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Sunday, August 30, 2015

HBI Lab’s new tenant engagement program is now ready for 1,500 CCOC housing units

In May 2015, Shawn Shi and Vera Hu, researchers from HBI Lab, presented the Green Commitment Pledge Form (GCPF) Expansion Program in Centretown Citizens of Ottawa Corporation (CCOC) annual general meeting. For the past 6 months, Shawn and Vera, under the supervision of Professor Liam O’Brien worked to expand an already successful GCPF... More

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Carleton University chosen to host IEA EBC Annex 66 meeting

Liam O'Brien, Burak Gunay, and Sara Gilani are hosting about 60 international experts on occupant behaviour research on August 3-5, 2016. IEA EBC Annex 66 ("Definition and Simulation of Occupant Behavior in Buildings") is having its semi-annual meeting at Carleton University. Details on Annex 66 can be found here. The event will include an... More

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

The HBI Lab has implemented 20 occupant behaviour models in EnergyPlus

Burak Gunay recently had his paper titled "Implementation and comparison of existing occupant behaviour models in EnergyPlus" accepted by the Journal of Building Performance Simulation. This paper discusses the implementation of 20 existing occupant behaviour models into EnergyPlus and also compares them. These include presence/occupancy, light... More

Thursday, July 16, 2015

CHEeR house construction at Carleton is nearing completion

HBI Lab student Mihai Mateescu will be installing motorized window blinds to investigate their effectiveness in reducing energy use and improving comfort. We are currently seeking a blind manufacturer partner. See here for information.... More

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Shawn Shi wins 1st place in poster competition for Data Day

More details here: http://newsroom.carleton.ca/2015/04/01/carleton-university-launches-institute-for-data-science-that-showcases-all-faculties/ The poster can be found... More

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Burak Gunay and Jayson Bursill won first place in the Green Revolving Fund 2014 competition

Burak Gunay and Jayson Bursill won the first place prize in the Green Revolving Fund 2014 competition for their submission that proposes to implement innovative building controls in the Canal Building offices. The controls are part of the HBI Lab's on-going research in partnership with Delta Controls through an NSERC CRD.   More information... More

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Burak Gunay won a prestigious GRIT Award

As one of just 9 award winners at Carleton, Burak will use the award to travel to Berkeley to meet with Annex 66... More

Friday, February 6, 2015

Book on design and simulation of net-zero energy buildings edited by Profs . O’Brien and Athienitis is now published

After about six years of international collaboration between 21 researcher and practitioner authors through the International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Task 40/Energy in Building and Communities Annex 52, our book is now published and available:... More

Friday, December 19, 2014

The HBI Lab has won research contracts from Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation and Ottawa Community Housing

The HBI Lab is working with CCOC to develop an accounting system to quantify the environmental impact of their occupants' behaviour. The HBI Lab welcomes the addition of research assistant, Vera Hu, to lead the project. We are also working with OCH to assess the energy and comfort implications of a new zoned heating... More

Friday, December 19, 2014

Prof. O’Brien won the Carleton Research Achievement Award

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Prof. O’Brien is representing buildings research at FED Talk on Nov. 5

The Faculty of Engineering and Design at Carleton is showcasing Carleton research to the community. Liam O'Brien is highlighting the HBI Lab's research at one such events. See link for details.... More

Thursday, October 2, 2014

The HBI Lab added as one of Ontario’s Green Energy Doors Open sites

Saturday, October 3, 9-12, Canal Building 7206 More information here: http://www.carleton.ca/cserc/cu-events/green-energy-doors-open/ Link to: HBI Lab poster... More

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