Jordan McNally
Project Manager
| Degrees: | Ph.D. (Carleton), M.A.Sc. (Carleton), B. Eng. (Carleton) |
| Email: | jordanmcnally@cmail.carleton.ca |
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Jordan completed his PhD. as a member of CABER, researching the hygrothermal performance of exterior panelized retrofits through the use in-situ monitoring and model calibration. His PhD thesis details the development of a simplified building envelope retrofit calibration methodology, allowing for low cost monitoring and verification of retrofit performance with high accuracy of the envelope’s mold growth risk.
The calibration method utilized a differential evolution function to iteratively identify air change rates between each material layer, significantly improving simulation accuracy. Jordan also developed a novel methodology for assessing retrofit panel performance and he aims to continue identifying the relationship between retrofit panel permeance and suitable installation moisture levels for overcladding buildings with reservoir claddings.
His M.A.Sc. work focused on the topics of greenhouse gas emissions and economics for solar adsorption systems for residential use in Canada. More details on his research can be found here. Jordan also worked as technical support working on the upkeep of our servers, database, website, and data acquisition. He has worked to create instrumentation, LabVIEW, and Python programs for our research projects. He has been a core member of the research team since 2016, while he was completing his B.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering.
Publications:
McNally, J. (2025). Calibration of Hygrothermal Models for In-Situ Modelling and Monitoring for Scalable Retrofit Solutions. PhD Thesis in Mechanical Engineering. Carleton University. Ottawa, Ontario. [In-Publication].
McNally, J., Conley, C., Carver, M., Baldwin, C., and Cruickshank, C. A. (2025). Hygrothermal Assessment of the Drying Potential for an Overclad Panelized Retrofit on an In-Situ Brick Veneer Building Envelope – With Physical Reassessment of Wall Condition After One Year. Building Physics – Special Issue: Contributions from the 6th Central European Symposium on Building Physics. [In-Review].
McNally, J., Baldwin, C., Cruickshank, C. A., Carver, M., and Conley, B. (2025). Monitoring and Modelling of Panelized Overclad Retrofits in Canadian Climate. Special Issue Building and Environment: Climate Change Impacts and Mitigations for the Built Environment. Manuscript id: BAE-D-25-01173R2. [In-Review]. doi:10.2139/ssrn.5143153.
McNally, J., Conley, C., Carver, M., Baldwin, C., and Cruickshank, C. A. (2025). Hygrothermal Assessment of the Drying Potential for an Overclad Panelized Retrofit on a Brick Veneer Building Envelope. Proceedings of the Central European Symposium in Building Physics (CESBP). Budapest, Hungary. September 11-13, 2025. [In-Publication].
McNally, J., Baldwin, C., Cruickshank, C. A., and Jemtrud, M. (2025). Developing a Calibrated In-situ Hygrothermal Model of a Community Centre to Assess Panelized Exterior Retrofit Design Suitability. Proceedings of the International Building Simulation Conference 2025 (BS2025). Brisbane, Australia. August 22-25, 2025. doi: 10.26868/25222708.2025.1509.
McNally, J., Baldwin, C., Cruickshank, C.A., Conley, B., Carver, M. (2025). Monitoring and Modelling of Panelized Overclad Retrofits in Canadian Climate. Multiphysics and Multiscale Building Physics. IABP 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. 554: 489-495. Springer. doi:1007/978-981-97-8313-7_67.
McNally, J., Cruickshank, C. A., and Jemtrud, M. (2024). Comparison of Weather Data Sources and Their Impact on Hygrothermal Model Accuracy. Proceedings of the 13th eSim Building Simulation Conference. Edmonton, Canada. June 5-7, 2024. https://publications.ibpsa.org/conference/paper/?id=esim2024_142.
Bebbington, A., McNally, J., and Cruickshank C.A. (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions with Solar Energy Battery or Sensible Storage Systems, in Proc. of 13th eSim Building Simulation Conf., Edmonton, Canada. June 5-7.
McNally, J. (2022) Panelized Exterior Energy Retrofit (PEER) Hygrothermal Model Validation. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Internal Report: pg. 1-52.
McNally, J., Baldwin, C., and Cruickshank, C.A. (2022) Greenhouse Gas Analysis of Solar Adsorption and Typical Residential HVAC Systems for Major Cities Across Canada. 5th COBEE. July 25th-29th.
McNally, J., Baldwin, C., and Cruickshank, C.A. (2022) Comparison of Sensible Thermal Storage and Battery Storage for Excess PV Generation. 12th eSim Building Simulation Conference. National Conference. June 22nd-23rd. Oral Presentation, In Press. https://publications.ibpsa.org/conference/paper/?id=esim2022_257
McNally, J. (2020) Techno-Economic Analysis of a Solar Adsorption Cooling System for Residential Applications in Canada. Ma.Sc. Thesis, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University. Ottawa, Ontario.
McNally, J. and Cruickshank, C.A. (2019) Performance and Greenhouse Gas Analysis of a Solar Adsorption Chiller for Canadian Residential Applications. ISES Solar World Congress 2019 and IEA SHC. 2652-2663. doi:10.18086/swc.2019.55.08.
McNally, J., Baldwin, C., and Cruickshank, C.A. (2018) Using Adsorption Cooling and Thermal Solar Collection for Residential Cooling Applications in Canada. ASME 2018 IMECE. Volume 6A: Energy. doi: 10.1115/imece2018-87246.