Liam O’Brien
Professor in Architectural Conservation
- B.Eng. Aerospace (Ryerson), M.A.Sc. Aerospace Engineering (Toronto), Ph.D. Building Engineering (Concordia)
- 5208 Canal Building, Carleton University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
- liam.obrien@carleton.ca
Prof. O’Brien’s mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
Previous Teaching Assignments
- BLDG 5101 Introduction to Building Engineering
- ENVE 1001 Architecture and the Environment
- ECOR 1055 Introduction to Engineering Disciplines I
- ECOR 4995 Professional Practice
- ENVE 4105 Green Building Design
- ENVE 4106/5104 Indoor Environmental Quality
- ENVE 4107 Building Services Engineering
- ENVE/ACSE 4918 Design Project
- ENVE 5704 Research methods for Building Energy
Human Building Interaction Laboratory/Delta Controls Laboratory
The Delta Controls Lab provides a portal to the wealth of information carried by the Canal Building’s building automation system (BAS), including energy use, thermal comfort, lighting/daylighting, indoor air quality, heating, cooling ventilation, and green roof performance.
Building Performance Research Centre
IEA EBC Annex 79: Occupant-Centric Building Design and Operation
Carleton University ASHRAE Student Chapter
Graduate Student Openings
Graduate students (MASc or PhD) with a background in heat transfer, thermodynamics, programming, energy systems, and/or building science/physics are needed to pursue research in the following topics. Please contact Prof. O’Brien if you have the above background and are interested in researching these topics. Co-supervision by another professor in CEE or another department (e.g., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) is also a possibility. The right candidates will be given the opportunity to work on important problems with significant impact on industry, the opportunity to work with industry partners, and competitive compensation.
Research Interests
- Design for building occupants and behaviour
- Building performance – comfort and energy
- Smart buildings and big data
- Building field studies and post-occupancy evaluations
- Building simulation, design, and data visualization
- High performance solar buildings
- Building automation systems
- Daylighting and solar control
- Urban form and solar energy access
- Facilities management