Dr. Ying Hua has worked on a large volume of empirical studies on the impact of building environmental and spatial qualities on occupants’ perception, health and well-being, and performance; methodology and tools for building post-occupancy evaluation (POE); and the interaction between occupants and built environments and the resulted influence on both human experience and sustainability. It is her goal to inform the design, operation, management, and renovation of buildings to enhance the quality of environments, support the health and performance of their occupants, facilitate the delivery of business goals and create new values; and to mitigate the building sector's impact on global climate change. 
Ying Hua has a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Engineering in Building Science & Technology from Zhejiang University (China), and a Ph.D. in Building Performance & Diagnostics from Carnegie Mellon University.