Hongmei Gu, PhD
Research Forest Products Technologist
0000-0003-2936-5436hongmei.gu@usda.gov
Treesearch Publications
- Baowen Zhang, Hongmei Gu, Paul Crovella. 2026. Quantifying construction-stage (A5) energy consumption in mass timber buildings: A dual-track assessment framework
- Tangyuan Li, Canhui Wang, Cliff A. Wood, Kaizhu Zeng, Qi Dong, Matthew Gonzalez, Bodiuzzaman Jony, Sichao Cheng, Xinpeng Zhao, Alexandra H. Brozena, Kishor Gupta, Pedro J. Arias-Monje, Xin Zhang, Keenan J. Mintz, Han Zong, Shen Wang, Xizheng Wang, Hongmei Gu, Dongxia Liu, Ping Liu, Satish Kumar, Chao Wang, Liangbing Hu. 2026. Methane pyrolysis-enabled production of high-value carbon fibres
- Nadia Zahabi, Hongmei Gu, Meng Gong, Janet Blackadar. 2025. A Comparative Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment of the Four Framing Systems of the Bakers Place Building Using the Tally LCA Tool
- Nadia Zahabi, Meng Gong, Hongmei Gu, Janet Blackadar. 2025. The Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment on Hardwood Lumber Production in New Brunswick, Canada
- Chang Gu, Hongmei Gu, Meng Gong, Janet Blackadar, Nadia Zahabi. 2024. Comparison of using two LCA software programs to assess the environmental impacts of two institutional buildings
- Yu Fu, Hongmei Gu, H. Felix Wu, Sheldon Q. Shi. 2024. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Bacterial and Thermochemical Retting of Hemp
- Moein Hemmati, Tahar Messadi, Hongmei Gu, Mahboobeh Hemmati. 2024. LCA Operational Carbon Reduction Based on Energy Strategies Analysis in a Mass Timber Building
- Mahboobeh Hemmati, Tahar Messadi, Hongmei Gu, Jacob Seddelmeyer, Moein Hemmati. 2024. Comparison of Embodied Carbon Footprint of a Mass Timber Building Structure with a Steel Equivalent
- Lara T. Murray, Christopher W. W. Woodall, Andrew J. Lister, Keith Stockmann, Hongmei Gu, Shawn P. Urbanski, Karin Riley, Eric J. Greenfield, Christopher Farley, Hans Andersen, Linda S. Heath, Jeff W. Atkins, Grant M. Domke, Andrew C. Oishi, James Smith, Richard Birdsey, David Skole, Stephen Prisley, Anthony D’Amato, Ethan Belair, Eric Marland, Prakash Nepal, Poonam Khatri, Indroneil Ganguly, Richard Bergman, Kamalakanta Sahoo, John D. Shaw, Jens Stevens, Thomas Buchholz, John Gunn, Lisa McCauley, Joe Fargione, Alexis Ellis, David J. Nowak, Mark Majewsky, Christopher Mihiar. 2024. Quantifying greenhouse gas sources and sinks in managed forest systems
- Mahboobeh Hemmati, Tahar Messadi, Hongmei Gu. 2024. Life Cycle Assessment of the Construction Process in a Mass Timber Structure
- Hongmei Gu, Shaobo Liang, Marco Lo Ricco, Richard Bergman. 2024. Life-cycle assessment of environmental impacts of mass timber buildings in the Northeast region of the United States
- Adam Taylor, Hongmei Gu, Prakash Nepal, Richard Bergman. 2023. Carbon Credits for Mass Timber Construction
- Chang Gu, Hongmei Gu, Meng Gong, Janet Blackadar. 2022. A Case Study on the Impact of Transportation of Mass Timber Products on the Cradle-to-Gate LCA Results for an Institutional Building
- Rachel Pasternack, Mark Wishnie, Caitlin Clarke, Yangyang Wang, Ethan Belair, Steve Marshall, Hongmei Gu, Prakash Nepal, Franz Dolezal, Guy Lomax, Craig Johnston, Gabriel Felmer, Rodrigo Morales-Vera, Maureen Puettmann, Robyn Van den Huevel. 2022. What Is the Impact of Mass Timber Utilization on Climate and Forests?
