Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Sunil Sansaniwal
NITI Aayog, Government of India
0000-0002-0997-5096
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Dr. Sunil Sansaniwal brings over 14 years of extensive experience in research and academia in the energy and environment sector. His work is centered on fostering a sustainable built environment, with expertise spanning net-zero transition, sustainable cooling, energy efficiency, clean energy adoption, occupant’s adaptive behaviour, indoor environmental quality and policy advocacy. Dr. Sansaniwal earned his Ph.D. with a focus on enhancing indoor environmental quality through occupants' adaptive actions in buildings. He is a qualified Mechanical Engineer and a certified Energy Professional. Throughout his career, Dr. Sansaniwal has received several awards and recognitions from prestigious organizations worldwide, underscoring his contributions to the field. His exceptional science communication skills have garnered affiliations with various international journals, where he has served in multiple capacities. He has authored numerous research articles, which have accumulated significant citations, reflecting the impact and reach of his work. Dr. Sansaniwal has played a pivotal role in several high-profile research projects aimed at improving sectorial energy efficiency, reducing building energy demand and advancing sustainable cooling technologies. Currently, Dr. Sansaniwal is associated as a Consultant with NITI Aayog, Government of India. In this role, he continues to make significant contributions to the field of Energy, Green Transition and Climate Change, driving forward innovative solutions and promoting sustainable practices within the energy and environment sectors.

Associate Editors

Dr. Adisa A. Alawode
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Australia
0000-0002-9064-5579
Dr. Adisa Alawode is an accomplished architectural educator, researcher, and practicing architect with specialized expertise in sustainable building design and net-zero energy performance. In addition to architectural practice, he concurrently serves as a Sessional Lecturer at Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne.
Dr. Alawode holds a PhD in Built Environment from RMIT University focusing on net-zero energy performance in high-rise residential buildings, an MSc degree from the National University of Singapore, and a Master of Architecture degree from Obafemi Awolowo University. His research expertise encompasses sustainable building design, building performance optimization, and climate-responsive architecture.
With over 15 years of professional experience in senior architectural roles, his project portfolio spans residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments across Australia and Singapore, emphasizing sustainable design solutions and building performance analysis.
Dr. Alawode's research contributions have been published in leading journals including Solar Energy and presented at international conferences. He serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Materials Circular Economy and maintains active memberships in the International Solar Energy Society, International Building Performance Association, and the Architectural Science Association. His technical expertise in building performance simulation and energy modeling, combined with his commitment to bridging academia and practice, positions him to contribute valuable insights to the sustainable building field.

A. Prof. Hongyi Cai
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, USA
0000-0002-2564-2590
Dr. Hongyi Cai is an Associate Professor in Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas. With expertise in lighting, he and his team have been developing camera-aided HDR imaging technologies for lighting measurement and computer modeling & simulation for human-light interactions. He is the founder of SSLAH TECH INC for integrative solid-state lighting & heating technologies.

Prof. Hassam Nasarullah Chaudhry
Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Design, Heriot Watt University, UAE

Prof. Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano
Departamento de Arquitectura y Diseño, EPS - Universidad CEU San Pablo, CEU Universities, Madrid, Spain
0000-0002-6185-4929
Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano is a Full Professor at the Department of Architecture and Design, in the area of Building Systems, within the Institute of Technology at Universidad CEU San Pablo. His research focuses on energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and building systems. He is ranked among the top 2% of researchers worldwide in his field according to the Stanford–Elsevier TopSciNet ranking. He serves as Director of the Master's Program in Energy Efficiency and Building Systems and coordinates a doctoral research line in innovation and construction technology. He is also Principal Investigator of the ARIE Research Group. He has received the Ángel Herrera Award for Best Research in Architecture and Engineering on two occasions. His academic output includes more than 200 publications, numerous indexed books, and extensive editorial experience in JCR journals. He maintains a strong h-index across major databases and has contributed significantly to advancing sustainable and healthy building design.

Dr. Kiran Kumar
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU), Varanasi, India

Dr. Siti Diana Nabilah Mohd Nasir
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
0000-0002-9965-0550
Dr Diana Mohd Nasir serves as the Researcher under the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering with an extensive interdisciplinary portfolio with industry and academia, emphasising sustainable and net-zero carbon energy innovation for the built environment. She has 11 years of experience in academia with engineering design, sustainable energy and project/model-based research expertise, 5 years as a technical staff in building and engineering construction industry and 6 years as architectural entrepreneur/freelancer. She has authored more than 20 publications, particularly research articles in high-impact journals and presented in more than 15 local and international conferences. She has a Google Scholar citation of 602 with H-index of 14 and i-10 index of 14 and is ranked in the top 27.09% H-Index world scientist in Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index 2025. She holds professional affiliations such as MIET, Professional Technologist and Architectural Technologist and actively contributes to journal editorial boards, advisory committees and local/international conferences. These support her position as an authority in sustainable built environment engineering research.

Dr. Xiang Zhang
The Design School & School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, United States
0000-0002-8846-0938
Dr. Xiang (Jason) Zhang is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment of The Design School and School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University (ASU). Dr. Zhang holds The Design School (TDS) Energy and Sustainability Professorship from 2025-2028. Dr. Zhang is currently leading Subtask 2.2 of the International Energy Agency (IEA) EBC Annex-94 project. He is also serving as a board member of the International Association of Building Physics (IABP) for the 2024–2027 term.
Dr. Zhang was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and worked on the U.S. Department of Energy ARPA-E HESTIA program. He earned his Ph.D. from KU Leuven in Belgium, where he was a fully funded doctoral researcher for the International Energy Agency (IEA) EBC Annex-71 project. Prior to his time at KU Leuven, he conducted research at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), among other institutions.
His recent research focuses on three main domains: 1) Data-driven building energy performance characterization and predictive control; 2) Building energy and BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics) simulation; and 3) Sustainable & green building rating systems. Dr. Zhang's recent research findings have been published in highly regarded international journals, such as Applied Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Building and Environment, among others. Meanwhile, his research was honored with the prestigious Best Paper Award at the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment COBEE 2022, held in Montreal, Canada.

Dr. Shenghuan Zhao
School of Architecture and Built Environment, UCSI University, Malaysia
0000-0003-3109-6087
Dr. Shenghuan (Enzo) ZHAO is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Technology at UCSI University and a certified LEED AP BD+C professional. He received his PhD from Politecnico di Milano in 2020, specializing in sustainable building technologies and adaptive architectural systems. Dr. Zhao’s research integrates digital twin environments, BIM-IoT frameworks, and AI-enhanced design tools to advance sustainability performance in the built environment. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, with over ten WoS-indexed articles, and actively contributes as a reviewer and editorial board member for Sustainable Buildings, and Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. His work bridges computational design, climate-responsive architecture, and occupant behaviors, reflecting a holistic vision for future-oriented, low-impact design strategies.

Editorial Board Members

A. Prof. Chiara Bedon
University of Trieste, Italy

A. Prof. Bruno Marques
Faculty of Architecture and Arts, University Lusiada Porto, Portugal