Building design and retrofits for performance improvement

Current Projects

From Harvest to House: Developing a pathway to housing self-sufficiency in remote First Nations communities
From Harvest to House: Developing a pathway to housing self-sufficiency in remote First Nations communities
Health and comfort Equity Resilience
Pressurization and HVAC Configuration of Operating Rooms for Patients with Airborne Infectious Diseases
Pressurization and HVAC Configuration of Operating Rooms for Patients with Airborne Infectious Diseases
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions Resilience
Co-benefits of residential retrofits: quantification and monetization approaches
Co-benefits of residential retrofits: quantification and monetization approaches
Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Environmental Impacts of Housing Form
Environmental Impacts of Housing Form
Energy and GHG emissions
Improving Multi-Unit Residential Building design features using Photovoice and virtual reality
Improving Multi-Unit Residential Building design features using Photovoice and virtual reality
Health and comfort
Investigating the Impact of Tower Renewal Retrofits on the Energy Performance of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Investigating the Impact of Tower Renewal Retrofits on the Energy Performance of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Energy and GHG emissions
Improving Residential Indoor Environmental Quality to Promote Aging in Place
Improving Residential Indoor Environmental Quality to Promote Aging in Place
Health and comfort
Developing Predictive Building Controls for Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Multi-unit Residential Buildings
Developing Predictive Building Controls for Energy Efficiency and Comfort in Multi-unit Residential Buildings
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
Wellbeing and the Built Environment: Exploration of Multi-unit Residential Buildings (MURBs)
Wellbeing and the Built Environment: Exploration of Multi-unit Residential Buildings (MURBs)
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
Post-Occupancy Evaluations in Passive House Multi-Unit Residential Buildings.
Post-Occupancy Evaluations in Passive House Multi-Unit Residential Buildings.
Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Wellbeing and the campus built environment: a new framework for U of T campus building performance assessment
Wellbeing and the campus built environment: a new framework for U of T campus building performance assessment
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions
Assessing and improving ventilation system performance in Canadian multi-unit residential buildings
Assessing and improving ventilation system performance in Canadian multi-unit residential buildings
Health and comfort Energy and GHG emissions

Completed Projects

Impacts of Smart Thermostat Use in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings on Occupant Behaviour, Thermal Comfort, and Energy Performance

Impacts of Smart Thermostat Use in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings on Occupant Behaviour, Thermal Comfort, and Energy Performance

This project explored how replacing conventional programmable thermostat with smart thermostat could impact energy performance, thermal comfort and occupant behaviour in high-rise residential buildings.

Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Impact of a Compartmentalization and Ventilation System Retrofit Strategy on Energy Use in High-Rise Residential Buildings

Impact of a Compartmentalization and Ventilation System Retrofit Strategy on Energy Use in High-Rise Residential Buildings

This project evaluated the energy savings associated with suite compartmentalization and in-suite ventilation systems retrofits in a high-rise residential building.

Energy and GHG emissions
Characterizing Interzonal Air Leakage in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings and impact on building performance

Characterizing Interzonal Air Leakage in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings and impact on building performance

Measuring interior partition air leakage rates in MURBs using a sequential pressure neutralization blower door test. Then, using a coupled airflow network-whole building energy simulation framework to assess the impact of compartmentalization measures on indoor air quality and building energy consumption.

Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort
Crowd-Sourced Control Strategy for Post-war Multi-Unit Residential Building Heating System Retrofits

Crowd-Sourced Control Strategy for Post-war Multi-Unit Residential Building Heating System Retrofits

This project investigates the use of a crowd-sourced HVAC control strategy for the retrofit of space heating systems in post-war multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs). 

Energy and GHG emissions Health and comfort