Dr. Huang Yi Chun
Regional Lead, Climate Action and Sustainability
Gensler
ABOUT
Yi Chun has more than 25 years of experience in the green building industry covering consultancy, research, academia, and business transformation. He has served on various professional committees, led numerous national research projects, and own more than 30 publications.
Involved in over a hundred green building and urban design projects, he has extensive experience in architecture design, BIM, building performance simulation, carbon benchmarking, energy and environmental audits, building commissioning, research and development, and green and healthy building design consultancy. He advocates Integrated Design multidisciplinary approaches augmented by computational modelling and field engineering expertise to achieve high quality humanistic and sustainable design solutions. Yi Chun holds a Master of Architecture degree from the National University of Singapore, and a Doctor of Philosophy in the field of building performance and diagnostics from Carnegie Mellon University.
Presenter – The Human Dimension: Wellness in the Built Environment
Track 2B: Human-Centric Metrics for Green Buildings | Thursday, 10 July 2025, 11:15 AM
Sustainability in the built environment is often framed around resource efficiency and environmental impact. While essential, these considerations are only part of the equation. At the heart of architecture and urban design lies the human dimension: the imperative to create spaces that support wellness, safety, and a meaningful sense of place.
This presentation explores a people-centric design approach across all scales, from the broader urban fabric to intimate interior environments. It also highlights how, in the built environment — particularly in sectors like hospitality and healthcare — incorporating wellness requires intentionality in both form and function. Drawing from a designer’s perspective, the session also examines how these outcomes can be achieved in an environmentally responsible manner where human needs align with sustainable goals.