iSMART Laboratory of Low-Carbon Building Materials
Building a Smarter, Greener Future
Academic Innovation Center of Coastal Human Settlements · School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Full-chain research on building energy efficiency and low-carbon material innovation for cold coastal regions
Advancing low-carbon building materials toward a sustainable built environment
The Jiang Research Laboratory (Jianglab) at Qingdao University of Technology is based at the Academic Innovation Center of Coastal Human Settlements and the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and conducts research and talent training in collaboration with the iSMART Laboratory of Low-Carbon Building Materials. The laboratory is led by Prof. Jiang Jinming.
Responding to China's dual-carbon strategy and the green transition of the construction industry, the laboratory focuses on the valorization of industrial solid wastes and the development of low-carbon building materials, covering efficient unburned-carbon recovery from fly ash, high-value utilization of coal-based solid wastes, phase-change energy-storage materials, and aerogel composite envelopes. Its self-developed intelligent fly-ash flotation equipment has been granted 4 invention patents, achieving a carbon-recovery purity of 90% and a resource-recycling rate of 98%. These technologies have been applied in engineering practice by multiple enterprises, with cumulative technology transfer exceeding CNY 6 million.
The laboratory is committed to deep industry-academia integration and long-term collaborative innovation with industry partners, translating research outcomes into practical solutions for coastal human settlements and green, energy-efficient buildings.
Interdisciplinary research on low-carbon building materials and solid waste valorization
Efficient recovery and reuse of unburned carbon from fly ash, high-value utilization of gold mine tailings and coal-based solid wastes in building materials.
Development of phase-change materials for thermal energy storage and dynamic regulation of indoor thermal environments in buildings.
Heat-moisture coupled transport and thermal-insulation mechanisms of aerogel composite envelope structures for cold coastal climates.
Self-developed intelligent column-flotation equipment for mineral and solid-waste separation, with 90% carbon-recovery purity and 98% resource recycling.
Representative peer-reviewed journal articles
A vibrant and innovative research group
Academic Innovation Center of Coastal Human Settlements · School of Architecture and Urban Planning, QUT
Jiang Jinming, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor (Academic Track) and Master's Supervisor at Qingdao University of Technology. He is the director of the Jiang Research Laboratory (Jianglab), Associate Editor of the international journal City and Built Environment, and Technology Transfer Commissioner of the School. The laboratory operates under the Academic Innovation Center of Coastal Human Settlements and the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, in collaboration with the iSMART Laboratory of Low-Carbon Building Materials.
His research focuses on building physics, thermal engineering materials, and low-carbon buildings, with significant achievements in aerogel composite envelopes, phase-change materials, and the valorization of industrial solid wastes such as fly ash and gold mine tailings. He has led or participated in 5 provincial/ministerial research projects and 6 industry-commissioned projects, published 30+ SCI-indexed papers, and holds 10+ licensed invention patents. A single patent has been licensed at CNY 1.5 million, with cumulative technology transfer exceeding CNY 6 million.
Memberships: Member of the Architectural Physics Branch of the Architectural Society of China; Member of the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan (SHASE); Reviewer for several international SCI journals.
The laboratory hosts graduate students working on solid waste valorization, low-carbon building materials, phase-change energy storage, and aerogel technologies, in an atmosphere of active academic exchange and close mentorship.
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Qingdao University of Technology
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Academic Innovation Center of Coastal Human Settlements
iSMART Laboratory of Low-Carbon Building Materials
School of Architecture and Urban Planning