Tongyuan Wu

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE)

City University of Hong Kong

Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Hello! I am Tongyuan Wu (吴统元), a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE), City University of Hong Kong.

My research lies at the intersection of sustainable construction and industrial ecology. Using material flow, carbon, and spatial analysis, I study how construction materials shape emissions, biodiversity, and climate risks. My goal is to support a low-carbon, resource-efficient, climate-resilient, and biodiversity-sensitive built environment.

Research interests

Material flow analysis of building and construction material systems
Carbon accounting and decarbonization of the building sector
Biodiversity impacts of construction material extraction

Background

current position & education

Present

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

City University of Hong Kong Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE)

The University of Hong Kong Department of Civil Engineering

2024

Ph.D. in Construction and Infrastructure Management

The University of Hong Kong

2020

Master of Engineering in Construction Management

South China University of Technology

2017

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering

Shenzhen University

Research in progress

current projects

Global river-flood depth map and flooded habitat area by terrestrial habitat shown in panels a and b

Climate risk & biodiversity

Climate change deepens river-flood exposure across terrestrial vertebrate habitats

Combining global flood-depth projections with habitat maps for more than 30,000 species to reveal how climate change shifts flooded habitats toward deeper inundation.

Flood-depth modelling · Habitat exposure

Global construction aggregate extraction scenarios and country-level reductions shown in panels a and b

Biodiversity & mining

Mapping future biodiversity risks of aggregate mining

Tracing how future demand for sand, gravel, and crushed stone may reshape mining footprints and terrestrial biodiversity risks worldwide.

Global assessment · Scenario modelling

Research output

publications

You can also find my work on Google Scholar. An asterisk denotes a corresponding author.

2025

J. Clean. Prod.

Prioritizing hotspots for carbon capture and storage deployment in China’s cement sector: A county-level analysis

Tongyuan Wu, Thomas S. T. Ng^*, and Ji Chen

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025

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@article{wu2025ccs,
  title = {Prioritizing hotspots for carbon capture and storage deployment in China's cement sector: A county-level analysis},
  author = {Wu, Tongyuan and Ng, Thomas S. T. and Chen, Ji},
  journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146375},
}

RSER

Incorporating carbon capture and storage in decarbonizing China’s cement sector

Tongyuan Wu, Thomas S. T. Ng^*, and Ji Chen

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025

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@article{wu2025incorporating,
  title = {Incorporating carbon capture and storage in decarbonizing China's cement sector},
  author = {Wu, Tongyuan and Ng, Thomas S. T. and Chen, Ji},
  journal = {Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1016/j.rser.2024.115098},
}

Environ. Sci. Technol.

Integrating Stock-Flow Modeling and Energy System Optimization to Explore Decarbonization Pathways for China’s Cement Industry

Jingyang Song, Xiaoke Su, Lijing Hou, Chunli Chu^*, Tongyuan Wu, Hancheng Dai, Yang Ou, Osamu Nishiura, Zhi Cao^*, and Meiting Ju

Environmental Science & Technology, 2025

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@article{song2025stockflow,
  title = {Integrating Stock-Flow Modeling and Energy System Optimization to Explore Decarbonization Pathways for China's Cement Industry},
  author = {Song, Jingyang and Su, Xiaoke and Hou, Lijing and Chu, Chunli and Wu, Tongyuan and Dai, Hancheng and Ou, Yang and Nishiura, Osamu and Cao, Zhi and Ju, Meiting},
  journal = {Environmental Science \& Technology},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1021/acs.est.4c14724},
}

2024

PhD Thesis

A Material-Emissions-Uptake-Nexus Driven Framework for Decarbonizing Cement Sector in China

Tongyuan Wu

The University of Hong Kong, 2024

Bib PDF

@phdthesis{wu2024thesis,
  title = {A Material-Emissions-Uptake-Nexus Driven Framework for Decarbonizing Cement Sector in China},
  author = {Wu, Tongyuan},
  school = {The University of Hong Kong},
  year = {2024},
}

J. Environ. Plan. Manag.

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residential energy consumption: A global literature review

Hongyang Li^*, Tingting Jiang, Tongyuan Wu, Martin Skitmore, and Nima Talebian

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2024

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@article{li2024covid,
  title = {Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residential energy consumption: A global literature review},
  author = {Li, Hongyang and Jiang, Tingting and Wu, Tongyuan and Skitmore, Martin and Talebian, Nima},
  journal = {Journal of Environmental Planning and Management},
  volume = {67},
  number = {7},
  pages = {1387--1408},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.1080/09640568.2023.2169112},
}

2023

Resour. Conserv. Recycl.

