![Toilet that is oddly positioned immediately beside a floor-to-ceiling window in a condominium unit](http://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/Toilet-by-window-240x283.jpg)
Toilet that is oddly positioned immediately beside a floor-to-ceiling window in a condominium unit
![Occuapnts using operable windows for natural refrigeration](http://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/lunchbags-e1397742509963-240x242.jpg)
Occupants using operable windows for natural refrigeration
![Occupancy sensor needing to be triggered by alternative means](http://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/photo0027-e1397742784493-240x243.jpg)
Occupancy sensor needing to be triggered by alternative means (photo: Adam Wills)
![Homemade solar shading on this west-facing window (Architecture Building, Carleton University)](http://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/carleton-shade1-e1397742889616-240x251.png)
Homemade solar shading on this west-facing window (Architecture Building, Carleton University)
![Homemade solar shading on this west-facing window (Architecture Building, Carleton University)](http://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/foil1-e1397743010126-240x240.png)
Homemade solar shading on this west-facing window (Architecture Building, Carleton University)
![The thermally massive masonry floor was covered in a thick shag carpet, presumably to prevent cold feet; but meanwhile reducing passive solar performance (EcoTerra House, Eastman, Quebec)](http://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/ecoterra_all-240x238.png)
The thermally massive masonry floor was covered in a thick shag carpet, presumably to prevent cold feet; but meanwhile reducing passive solar performance (EcoTerra House, Eastman, Quebec)
![A divider that was mounted to prevent a brief event of beam solar radiation that penetrates the LightLouver system (NREL RSF building) (photo credit: YuXiang Chen)](http://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/nrel-e1397743658685-240x212.png)
A divider that was mounted to prevent a brief event of beam solar radiation that penetrates the LightLouver system (NREL RSF building) (photo credit: YuXiang Chen)
![An open window in on cold January day in Ottawa, presumably due to lack of personal control over heating (Mackenzie Building, Carleton University)](http://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/carleton-open-window-e1397743747157.png)
An open window in on cold January day in Ottawa, presumably due to lack of personal control over heating (Mackenzie Building, Carleton University)