Ming Hu is an architect and environmental engineer at Notre Dame who studies how to decarbonize the built environment through net-zero impact and healthy building design, particularly focusing on life cycle impact and human health-centered decarbonization of the built environment.
Specifically, she investigates the life cycle environmental impacts associated with building technologies and policies, as well as how community and societal priorities can be better incorporated into decision-making processes.
Her research methods encompass life cycle assessment, energy modeling, computer vision, and complex relationship modeling, building information modeling, and risk assessment. Three specific research areas are:
Life cycle environmental impacts associated with buildings and construction
Embodied carbon associated with building materials and construction
Health risks associated with housing condition, urban infrastructure and overall built environment quality