of Industrial Ecology,26(6), 2057-2068.doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13293
50. Ma, Q., Chang, Y.*, Yuan, B., Song, Z.Z., Xue, J.J., Jiang, Q.Z.*(2022).Utilizing carbon dioxide from refinery flue gas for methanol production: System design and assessment.Energy,249,123602. doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123602
49. Ao, Y.B., Zhu, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, J.X.*, Chang, Y.*(2022). Identifying the driving factors of rural residents’ household waste classification behavior: Evidence from Sichuan, China.Resources, Conservation and Recycling,180,106159.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106159
48. Zhu, C., Chang, Y., Li, X.D.*, Shan, M.Y.(2022). Factors influencing embodied carbon emissions of China's building sector: An analysis based on extended STIRPAT modeling.Energy and Buildings,255,111607.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111607
47. Zhou,P., Chang, Y.*(2021). Automated classification of building structures for urban built environment identification using machine learning.Journal of Building Engineering,43,103008.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103008
46. Shen, J.Y., Zhang, P.P.*, Chang, Y.*, Zhang, L.X.*, Hao, Y., Tang, S.J., Xiong, X.(2021). The environmental performance of greenhouse versus open-field cherry production systems in China.Sustainable Production and Consumption,28,736-748.doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2021.07.002
45. Wang, F.T., Li, R.C., Yu, C.*, Xiong, L.C., Chang, Y.*(2021). Temporal-spatial evolution and driving factors of the green total factor productivity of China’s central plains urban agglomeration.Frontiers in Environmental Science,9,686725.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.686725
44. Liu, B.S., Wang, T.*, Zhang, J.M.*, Wang, X.M., Chang, Y., Fang, D.P., Yang, M.J., Sun, X.Z.(2021). Sustained sustainable development actions of China from 1986 to 2020.Scientific Reports, 11, 8008.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87376-8
43. Tang, S.J., Zhang, L.X.*, Hao, Y., Chang, Y., Liu, G.Y., Liu, Q.C., Li, X.Q.(2021). System dynamics modeling for construction material flows of urban residential building: A case study of Beijing, China.Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 168, 105298.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105298
42. Zhang, J.X., Liu, X., Zhang, X.*, Chang, Y.*, Wang, C.B., Zhang, L.X.(2021). Enhancing the green efficiency of fundamental sectors in China’s industrial system: A spatial-temporal analysis.Journal of Management Science and Engineering,6(4),393-412.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmse.2021.03.002
41. Zhao, Y.H., Wang, C.B., Zhang, L.X.*, Chang, Y., Hao, Y.(2021). Converting waste cooking oil to biodiesel in China: Environmental impacts and economic feasibility.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,140, 110661.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110661
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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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:Aspatial-temporal assessment.Resources, Conservation and Recycling,155,104668.doi.org/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.org/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.org/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).Assessingthe environmental externalities for biomass- and coal-fired electricity generation in China: A supply chain perspective.Journal of Environmental Management,246,758-767.doi.org/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.org/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.org/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:Acase study in Beijing (China).Energy,171,403-418.doi.org/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 forurbansustainability:Acomprehensivereview.Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 142,215-224.doi.org/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.org/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.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.008
24. Zhang, J.X., Chang, Y.*,Zhang, L.X., Li, D.(2018).Do technological innovations promote urban greendevelopment? —A spatial econometric analysis of 105 cities in China.Journal of Cleaner Production,182,395-403.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.067
23. Yang, J.H., Chang, Y., Zhang, L.X.*, Hao, Y., Yan, Q., Wang, C.B.(2018).Thelife-cycleenergy andenvironmentalemissions of atypicaloffshorewindfarm in China.Journal of Cleaner Production, 180,316-324.doi.org/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 emissionsfor different methanol fuel production pathways.Journal of Cleaner Production, 172,1381-1390.doi.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.11.085
17. Zhang, L.X.*, Hao, Y., Chang, Y., Pang, M.Y., Tang, S.J.(2017).Emergybased resource intensities of industry sectors in China.Journal of Cleaner Production, 142,829-836.doi.org/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–Luenbergerindex.Journal of Cleaner Production, 127,511-521.doi.org/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 statusand trends.Energies, 9(2),65.doi.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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.org/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:Aquantification using process-based hybrid life cycle inventory model.Energy and Buildings, 55,790-798.doi.org/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.org/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.org/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
-Editor,Journal of Environmental Management(Elsevier)
- Associate Editor,Green Technologies and Sustainability(KeAi)
-Subject Editor,Total Environment Advances(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;Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management; Environmental Impact Assessment Review;Environmental Science & Technology;Frontiers in Environmental Science;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;npjUrban 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
