People

Jonathon Taylor

Professor
Urban Physics
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
+358505914794
jonathon.taylor@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3485-1404

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.

Selected publications

Latest publications

Adapting weather files for urban microclimates using Personal Weather Station data

Taylor, J., Simpson, C., Brousse, O. & Zhang, T., 1 syysk. 2026, julkaisussa: Journal of Physics: Conference Series.

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Air pollution and the risk of bronchiolitis-related hospital admission in a birth cohort of over 400,000 children born in London

Rammah, A., Stavola, B. D., Hajna, S., Taylor, J., Atilola, G., Cruz, J., Cunningham, S., Macfarlane, A., Milojevic, A. & Hardelid, P., kesäk. 2026, julkaisussa: Environmental Epidemiology. 10, 3, e484.

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A synthesis of the systemic impact of remote work on greenhouse gas emissions and health

Espinosa Mireles de Villafranca, A., Ivanova, O., Viitanen, A.-K. & Taylor, J., 1 lokak. 2026, julkaisussa: Sustainable Cities and Society. 149, 107782.

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Built Environment

Mumovic, D., Heaviside, C., Sun, T., Davidson, E., Jain, N., Amoudry, L., Andrews, M., Brisley, R., Dimitroulopoulou, S., French, J., Kordilas, M., Marincioni, V., Orr, S., Patel, A., Akbari Paydar, M., Petrou, G., Russell, A., Sayers, P., Simpson, C. & Taylor, J. & 5 muuta, Symonds, P., Thomas, H., Ucci, M., Xu, B. & Zhou, J., 20 toukok. 2026, The Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment – Independent Assessment (CCRA4-IA): Technical Report. Lowe, J. A., Harrison, M. & Perks, R. J. (toim.). Climate Change Committee, s. 254-392 137 Sivumäärä

Tutkimustuotos: Luku › Ammatillinen

Cleaning and validating longitudinal maternal and child postcode histories from a national healthcare registry for environmental health research in London, UK

Hardelid, P., Atilola, G., Rammah, A., de Stavola, B., Clemens, T., Cunningham, S., Dibben, C., Hajna, S., Macfarlane, A., Milojevic, A., Taylor, J. & Wijlaars, L., 5 helmik. 2026, julkaisussa: International Journal of Population Data Science. 11, 1, s. 1-15 15 Sivumäärä

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Milad Malekzadeh

University Lecturer
sustainable urban development
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
+358503014344
milad.malekzadeh@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2275-0497

Alonso Espinosa Mireles de Villafranca

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
+358504689685
alonso.espinosa@tuni.fi

Elina Siren

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
+358503516622
elina.siren@tuni.fi

Ruchira Liyanage

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
ruchira.liyanage@tuni.fi

More information

Selected publications

Liyanage, R. (2024). DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR FORMULATING BUILDING ARCHETYPES FOR FINNISH RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202410299585

Taylor, J., Liyanage, R., Vinha, J., Viitanen, A.-K., Rajaniemi, J., Espinosa Mireles de Villafranca, A., Corredor Ochoa, A., & Laine, M. (2024). Sustainable built environments: Supporting Co-benefits for health and wellbeing. Alusta!. https://www.tuni.fi/alustalehti/2024/09/19/sustainable-built-environments-supporting-co-benefits-for-health-and-wellbeing/

Weerakoon, L. R. T., & Perera, N. G. R. (2021). Vegetation Cover Effects On Outdoor Thermal Comfort Around High-Rise Developments A Case Study Of Havelock City, Colombo, Sri Lanka. DOI: 10.4038/faruj.v8i1.86

Iida Okkonen

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
+358503541624
iida.okkonen@tuni.fi

Ester Väisänen

Research Assistant
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
+358504139150
ester.vaisanen@tuni.fi

Rowan Van Der Kaaden

Research Assistant
Research Assistant and Teacher in Geographic Information Science
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
rowan.vanderkaaden@tuni.fi

Staff

Jonathon Taylor

About me

Responsibilities

Research topics

Adapting weather files for urban microclimates using Personal Weather Station data

Air pollution and the risk of bronchiolitis-related hospital admission in a birth cohort of over 400,000 children born in London

A synthesis of the systemic impact of remote work on greenhouse gas emissions and health

Built Environment

Cleaning and validating longitudinal maternal and child postcode histories from a national healthcare registry for environmental health research in London, UK

Community based air pollution measurements in Europe: Opportunities and Challenges

Commutes to alternative workplaces: GHG emissions and physical activity

Commuting on the London Underground and Long-term Health Outcomes: A Cohort Study Using Externally Linked Census Data

Eligibility criteria for the UK Winter Fuel Payment: are we targeting the right people?

Indoor temperature forecasting systems for heat warning: A review of methods and applications

Milad Malekzadeh

Alonso Espinosa Mireles de Villafranca

Elina Siren

Ruchira Liyanage

Iida Okkonen

Ester Väisänen

Rowan Van Der Kaaden