People
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Jonathon Taylor
- Associate Professor (tenure track)
- Urban Physics
- Faculty of Built Environment
- Tampere University
- +358440155540
- jonathon.taylor@tuni.fi
About me
My research focuses on understanding exposures to environmental hazards in the indoor and outdoor built environment, and how we can adapt our cities and buildings to be healthier, more energy efficient, and more resilient to future climates. My areas of expertise are in using building physics simulations, data-driven modelling, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate population-level exposure to heat, cold, air pollution, and moisture damage, for example, and quantifying the health consequences of this exposure. I have a BSc in Biological Sciences from Simon Fraser University, Canada, and a BEng in Geomatic Engineering and PhD in Environmental Building Science, both from University College London, UK.
Responsibilities
I am the leader of the Urban Physics Research Group in the Department of Civil Engineering, where we apply a range of methods to understand the role of our urban built environment on our health and energy consumption. We aim to do impactful research that can support the sustainability transition in cities. You can learn more about the Urban Physics Research Group here , as well as about Urban Physics itself here .
I am currently the lead of the Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) international bachelors degree programme. Teaching responsibilities include Introduction to Sustainable Urban Development, Urban Physics, Fundamentals of GIS, and the SUD Bachelors Thesis and Seminar. I also supervise Masters and PhD students – please get in touch if you are interested in studying with us.
I currently act as the Faculty of the Built Environment TENK research integrity advisor.
Research topics
Examples of the research topics I work on are:
- Building physics modelling of indoor environmental quality
- Building stock modelling and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Data-driven modelling of urban environments, for example using data from distributed environmental sensors
- The Global South, climate adaptation, and the health and climate benefits of the clean energy transition.
You can see a full list of my publications here .
Mitigating Summertime Overheating in Affordable Housing: Final Report for the Low Carbon Built Environment Programme
Taylor, J., Koskinen, H., Viitanen, A-K., Castano De la Rosa, R. & Pelsmakers, S., 1 maalisk. 2024, 24 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Tutkimusraportti
The potential of urban trees to reduce heat-related mortality in London
Taylor, J., Simpson, C., Brousse, O., Viitanen, A-K. & Heaviside, C., 4 huhtik. 2024, julkaisussa: Environmental Research Letters.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Adapting Residences of Older People for Climate Resilience
Taylor, J. & Viitanen, A-K., 8 syysk. 2023.Tutkimustuotos: Abstrakti › Scientific
Analysis of inequalities in personal exposure to PM2.5: A modelling study for the greater London school-aged population
Ferguson, L., Taylor, J., Symonds, P., Davies, M. & Dimitroulopoulou, S., 2023, julkaisussa: Science of the Total Environment. 905, 167056.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Housing tenure and hospital admissions for acute lower respiratory tract infections in children less than 2 years: A Scottish birth cohort (2010-2012)
Hart, C., Hajna, S., Stavola, B. D., Clemens, T., Dibben, C., Cunningham, S., Macfariane, A., Taylor, J., Wijlaars, L. & Hardelid, P., 14 syysk. 2023, julkaisussa: International Journal of Population Data Science. 8, 2Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Kosteusvaurioiden yleisyys pientalojen yleisimmissä riskirakenteissa
Salmela, A., Taylor, J., Heimlander, A., Täubel, M., Lahdensivu, J. & Pekkanen, J., 2023, Rakennusfysiikka 2023: Uusimmat tutkimustulokset ja hyvät käytännön ratkaisut, 24.–26.10.2023, Tampere: Seminaarijulkaisu 8 – Osa 1. Vinha, J. & Raunima, T. (toim.). Tampereen yliopisto, s. 161-164Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Professional
Machine learning to apply buildings physics at urban scales
Taylor, J. & Symonds, P., 2023, Rakennusfysiikka 2023: Uusimmat tutkimustulokset ja hyvät käytännön ratkaisut, 24.–26.10.2023, Tampere: Seminaarijulkaisu 8 – Osa 1. Vinha, J. & Raunima, T. (toim.). Tampereen yliopisto, s. 323-328Tutkimustuotos: Konferenssiartikkeli › Professional
Moisture damage in the most common risk structures in Finnish homes
Salmela, A., Taylor, J., Täubel, M., Lahdensivu, J. & Pekkanen, J., 13 kesäk. 2023.Tutkimustuotos: Abstrakti › Scientific
Passive mitigation of overheating in Finnish apartments under current and future climates
Sukanen, H., Taylor, J., Castano De la Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Lehtinen, T. & Kaasalainen, T., 2023, julkaisussa: Indoor and built environment. 32, 7, s. 1372-1392Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Prevalence and extent of moisture damage in Finnish housing
Taylor, J., Salmela, A., Täubel, M., Karvonen, A., Lahdensivu, J. & Pekkanen, J., 3 heinäk. 2023.Tutkimustuotos: Abstrakti › Scientific
Anna-Kaisa Viitanen
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Faculty of Built Environment
- Tampere University
- +358504091813
- anna-kaisa.viitanen@tuni.fi
Alonso Espinosa Mireles de Villafranca
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Faculty of Built Environment
- Tampere University
- +358504689685
- alonso.espinosa@tuni.fi
Elina Siren
- Researcher
- Faculty of Built Environment
- Tampere University
- +358503516622
- elina.siren@tuni.fi