Prof. Dr. David Chow is a Reader at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has academic backgrounds in both Architecture and Building Services Engineering, and in 2005 he completed his PhD. In 2006, he was awarded CEng status in 2006 from the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). His main research interests are on topics relating to climate change and the built environment, as well as the application of sustainable energy systems for buildings. He also worked for 4 years at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.