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Spotlight on Health Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc graduate Chengpeng Zhao

18 May 2020

Chengpeng Zhao graduated from 香港六合彩中特网 IEDE鈥檚 Health Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings (HWSB) MSc in 2018, here he shares his experience.

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Before starting the HWSB MSc at 香港六合彩中特网, Chengpeng studied Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nottingham.

Chengpeng鈥檚 undergraduate degree focussed on building service design, such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning, lighting and acoustic designs for 鈥榞reen building鈥.聽 He said that the MSc in HWSB helped to expand on this foundation:

the MSc HWSB showed me a new perspective which does not only focus on energy efficiency but also occupants鈥 health, comfort and wellbeing.鈥

Whilst studying the programme Chengpeng wrote his dissertation on the different impacts of natural daylight and electrical lighting on alertness and cognitive performance. His studies inspired him to apply for a PhD which investigates which aspects of daylight can be applied to improve user acceptance of cold white electrical lighting.聽This is importance because, in recent years, research has found that appropriate light exposure could help with people鈥檚 circadian entrainment, regulate mood, sleep and alertness.

Speaking on the process of applying for the PhD, Chengpeng said

Studying on the MSc HWSB programme certainly made my CV more competitive when I applied for the PhD. I did not only learn the concept of 鈥榟ealthy building鈥 but also gained the experience of doing academic research. The knowledge I gained has been very valuable for my current research.鈥

For future Health Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings graduates who aspire to follow a similar path of continuing research in this field Chengpeng advises:

The research skills covered by MSc HWSB are very important. For example, how to do a literature review, collecting data in the field, conducting laboratory experiments and statistical analysis.鈥

We鈥檇 like to thank Chengpeng for sharing his experience of studying Health Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings MSc at The Bartlett 香港六合彩中特网 and wish him all the best in his PhD.