- Geeta Pokhrel, Hongmei Gu, Douglas J. Gardner, Shane O'Neill. 2022. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Wood Flour and Pellets for Manufacturing Wood-Plastic Composites (WPCs)
- Mahboobeh Hemmati, Tahar Messadi, Hongmei Gu. 2022. Life Cycle Assessment of Cross-Laminated Timber Transportation from Three Origin Points
- Hongmei Gu, Prakash Nepal, Matthew A. Arvanitis, Delton Alderman. 2021. Carbon impacts of engineered wood products in construction
- Nathaniel Anderson, Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman. 2021. Comparison of novel biochars and steam activated carbon from mixed conifer mill residues
- Maureen Puettmann, Francesca Pierobon, Indroneil Ganguly, Hongmei Gu, Cindy Chen, Shaobo Liang, Susan Jones, Ian Maples, Mark Wishnie. 2021. Comparative LCAs of Conventional and Mass Timber Buildings in Regions with Potential for Mass Timber Penetration
- Hongmei Gu, Shaobo Liang, Francesca Pierobon, Maureen Puettmann, Indroneil Ganguly, Cindy Chen, Rachel Pasternack, Mark Wishnie, Susan Jones, Ian Maples. 2021. Mass Timber Building Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for the U.S. Regional Case Studies
- Shaobo Liang, Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman. 2021. Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of a High-Rise Mass Timber Building: A Case Study in Pacific Northwestern United States
- Hongmei Gu, Shaobo Liang, Richard Bergman. 2020. Comparison of building construction and life-cycle cost for a high-rise mass timber building with its concrete alternative
- Zhongjia Chen, Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman, Shaobo Liang. 2020. Comparative life-cycle assessment of a high-rise mass timber building with an equivalent reinforced concrete alternative using the Athena Impact Estimator for buildings
- Shaobo Liang, Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman, Stephen S. Kelley. 2020. Comparative life-cycle assessment of a mass timber building and concrete alternative
- Shaobo Liang, Hongmei Gu, Ted Bilek, Richard Bergman. 2019. Life-cycle cost analysis of a mass-timber building: methodology and hypothetical case study
- Richard Bergman, Hongmei Gu, Sevda Alanya-Rosenbaum, Shaobo Liang. 2019. Comparative life-cycle assessment of biochar activated carbon and synthesis gas electricity with commercially available alternatives
- Kamalakanta Sahoo, Richard Bergman, Sevda Alanya-Rosenbaum, Hongmei Gu, Shaobo Liang. 2019. Life cycle assessment of forest-based products: a review
- Shaobo Liang, Richard Bergman, Hongmei Gu. 2018. Workflow for publishing forestry LCI data through the LCA commons: a case study
- Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman, Nathaniel Anderson, Sevda Alanya-Rosenbaum. 2018. Life cycle assessment of activated carbon from woody biomass
- Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman. 2018. Life cycle assessment and environmental building declaration for the design building at the University of Massachusetts
- Shaobo Liang, Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman. 2017. Life cycle assessment of cellulosic ethanol and biomethane production from forest residues
- Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman. 2017. Cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of syngas electricity from woody biomass residues
- Richard Bergman, Hongmei Gu, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Nathaniel Anderson. 2017. Life cycle analysis of biochar [Chapter 3]
- Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman. 2016. Life-Cycle Assessment of a Distributed-Scale Thermochemical Bioenergy Conversion System
- Richard Bergman, Hanwen Zhang, Karl Englund, Keith Windell, Hongmei Gu. 2016. Estimating GHG Emissions from the Manufacturing of Field-Applied Biochar Pellets
- Hongmei Gu, Richard Reiner, Richard Bergman, Alan W. Rudie. 2015. LCA Study for Pilot Scale Production of Cellulose Nano Crystals (CNC) from Wood Pulp
- Hongmei Gu, Richard Bergman. 2015. Life-cycle GHG emissions of electricity from syngas produced by pyrolyzing woody biomass
- Richard Bergman, Hongmei Gu. 2014. Life-Cycle Inventory Analysis of Bioproducts from a Modular Advanced Biomass Pyrolysis System
- Richard Bergman, Robert H. Falk, Hongmei Gu, Thomas R. Napier, Jamie Meil. 2013. Life-Cycle Energy and GHG Emissions for New and Recovered Softwood Framing Lumber and Hardwood Flooring Considering End-of-Life Scenarios
- Richard Bergman, Hongmei Gu, Thomas R. Napier, James Salazar, Robert H. Falk. 2012. Life Cycle Primary Energy and Carbon Analysis of Recovering Softwood Framing Lumber and Hardwood Flooring for Reuse
- Richard Bergman, Hongmei Gu, Robert H. Falk, Thomas R. Napier. 2010. Using reclaimed lumber and wood flooring in construction : measuring environmental impact using life-cycle inventory analysis
- John F. Hunt, Hongmei Gu, Patricia K. Lebow. 2008. Theoretical thermal conductivity equation for uniform density wood cells
- Hongmei Gu, John F. Hunt. 2007. Two-dimensional finite element heat transfer model of softwood. Part III, Effect of moisture content on thermal conductivity
- Hongmei Gu, John F. Hunt. 2006. Two-dimensional finite element heat transfer model of softwood. Part II, Macrostructural effects
- John F. Hunt, Hongmei Gu, Philip Walsh, Jerrold Winandy. 2005. Development of new microwave-drying and straightening technology for low-value curved timber
- John F. Hunt, Hongmei Gu. 2004. Finite element analyses of two dimensional, anisotropic heat transfer in wood
- Hongmei Gu, John F. Hunt. 2004. Two dimensional finite element heat transfer models for softwood
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Ph.D., Wood Science and Forest Products, 2001
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.S., Wood Science and Forest Products, 1998
- Beijing Forestry University, B.S., Timber Engineering, 1991
Last updated March 10, 2026