academic faculty
Xiaodong LiProfessor
Title
Affiliation
Research Area
Professor
Tsinghua University, China
Environmental Management and Carbon Emissions in Construction Projects
eastdawn@tsinghua.edu.cn

Personal Information
Position:Professor
Address:School of Civil Engineering|| Tsinghua university|| Beijing|| 100084 PR
Tel:86-010-62784957
E-mail: eastdawn@tsinghua.edu.cn
Educational Background
1993-1998 Tsinghua University Department of Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering
1998-2000 Harbin Institute of Technology School of Management (Management Science and Engineering) Master of Engineering
2000-2003 Harbin Institute of Technology School of Management (Management Science and Engineering) Doctor of Management
Work Experience
2021-present, Professor, Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University
2020-2021, Head of the Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University
2019-2021, Associate Professor (with long-term appointment), Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University
2017-2020, Director, Institute of Engineering Management, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University
2017-2020, Associate Head, Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University
2013-2014, Visiting Scholar, University of Florida, USA
2012-2017, Assistant Dean, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University
2010-2019, Associate Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor (since September 2011), Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University
2009-2012, Leader of Graduate Student Working Group, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University
2006-2009, Lecturer, Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University
2004-2006, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Construction Management, Tsinghua University
Teaching Courses
Project Management (1) (Undergraduate)
Construction Organization (Undergraduate)
Construction Organization Course Design (Undergraduate)
Environmental Impact Assessment of Engineering Projects (Graduate)
Advanced Topics in Engineering Management (Graduate)
Awards and Honors:
2023 Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Advisor, Tsinghua University
2023 Outstanding Master's Thesis Advisor, Tsinghua University
2022 Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Advisor, Tsinghua University
2022 Elsevier "Highly Cited Researchers in China"
2021 China Construction Group Science and Technology Third Prize: "Establishment of Building Carbon Emission Database and Development of Calculation Platform," Ranked Second.
2021 Outstanding Master's Thesis Advisor, Tsinghua University
2020 China Occupational Safety and Health Association Science and Technology First Prize: "Research and Application of Occupational Health Risk Assessment Theory and Methods," Ranked Second.
2020 Outstanding Worker, Tsinghua University
2020 Outstanding Master's Thesis Advisor, Tsinghua University
2018 Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Advisor, Tsinghua University
2019 Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Award, First Prize, Ranked Second
2018 Beijing Municipal Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award, First Prize, Ranked Fifth
2016 Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Award, Second Prize, Ranked Second
2014 Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Award, First Prize, Ranked Third
2012 Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Award, Second Prize, Ranked First
2010 Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Award, Second Prize, Ranked Second
Best Paper Awards:
2022 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management, Nanchang, China
2019 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management, Alberta, Canada
2018 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management, South Carolina, USA
Research Interests
Environmental Management and Carbon Emissions in Construction Engineering
Occupational Health Management in the Construction Industry
Intelligent Decision-Making and Management in Engineering Construction
Management of the Construction Industry and Building Enterprises
Research Projects
Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning and Land Use: "Carbon Emission Accounting during the Construction Phase of Urban Underground Roads and Research on Key Innovative Technologies for Emission Reduction Strategies," 2023-2025, Principal Investigator.
National Power Institute Project: "Intelligent Reasoning Optimization Research on the Design of Concrete Prefabricated Component Joints," 2022-2024, Principal Investigator.
China Railway 14th Bureau Commissioned Project: "Carbon Emission Accounting, Emission Reduction Targets, and Strategies for Traffic Infrastructure Construction Companies," 2022-2024, Principal Investigator.
National Key Research and Development Program (Project): "Research on the Total Carbon Emission Model and Control Targets for Buildings in China," 2018-2021, Principal Investigator.
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Project: "Intelligent Decision Support Model and Method for Energy-Efficient Design of External Enclosures of Public Buildings," 2021-2024, Principal Investigator.
NSFC General Project: "Dual-Process Mechanism Study of Work Fatigue and Work Engagement among Construction Project Management Personnel," 2018-2021, Principal Investigator.
NSFC General Project: "Research on Occupational Health Risk Assessment Methods and Applications Related to Construction Environment Emissions," 2014-2017, Principal Investigator.
NSFC General Project: "Research on Quantitative Evaluation System and Methods for Health Damage in Construction Projects," 2011-2013, Principal Investigator.
NSFC Youth Project: "Theory and Application of Green Construction Evaluation in Building Projects," 2008-2010, Principal Investigator.
Ph.D. Young Teacher Fund: "Research on Environmental Impact Assessment of Earthwork Construction Based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)," 2008-2009, Principal Investigator.
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commissioned Project: "Research on the Evaluation System for the Development of the Construction Industry," 2019, Principal Investigator.
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commissioned Project: "Research on Construction Project Quality and Safety Supervision Model and System," 2019, Co-Principal Investigator.
