Zaiyi Liao                                                                

member ASHRAE

 Ph. D. , Oxford University; M. A. Sc. Tsinghua  University

  Associate Professor

 Department of Architecture Science

 Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

 Tel: 416-9795000 ext. 6488

 email: zliao@ryerson.ca

 
 

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Research Interests

• Building automation, building physics;
• Computational simulation of building environment such as thermal, visual, fire and acoustic environment;
• Commercial product, including consumer product, industrial controller, and scientific instrument design and development;

 

Education

•     D.Phil in Engineering Science, 2004, Oxford University;
•     Ph.D. in Building Services Engineering, 2001, Hong Kong Polytechnic University;
•     M.Phil in Building Services Engineering, 1990, Tsinghua University;
•     Bachelor in Building Services Engineering, 1988, Tsinghua University;

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Research Grants and Contracts

•     New Faculty SRC development fund, Ryerson University
•     CFI fund
•     European Union funded JOURLE project: INTECOM - Integrated control strategies for saving energy and improving comfort in the built environment.
•     European Union funded CRAFT project: Improving the control of gas or oil boiler in heating systems
•     European Union funded Leonard Da Vinci project: SMARTBE - Developing training course on building management for architects and building engineers
•     European Union funded SAVE II project: SMARTACCELERATE – Method to accelerate the penetration of smart building technologies into the industry
•     UK government funded project (DTI: Department of Trade and Industry): SIS – System integration strategies
•     UK government funded project (Carbon Trust): Development of a standard for testing the performance of controllers used in the built environment
•     UK government funded projects (DT: Department of Trade and Industry): 5 projects on “Application of new technologies in the supply chain of the construction industry”

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Publications and Patents

Patent:

Title: Heating System

      Patent Number: AU2003217010

      Classification – International: F24D19/10

      Classification – European: AU20030217010 20030307

      Publication Date: 2003-09-16

      Inventor: Zaiyi Liao

 

 

Journal publications:

1. Z. Liao and A. L. Dexter (2005), An experimental study on an inferential control scheme for optimising the control of boilers in multi-zone heating systems, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 37(1), pp. 55-63  
2. Z. Liao and A. L. Dexter , and M. Swainson (2004), On the control of heating systems in the UK, Buildings and Environment, Vol. 40 (3), pp. 343-351.  
3. Z. Liao and A. L. Dexter (2004), A simplified physical model for estimating the average air temperature in multi-zone heating systems, Buildings and Environment, Vol. 39(9), pp. 1009-1018 . 
4. Z. Liao and A. L. Dexter (2004), The potential for energy saving in heating systems through improving boiler controls, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 36(3), pp. 261-271 .
5. Z. Liao and A. L. Dexter (2003), An inferential control scheme for optimising the operation of boilers in multi-zone heating systems, Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol.24, No.4, pp. 245~256.
6. Z. Liao and J. Niu (2002), Forecasting residential energy demand in China: An approach to technological impacts, Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 1~9. 

 

Conference publications: 

1. Z. Liao and L. Zhao (2006), Wireless sensor networks help to improve the traffic safety in residential communities, ITST2006 International Conference on ITS Telecommunications, June 2006, Chengdu, China.
2. Z. Liao, A neural_fuzzy based inferential sensor for improving the control of boilers in space heating systems, ICNC’2005, pp. 1205-1215.
3. Z. Liao and F. Parand (2002), Develop a Dynamic Model of Commercial Gas and Oil Burned Boilers for Control Optimisation in Heating Systems. Proceedings of biannual conference of IBPSA-Canada, September 2002,  the Center for Building Studies of Concordia University, Canada.
4. Z. Liao and F. Parand (2002), Develop a Dynamic Model of Commercial Gas and Oil Burned Boilers for Control Optimisation in Heating Systems. Proceedings of biannual conference of IBPSA-Canada, September 2002,  the Center for Building Studies of Concordia University, Canada..
5. Z. Liao and F. Parand (2002), A Dynamic Model of Commercial Gas and Oil Burned Boilers. Proceedings of Conference on Advanced Building Technology, November 2002, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
6. Z. Liao and J. Niu (1999), Impacts of interior decoration on the energy efficiency of residential buildings: a case study in Beijing. The 3rd international symposium on Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning, China.
7. Z. Liao and J. Niu (1999), Residential energy consumption in China: a literature study. The 3rd international symposium on Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning, China.
8. Z. Liao and J. Niu (1999), Thermal function of ivy-coverings on residential buildings. 1999, Building Simulation’99, Kyoto University, Japan.
9. Z. Liao (1998), Climatic design strategies for residential buildings in sub-tropical region of China. Conference on architecture and technology for sub-tropical climates, Huanan Polytechnic University, Guangzhou, China.
10. Z. Liao (1998), A study on the impacts of ivy-covered walls on the thermal performance of buildings. Conference on architecture and technology for sub-tropical climates, Huanan Polytechnic University, Guangzhou, China. 
11. Z. Liao and Jin-yeu Tsou (1997), Improve air quality in public places in Hong Kong. 1997, ICCCE-III, Soul, Korea.
12. Z. Liao (1997), Residential energy in China: a case study in Beijing. 1997, ANZSC, Australia.

Research Lab and Graduate Students

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Teaching

1. Building Science: Services (BSC504, BSC604)
2. Fire Safety in the Built Environment (ASC906).
3. Structure
(ASF026)
4. Building Components (BSC505, BSC605)
5. Engineering Design Project (ELE700, ELE800)
6. Building Science: Studio (BSC031)
7. Building Research Establishment, UK (1999 ~ 2004): CPD training on building automation and Building Management Systems (BMS)