{"id":48892,"date":"2018-08-15T10:51:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T14:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?post_type=cu_story&p=48892"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:53:08","slug":"smart-energy","status":"publish","type":"cu_story","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/smart-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna<\/a> visited Carleton University to announce an investment of $350,000 in a timely research project focused on sustainable living, the latest in a wealth of research efforts tackling the health of our planet and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project aims to help the construction industry design and build more energy-efficient buildings by studying and modelling occupant behaviour to predict patterns of energy consumption. The team hopes the research will be used to influence future editions of the National Energy Code.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna announces a research investment of $350,000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“This is the way of the future and it’s happening right here at Carleton University. I couldn’t be more proud,” said McKenna, who was making the announcement on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohiminister. “We can ensure a more sustainable future for our children and grandchildren.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research is led by three Carleton Engineering<\/a> professors, Liam O’Brien<\/a>, Burak Gunay<\/a> and Ian Beausoleil-Morrison<\/a>, along with three post-doctoral fellows, Sara Gilani<\/a>, Mohamed Ouf<\/a>, and Aly Abdelalim, and PhD student Tareq Abuimara.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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