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commissioned Project: "Research on Responsibilities of Various Subjects and Individuals in Quality Management throughout the Life Cycle," 2009-2011, Principal Investigator.
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commissioned Project: "Comparative Study of Construction Engineering Standards in China, the United States, and Canada," 2006-2007, Principal Investigator.
China Civil Engineering Society Project: "Development Plan of China Civil Engineering Society during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period," 2021, Principal Investigator.
Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Project: "Development Plan of the Construction Industry in Beijing during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period," 2020-2021, Principal Investigator.
Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Project: "Development Plan of the Construction Industry in Beijing during the 13th Five-Year Plan Period," 2015-2016, Principal Investigator.
Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Project: "Development Plan of the Construction Industry in Beijing during the 12th Five-Year Plan Period," 2010-2011, Principal Investigator.
Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Project: "Comparative Study of the Regional Development of the Construction Industry: Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang," 2011-2012, Principal Investigator.
National Power Institute Project: "Research on Occupational Health Risk Assessment Methods and Management Standards for Construction Engineering," 2019-2021, Principal Investigator.
Country Garden Holdings Commissioned Project: "Comparison Study of SSGF and Assembled Shear Wall Construction Methods," 2018-2019, Principal Investigator.
Beijing Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission Project: "Investigation of the Implementation of Industrialization of Affordable Housing in the City," 2016, Principal Investigator.
Dongtai Fubo Commissioned Project: "Analysis and Evaluation of Environmental and Health Impacts of New Silica-Based Materials and Traditional Indoor Decoration Materials," 2016-2017, Principal Investigator.
Vanke Commissioned Project: "Evaluation of Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Benefits and Comprehensive Environmental Performance of Industrialized Housing with Assembled Integral Shear Walls," 2010-2012, Principal Investigator.
China State Construction Commissioned Project: "Research on Risk Management Decision Support System for International EPC Engineering Projects," 2009-2012, Principal Investigator.
Professional Service
2023-present Vice Chairman of the Beijing Engineering Management Science Association
2023-present Director and Deputy Chairman of the Engineering Management Branch, China Society of Management Science and Engineering
2022-present Deputy Chairman of the Infrastructure and Operation Management Professional Committee, China Urban Economy Society
2022-present Deputy Chairman of the Engineering Management Professional Committee, China Society for Management Modernization Research
2021-present Member of the Higher Education Engineering Management Professional Evaluation Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
2020-present Member of the Research Group, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
2022-present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering
2022-present Editorial Board Member, Buildings Journal
2022-present Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Project Management Technology
2021-present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Engineering Management
2020-present Deputy Chairman of the Youth Editorial Board, China Journal of Safety Science
2021-present Member of the Youth Editorial Board, Journal of Safety and Environment
2020-present Special Corresponding Expert, Frontiers of Engineering Management
2016-2017 Guest Editor, Energy and Buildings (ENB)
2019-2020 Guest Editor, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM)
Academic Achievement
Selected Journal Papers:
Ruichang Mao, Yankun Wu, Jian Chen, Peng Chen, Xiaodong Li*. Development patterns, material metabolism, and greenhouse gas emissions of high-speed railway in China. Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio). 2023, 4:312
Chen Zhu, Guisong Guo, Shu Su, Jingke Hong, Xiaodong Li*. Multiple accounting of carbon emission responsibility in the construction sector under different principles: A study from China. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2023, 186:113651
Alaeldin Abdalla, Xiaodong Li, Fan Yang*. Stressors and job burnout of Chinese expatriate construction professionals. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 2023, Online, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-03-2023-0237
Fan Yang, Yifan Fei, Lin Guo, Xiuxiu Bai, Xiaodong Li*. Job crafting intervention for job burnout and work engagement among young construction project management practitioners in China. 2023, Online, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2022-0935
Laila Essaghouri, Ruichang Mao, Xiaodong Li*. Environmental benefits of using Hempcrete walls in residential construction: An LCA based comparative case study in Morocco Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2023,100:107085
Kaicheng Shen, Yimin Zhu, Jianchao Pan, Xiaodong Li*. An intelligent decision-making model for the design of precast slab joints based on case-based reasoning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2023, 149(5): 04023025
Dingyuan Ma, Xiaodong Li*, Borong Lin, Yimin Zhu, Siyu Yue. A dynamic intelligent building retrofit decision-making model in response to climate change. Energy and Buildings. 2023, 284(4):112832
Dingyuan Ma, Xiaodong Li*, Borong Lin, Yimin Zhu. An intelligent retrofit decision-making model for building program planning considering tacit knowledge and multiple objectives. Energy, 2023, 263: 125704.