More intensive use and lifetime extension can enable net-zero emissions in China’s cement cycle

Tongyuan Wu, Thomas S. T. Ng^*, Ji Chen, and Zhi Cao^*

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023

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@article{wu2023intensive,
  title = {More intensive use and lifetime extension can enable net-zero emissions in China's cement cycle},
  author = {Wu, Tongyuan and Ng, Thomas S. T. and Chen, Ji and Cao, Zhi},
  journal = {Resources, Conservation and Recycling},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107144},
}

Constr. Manag. Econ.

Impact of industrial agglomeration on total factor productivity in the construction industry: evidence from China

Yousong Wang, Yao Yao, Yangbing Zhang^*, Boya Su, and Tongyuan Wu

Construction Management and Economics, 2023

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@article{wang2023agglomeration,
  title = {Impact of industrial agglomeration on total factor productivity in the construction industry: evidence from China},
  author = {Wang, Yousong and Yao, Yao and Zhang, Yangbing and Su, Boya and Wu, Tongyuan},
  journal = {Construction Management and Economics},
  volume = {41},
  number = {4},
  pages = {322--337},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1080/01446193.2022.2156570},
}

J. Environ. Public Health

Strategy of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction in Residential Building Sector: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province, China

Tingting Jiang, Hongyang Li^*, Peng Mao, Tongyuan Wu, Martin Skitmore, and Nima Talebian

Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2023

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@article{jiang2023residential,
  title = {Strategy of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction in Residential Building Sector: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province, China},
  author = {Jiang, Tingting and Li, Hongyang and Mao, Peng and Wu, Tongyuan and Skitmore, Martin and Talebian, Nima},
  journal = {Journal of Environmental and Public Health},
  volume = {2023},
  pages = {7818070},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1155/2023/7818070},
}

2022

J. Clean. Prod.

Deciphering the CO2 emissions and emission intensity of cement sector in China through decomposition analysis

Tongyuan Wu, Thomas S. T. Ng^*, and Ji Chen

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022

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@article{wu2022decomposition,
  title = {Deciphering the CO2 emissions and emission intensity of cement sector in China through decomposition analysis},
  author = {Wu, Tongyuan and Ng, Thomas S. T. and Chen, Ji},
  journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production},
  year = {2022},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131627},
}

2020

J. Clean. Prod.

A statistics-based method to quantify residential energy consumption and stock at the city level in China: The case of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area cities

Yousong Wang, Tongyuan Wu, Hongyang Li^*, Martin Skitmore, and Boya Su

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020

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@article{wang2020residential,
  title = {A statistics-based method to quantify residential energy consumption and stock at the city level in China: The case of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area cities},
  author = {Wang, Yousong and Wu, Tongyuan and Li, Hongyang and Skitmore, Martin and Su, Boya},
  journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production},
  year = {2020},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119637},
}

J. Clean. Prod.

Systematic evaluation framework and empirical study of the impacts of building construction dust on the surrounding environment

Hui Yan, Guoliang Ding, Kailun Feng^*, Lei Zhang, Hongyang Li, Yousong Wang, and Tongyuan Wu

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020

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@article{yan2020dust,
  title = {Systematic evaluation framework and empirical study of the impacts of building construction dust on the surrounding environment},
  author = {Yan, Hui and Ding, Guoliang and Feng, Kailun and Zhang, Lei and Li, Hongyang and Wang, Yousong and Wu, Tongyuan},
  journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production},
  volume = {275},
  pages = {122767},
  year = {2020},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122767},
}

Knowledge sharing

teaching & workshops

ISIE-SEM Summer School · 2026

MFA with Python: Open Tools for Urgent Sustainability Challenges

Teaching Assistant supporting hands-on use of the GLOBUS repository for global building-sector material flow analysis and Python-based implementation.

Undergraduate course · 2026

CA2418 Green Building and Construction

Course Developer for materials on life cycle and whole-life carbon assessment, low-carbon construction materials, and net-zero buildings.

Workshop · 2025

Spatial Analysis Workshop

Python, Google Earth Engine, remote sensing, random forests, and scientific visualization.

Undergraduate course · 2020–2024

Principles of Civil Engineering Management

Project planning, scheduling, cost estimation, and construction logistics.