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Mi Pan
Dr Mi Pan is a researcher and engineer with a background in construction engineering and management, control science and engineering, and safety and risk management. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Macau.
Her research is centred upon the study of new technological solutions and theory developments in innovating for future building and construction, mainly focusing on construction automation and robotics, modular construction, sustainability and zero carbon building.
Latest Commentaries
Reimagining Climate Action, Community Engagement and Professional Responsibility
Climate change poses a plethora of challenges for decision- and policy-making on multiple scales. Adopting a risk perspective can identify multiple kinds of risk that must be addressed if climate action is to be successful. John Robinson and Emily Smit (University of Toronto), Pamela Robinson (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Anne Gloger (Catalysts’ Circle) consider the decision-making risks having to do with whether climate mitigation and adaptation policies and programs are likely to achieve their goals.
COP30 Report
Matti Kuittinen (Aalto University) reflects on his experience of attending the 2025 UN Conference of the Parties in Belém, Brazil. The roadmaps and commitments failed to deliver the objectives of the 2025 Paris Agreement. However, 2 countries - Japan and Senegal - announced they are creating roadmaps to decarbonise their buildings. An international group of government ministers put housing on the agenda - specifying the need for reduced carbon and energy use along with affordability, quality and climate resilience.