Since 2001, Dr. Zhang has chaired 6 international conferences:
[1] 2001，The 4th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings(IAQVEC2001), Chairman
The first large scale international conference on these themes in China.This conference was coordinated by Prof. Fariborz Haghighat from Concordia University，Canada, and cooperated with another chairman, Prof. Tin-Tai Chow from the City University of Hong Kong
Keynote presentations and speakers of IAQVEV2001 are：
- Sustainable built environment: a big goal through small steps, Prof. Lidia Morawska, Austrilia
- Air pollution and human health in developing countries, Dr. Schwela, WHO
- Indoor air quality research trends and future challenges, Prof. Demetrios Moschandreas, USA
- Health, comfort and energy in Buildings- an integrated approach, Prof. Jan Sundell, Denmark
- Design and construction of healthy and sustainable buildings, Dr. Hal Levin, USA
- How to keep cool with global warming? Dr. Alfred Moser, Swizerland
- Integrated building performance simulation, Prof. Joe Clarke, UK
[2] 2003，International Symposium on Built Environment and Public Health(BEPH2003), Chairman
Cooperated with the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences, another chairman of the symposium is Mr. Xuesong Hou
This symposium was the first one that invited researchers from building HVAC, environment engineering and public heath togather in China to discuss the multidiscipliary topics of built environment and public health.
[3] 2004，The Second International Conference on Built Environment and Public Health(BEPH2004), Chairman
Cooperated with the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences, another chairman of the symposium is Mr. Xuesong Hou
[4] 2007，International Symposium on Sustainable Built Environment Education(SBEE2007), Chairman
[5] 2009，The 5th Interntaional Workshop on Energy and Environment of Residential Buildings and the 3rd International Conference on Built Environment and Public Health(EERB-BEPH2009), Chairman
Cooperated with other chairmen： Prof. Yuguo Li from the University of Hong Kong, and Prof. Yinping Zhang from Tsinghua University
[6] 2015，International Symposium on Sustainable City and Buildings(ISSCBE2015),Chairman
[7] 2019, Healthy Buildings 2019 Asia，Co-President
Coorperated with President Prof. Qihong Deng from Central South University
and Vice Presidents：
Prof. Yinping Zhang from Tsinghua University
Prof. Yuguo Li from the University of Hong Kong
Prof. Haidong Kai from Fudan University
Prof. Guoqing Hu from Central South University