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Thursday, February 9, 2017

HBI Lab is proud to contribute to the MURB Design Guide

Led by Dr. Ted Kesik (U of Toronto Architecture), this MURB Design Guide provides best practice for designing high-rise residential buildings.... More

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Prof. Liam O’Brien published an article on condos in Canadian Consulting Engineering Magazine

"Multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) such as high-rise condominium developments, have an inherent sustainability edge over the detached houses that were so central to the North American dream during the last half of the 20th century. MURBs have a heat-conserving form and contribute to urban intensification, which economically supports... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

HBI Lab research discussed in Forbes Magazine

"Liam O’Brien, Associate Professor in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering at Carleton University, is one of the first research partners who will use the data. He outlined some of the limitations of collecting data independently as an academic researcher. He has been working with graduate students to deploy sensors and... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Shawn Shi won the best paper award at ASim 2016 in Korea

This is Shawn's second best paper award in 2016, after also winning best paper award at eSim 2016 in May. A huge congratulations to Shawn and his fellow students. The paper can be downloaded... More

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Liam O’Brien speaking at ASHRAE Ottawa Valley Chapter Dinner

Topic: Carleton University as a living lab: where research and operations meet Over the past four years, Liam O'Brien and his team of students has worked closely with Carleton and Facilities Management and Planning to develop novel research projects while also saving energy and improving occupant comfort. This presentation will shed some... More

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Federal funding for intelligent building research announch

"Mr. Boyce adds that around $400,000 of the funds will be used to implement intelligent building systems for the health sciences building. These systems will allow researchers to observe occupant behaviour in the building. The focus is on habitation decisions, such as when windows are opened and how heating adjustments are made based on... More

Friday, October 28, 2016

Liam O’Brien will be keynoting at the Better Buildings Breakfast in Ottawa

More information here.... More

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Dr. Burak Gunay won the Senate Medal and Governer General’s Medal for his PhD thesis

Burak has once again cleaned up on awards and scored a hat trick, as he has won a Senate Medal and Governor General's Medal for his PhD thesis to add for the Senate Medal earned for his MASc thesis. Congratulations Burak on these highly competitive accolades! This award is written up... More

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Sara Gilani won the GRIT Award

Congratulations to Sara! This award will allow her to travel to Building Simulation 2017 in San... More

Monday, July 25, 2016

Burak Gunay successfully defended his PhD!

Dr. Gunay is the first PhD graduate of the HBI Lab. His thesis will soon be available online. Congratulations Burak, and best of luck with your future... More

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Time-lapse video of Health Sciences Building

Carleton's new Health Sciences Building is going to play a central role in the living lab research approached used by HBI Lab. Among other initiatives, we have been collecting photos of the building from all four sides, every 30 minutes, as it goes up. Here is a sneak peek:... More

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Isis Bennet published her undergrad research on comfort in condos in a journal!

Congratulations Isis! This work involved a 6-month field study of  20 condos in Ottawa and their comfort. We discovered many interesting issues worthy of future research, including: condensation on windows, extensive thermal bridging, views and privacy issues, comfort impact of large windows, etc. Among other strange things that Isis encountered... More

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