Chen Zhu, Zhihan Yang, Boyu Huang, Xiaodong Li*. Embodied Carbon Emissions in China’s Building Sector: Historical Track from 2005 to 2020. Buildings. 2023,13:211
Chen Zhu, Xiaodong Li*, Weina Zhu, Gong Wei. Embodied carbon emissions and mitigation potential in China's building sector: An outlook to 2060. Energy Policy, 2022,170:113222
Xiaodong Li, Runshuang Wang, Yizhu Zhao, Yang Fan*, Wang Xinyi. An interwoven psychological syndrome of job burnout and work engagement in construction project management professionals due to work-family imbalance. International Journal Research and Public Health, 2022,19:14111
Chen Zhu, Yuan Chang, Xiaodong Li*, Mingyang Shan. Factors influencing embodied carbon emissions of China’s building sector: An analysis based on extended STIRPAT modeling. Energy and Buildings. 2022,255:111607
Fan Yang, Jian Yu, Xiaodong Li*, Weilun Qiu. An SLCA method based framework of large-scale transportation infrastructure in China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2022, 93:106716
Kaicheng Shen, Xiaodong Li, Xinying Cao*, Zhihui Zhang. Prefabricated construction process optimization based on rework risk. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2022, 148(6): 04022031
Gao Huajian, Li Xiaodong*, Gao Xiaojiang. Research on the Evaluation Index System of High-Quality Development of Construction Industry. Journal of Engineering Management, 2021, 35(01): 1-6
Bingqing Zhang, Xiaodong Li*, Borong Lin, Yimin Zhu. A CBR-based decision-making model for supporting the intelligent energy-efficient design of the exterior envelope of public and commercial buildings. Energy and Buildings. 2021, 231:110625
Xiaodong Li, Yi Fan, Tracey E. Rizzuto, Fan Yang*. What are the occupational hazards of construction project managers: a data mining analysis in China. Safety Science.2021,134:105088
Kaicheng Shen, Xiaodong Li, Xining Cao*, Zhihui Zhang. Research on the rework risk core tasks in prefabricated construction in China. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 2021, 28(10): 3299-3321
Dingyuan Ma, Xiaodong Li*, Chen Cheng. The impact of the international construction standard application capability on contractors’ competitiveness: Chinese contractors’ experience, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. 2020, 26:13749
Ziyang Song, Fan Yang, Edwin J. Boezeman, Xiaodong Li*. Do new-generation construction professionals be provided what they desire at work? A study on work values and supplies–values fit. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 2020,27:2835-2858
Weina Zhu, Wei Feng*, Xiaodong Li*, Zhihui Zhang. Analysis of the embodied carbon dioxide in the building sector: A case of China. Journal of Cleaner Production. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020, 269:122438
Bingqing Zhang, Shu Su, Yimin Zhu, Xiaodong Li*. An LCA-based environmental impact assessment model for regulatory planning. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2020,83(7): 106406
Li Xiaodong, Fei Yifan, Yang Fan*. Research on the Occupational Mental Health of Construction Industry Practitioners: A Review. China Journal of Safety Science, 2020, 30(09): 202-210
Li Xiaodong*, Zhu Chen. Research on Carbon Emission Accounting and Influencing Factors in China's Construction Industry: A Review. Journal of Safety and Environment. 2020, 20(01): 317-327
Weina Zhu, Zhihui Zhang, Xiaodong Li*, Wei Feng, Jifeng Li. Assessing the effects of technological progress on energy efficiency in the construction industry: A case of China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019, 238(20): 117908
Shu Su, Xiaodong Li*, Yimin Zhu. Dynamic assessment elements and their prospective solutions in dynamic life cycle assessment of buildings. Building and Environment, 2019, 15(87): 248-259
Chen Zhu, Yuan Chang, Shu Su, Xiaodong Li*, Zhihui Zhang. 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. 2019, 68: 508-523
Xiaojiang Gao-Zeller, Xiaodong Li, Fan Yang*, Weina Zhu. Driving mechanism of CSR strategy in Chinese construction companies based on neo-institutional theory. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 2019, 23(5): 1939-1951
Xiaodong Li, Xiaojiang Gao-Zeller, Tracey E. Rizzuto, Fan Yang*. Institutional pressures on corporate social responsibility strategy in construction corporations: The role of internal motivations. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 2019, 26(4): 721-740
Shu Su, Chen Zhu, Xiaodong Li*. A dynamic weighting system considering temporal variations using the DTT approach in LCA of buildings. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019, 220: 398-407
Tao Wang, Shande Gao, Xiaodong Li*, Xin Ning. Meta-network-based risk evaluation and control method for industrialized building construction Projects. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018, 205: 552-564
