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December 21, 2022

Carleton Researchers Address Sustainable Housing

Housing plays an integral role in Canada’s economy, environment, and society, and in an era of climate change, creating sustainable housing has become incredibly important to the integrity and longevity... More

December 8, 2022

Carleton Researchers to Collaborate with Bruyère Research Institute, Best Buy Health and AGE-WELL to Support...

Carleton Researchers to Collaborate with Bruyère Research Institute, Best Buy Health and AGE-WELL to Support Use of Smart Home Technologies for Aging in Place

Best Buy Health, the Bruyère Research Institute, and AGE-WELL are partnering on new research into how technology is introduced into the home to support aging in place, in collaboration with... More

October 18, 2022

Human-Building Interaction Lab Research Reveals Empty Buildings Consume More Energy than Previously Thought

Over the past few decades, the booming global population, growing cities and changing climate have brought global attention to the need to build energy-efficient and sustainable buildings. Evidence suggests that... More

October 12, 2022

Next Gen Net Zero: Ontario Townhouse Development Offers Energy-Efficient Living Without Sacrifices

Almost half of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions come from burning fuel for heat and electricity in homes, offices and industrial buildings. Nearly 30 per cent come from transportation. In response,... More

April 14, 2021

Best Buy Health, AGE-WELL, Bruyère Research Institute and Carleton University Partner on Aging in Place...

Best Buy Health, AGE-WELL, Bruyère Research Institute and Carleton University Partner on Aging in Place Research

Best Buy Health and AGE-WELL are partnering with the Bruyère Research Institute and Carleton University in new research that will help older adults continue to live independently—and give their family... More

December 17, 2019

Carleton Ranks 2nd in Canada and 35th in the World for Campus Sustainability

Carleton University has placed 35th among 780 ranked universities – as well as first in Ontario and second in Canada – in the 2019 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings measuring campus sustainability around... More

October 2, 2019

Saving The Planet (And Our Pockets) With Energy Efficiency

Between trying to save money and the environment, energy efficiency is something we’ve all thought about at one point or another. Master’s student Brodie Hobson in the Civil Engineering program... More

July 29, 2019

Carleton’s Burak Gunay, Liam O’Brien and Scott Bucking Awarded $510,000 to Develop Diagnostic Tool Kit...

Carleton’s Burak Gunay, Liam O’Brien and Scott Bucking Awarded $510,000 to Develop Diagnostic Tool Kit to Improve Building Efficiency

Catherine McKenna, minister of Environment and Climate Change, visited the Carleton University campus on Friday, July 26 to announce that Burak Gunay and fellow researchers Liam O’Brien and Scott Bucking... More

Photo for the news post: Carleton Researchers Receive NSERC Strategic Partnerships Grant to Improve Building Performance and Sustainability

May 3, 2019

Carleton Researchers Receive NSERC Strategic Partnerships Grant to Improve Building Performance and Sustainability

Carleton University researchers, led by Gabriel Wainer, a professor in the department of Systems and Computer Engineering, and industry partner Autodesk, have received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic... More

August 15, 2018

Smart Energy – Addressing the Need for More Energy-Efficient Building

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna visited Carleton University to announce an investment of $350,000 in a timely research project focused on sustainable living, the latest in a... More