Haoran Zhao

Haoran Zhao

Dr. Haoran Zhao is a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate in Residential Building System Group and Indoor Environment Group of Energy Technology Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research focuses on indoor air quality, ventilation and occupants behaviors within the built-environment. He's also an active reviewer and presenter for several journals and conferences in the field.

Dr. Zhao currently working on multiple projects including laboratory evaluation on emerged mechanical ventilation technology, kitchen electrification and cooking related pollutants, and field evaluation of indoor air quality impacted by the latest building code. Before joining Berkeley Lab in 2019, he earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Publications

2024

Mechanical Ventilation and IAQ in Recently Constructed US Homes

Authors: Zhao, Haoran; Wanyu R Chan; Chrissi Antonopoulos; Eric Martin; Paul Francisco; Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer.
04/2024

Performance and usage of mechanical residential kitchen ventilation

Authors: Zhao, Haoran; Iain S Walker; William W Delp, and Brett C Singer.

2022

Simulation-Based Analysis of Impacts of Reduced Envelope and Duct Air Leakage on Indoor Air Pollutant Concentrations in Occupied Manufactured Homes

Authors: Delp, William W; Brennan Less; Haoran Zhao; Spencer M Dutton; Wanyu R Chan, and Brett C Singer.
06/2022

A Time-Varying Model for Predicting Formaldehyde Emission Rates in Homes

Authors: Zhao, Haoran; Iain S Walker; Michael D Sohn, and Brennan Less.
05/2022

2021

Measured Influence of Overhead HVAC on Exposure to Airborne Contaminants from Simulated Speaking in a Meeting and a Classroom

Authors: Singer, Brett C; Haoran Zhao; Chelsea V Preble; William W Delp; Jovan Pantelic; Michael D Sohn, and Thomas W Kirchstetter.
09/2021

Effective Kitchen Ventilation for Healthy Zero Net Energy Homes with Natural Gas

Authors: Singer, Brett C; Wanyu R Chan; William W Delp; Iain S Walker, and Haoran Zhao.
01/2021

2020

Factors Impacting Range Hood Use in California Houses and Low-Income Apartments

Authors: Zhao, Haoran; Wanyu R Chan; William W Delp; Hao Tang; Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer.
11/2020

Dataset: Indoor air quality in new and renovated low‐income apartments with mechanical ventilation and natural gas cooking in California

Authors: Zhao, Haoran; Wanyu R Chan; Sebastian Cohn; William W Delp; Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer.
10/2020

Indoor Air Quality in New and Renovated Low‐Income Apartments with Mechanical Ventilation and Natural Gas Cooking in California

Authors: Zhao, Haoran; Wanyu R Chan; Sebastian Cohn; William W Delp; Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer.
10/2020

Measured Performance of Over the Range Microwave Range Hoods

Authors: Zhao, Haoran; Wanyu R Chan; William W Delp; Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer.
08/2020

Performance of Microwave Range Hoods Compared to Traditional Range Hoods

Authors: Zhao, Haoran; Woody Delp; Wanyu R Chan; Brett C Singer, and Iain S Walker.