Mrs Ling Tian

Ling has a background in construction management and has 3- years of professional experience in green building construction site management in China. Before moving to De Montfort University for her Ph.D. studies, Ling completed a Master's program in Project Management at the University of Sunderland with a distinction and in her Master's thesis she focused on the application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - green building construction management in China. Her current research aims to focus on the management of the construction phase of green buildings and BIM in the UK and China, with a focus on providing practical suggestions.

Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD)

Green Buildings, Healthy Buildings, Building Information
Modelling, Project management, PRINCE2

WELL AP (Accredited Professional)
PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner and Foundation Certificate in Project Management
LEED AP (Accredited Professional) with Speciality in Building Design and Construction
M.Sc. Project management, University of Sunderland,
Graduated with Distinction

BA Construction Economic Management, Southwest University of Science and Technology, China

DMU Doctoral College Showcase (2022) - Runner up
De Montfort University (DMU) Climate Action Award - Student
Climate Action Hero
The PhD Video challenge 2022- WHY IT MATTERS - Certificate of Participation 

PhD Title
An Investigation into the use of BIM in green building construction project management: a comparison between UK and China

PhD project abstract

This research focuses on Project Management for green buildings comparing projects in to the UK and China. More specifically, how to apply advanced Construction Management approaches, such as BIM (Building Information Modelling), to green building projects, especially in the construction phase. This is necessary to achieve the expected building performance of green buildings, rather than just complete the delivery.

Dr Andrew Wright and Dr Mehdi Pazhoohesh