Yuan Chang*, Xiaodong Li, Eric Masanet, Lixiao Zhang, Zhiye Huang, Robert Ries. Unlocking the green opportunity for prefabricated building and construction in China. Resource, Conservation & Recycling. 2018, 139: 259-261
Fan Yang, Xiaodong Li*, Ziyang Song, Yulong Li, Yimin Zhu. Job burnout of construction project managers: considering the role of organizational justice. ASCE's Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2018, 144(11): 04018103
Ruipeng Tong, Mengzhao Cheng, Lei Zhang, Xiaoyi Yang, Xiaodong Li*, Wentao Yin. The construction dust-induced occupational health risk using Monte-Carlo simulation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018, 184: 598-608
Jun Xiao, Xiaodong Li*, Zhihui Zhang, Jianhan Zhang. Ontology-based knowledge model to support construction noise control in China. ASCE's Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2018, 144(2): 04017103
Weina Zhu, Ruochen Zeng, Xiaodong Li*, Yi Zhu and Zhihui Zhang. Managerial drivers of Chinese labor loyalty in international construction projects. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. 2017, 23(8): 1109-1122
Fan Yang, Xiaodong Li*, Yimin Zhu, Yulong Li, Chunlin Wu. Job burnout of construction project managers in China: a cross-sectional analysis. International Journal of Project Management, 2017, 35(7): 1272-1287
Shu Su, Xiaodong Li*, Yimin Zhu, Borong Lin. Dynamic LCA framework for environmental impact assessment of buildings. Energy and Buildings, 2017, 149(8): 310-320
Xiaodong Li*, Shu Su, Zhihui Zhang, Xiangqin Kong. An integrated environmental and health performance quantification model for the pre-occupancy phase of buildings in China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2017, 63(3): 1-11
Fan Yang, Xiaodong Li*, Ziyang Song. A Review of Research on Job Burnout Among Construction Industry Professionals [J]. Journal of Engineering Management, 2017, 31(2): 1-6.
Jun Xiao, Xiaodong Li*, Zhihui Zhang. DALY-based health risk assessment of construction noise in Beijing, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016, 13(11): 8:1-18
Shu Su, Xiaodong Li*, Tao Wang, Yimin Zhu. A comparative study of environmental performance between CFST and RC columns under combinations of compression and bending. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 137:10-20
Tao Wang, Xiaodong Li, Pin-Chao Liao*, Dongping Fang. Building Energy-Efficiency for public hospitals and healthcare facilities in China: Barriers and Drivers. Energy. 2016, 103(5):588-597
Xiaodong Li, Ziyang Song, Tao Wang*, Yu Zheng, Xin Ning. Health impacts of construction noise on workers: A quantitative assessment model based on exposure measurement. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016, 135: 721-731
Xiaodong Li*, Kwan Hang Chow, Yimin Zhu, Ying Lin. Evaluating the impacts of high-temperature outdoor working environments on construction labor productivity in China: A case study of rebar workers. Building and Environment. 2016, 95(1): 42-52
Xinying Cao, Xiaodong Li*, Yimin Zhu and Zhihui Zhang. A comparative study of environmental performance between prefabricated and traditional residential buildings in China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2015, 109: 131-143
Xiaodong Li*, Shu Su, Jonathan Shi, Zhihui Zhang. An environmental impact assessment framework and index system for the pre-use phase of buildings based on the distance-to-target approach. Building and Environment, 2015, 85(2): 173-181
Xiaodong Li*, Fan Yang, Yimin Zhu, Yuanxue Gao. An assessment framework for analyzing the embodied carbon impacts of residential buildings in China. Energy and Buildings. 2014, 85(12): 400-409
Xiaodong Li*, Shuai Wang, Xiangqin Kong, Zhihui Zhang. Life cycle environmental impact assessment of precast concrete. Journal of Civil Engineering, 2011, 44(1): 132-138.
Xiaodong Li*, Yimin Zhu, Zhihui Zhang. An LCA-based environmental impact assessment model for construction processes. Building and Environment, 2010, 45(3): 766-775.
Xiaodong Li, Yulong Li, Xinying Cao, et al. Introduction to Construction Project Management (Textbook). China Machine Press, April 2021 (National Key Publication Project of the "13th Five-Year Plan").
Xiaodong Li, Jun Guan, Dongping Fang, Jianjun Liu, Ziyang Song, et al. Construction Engineering Occupational Health Management Standard (T/CECS 1163-2022) [S]. China Engineering Construction Standardization Association.
Jun Guan, Xiaodong Li, Haishan Guo, Dakuo Feng, Zongjun Zhang, et al. Data Collection Standard for Green Construction of Prefabricated Concrete Building Structures (ZJKX-GYH001-2020) [S]. China State Construction Engineering Corporation Scientific and Technical Association.
Zhihui Zhang, Fadian Yu, Xiaodong Li, Houzhong Xiao, Yuanfeng Wang, et al. Standard Evaluation Criteria for Sustainable Impact Assessment of Building Life Cycle (JGJ/T222-2011) [S]. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.